After months of rumor and speculation, Activision has finally pulled the curtain back onCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. As part of an ongoingWarzonebattle royale event, Activision has confirmed theBlack Ops Cold Warrelease date, revealing exactly when the latest game in the long-running first-person shooter franchise will be available to the masses.
TheCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warrelease date is Friday, November 13. The game will launch with the three mainCall of Dutyexperiences that fans have come to expect from theBlack Opsseries. This means fans will be able to play through a single-player campaign, thetraditionalCall of Dutymultiplayer, and finally, Zombies. TheBlack Ops Cold WarZombies mode will focus on “dark Cold War experiments” for co-op gameplay.
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Besides confirming theBlack Ops Cold Warrelease date and game modes, a slew of other information about the game has come to light as well. For example, it’s been confirmed that there will beno free next-gen upgrade forBlack Ops Cold War. Any fans wanting to upgrade to the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions will need to purchase the special Cross-Gen Bundle, which costs $10 more.
In the meantime, it’s also been revealed which studio was focused on which part of theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warexperience. It appears as thoughTreyarchdeveloped the online multiplayer, whereas the single player campaign was developed by Raven Software. This is notable because Raven Software hasn’t developed an original project since theSingularityFPS in 2010. For the uninitiated,Singularitywas a well-received FPS for its time, but didn’t exactly become a massive sales success.
A ton of information onCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhas been released today, and there will be more news coming sooner rather than later. A properCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warmultiplayer revealwill take place on September 9, at which point fans will also likely get more specific information on when they can play the open beta. The open beta will be available for PS4 users first and those that pre-order will get early access, but no other information on it has been confirmed at the time of this writing.
Fans should also get a more in-depth look at theBlack Ops Cold WarZombies modeat some point down the line as well. All things considered, it looks likeBlack Ops Cold Warshould definitely appeal to fans of the franchise, and it will be interesting to see how fans react once they’ve had time to process all of this information.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warlaunches November 13 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
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