Everything we know about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Although it was announced later than usual for a Call of Duty game, Activision and developers Treyarch and Raven Software have confirmed that they are working hard to bring fans to the next generation of the series in 2020. With Modern Warfare proving to be a huge hit in 2019, and battle royale spin-off Warzone proving to be incredibly popular among fans, expectations for the new title will be high.

Here's what we know about the 2020 release of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

What we know about the release of Call of Duty 2020

Until recently, information about the game only came from a number of leaks that indicate what the next game will be and what we can expect from the move to Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X. However, thanks to The key art provided by Treyarch we know the next game will be part of the Black Ops series, with the subtitle “Cold War”, and will likely be a smooth restart.

With the key art featuring both an Allied member and a Soviet member, this suggests that players will be able to experience a campaign on both sides. However, a trailer for the game was also shown, which might demystify the idea of ​​playing a Soviet.

Entitled "Know Your Story," the trailer was posted on the official Call of Duty YouTube channel, and it features an interview with Yuri Bezmenov, a journalist for the Soviet KGB spy organization during the Cold War, who defected from the Allies in the 60s.

The one-minute trailer hints at the level of propaganda that has passed through Western society to brainwash Allied civilians to turn against their own government and incite Soviet-instigated violence called Measures. active.

With such an interview used, it is clear that Black Ops Cold War will be influenced by real world events. That said, given the history of the franchise and the controversy surrounding the role of the Russians in the "No Russian" mission in Modern Warfare 2, it seems unlikely that the player will be invited to play as the Soviets.

What gamers can expect in Call of Duty 2020

In July, an alleged alpha for Cold War, titled “The Red Door,” was found on the Xbox Marketplace, with plenty of data miners able to extract very revealing files from it. Some had names of possible campaign missions, with parameters mentioned next to them, such as: "KBG (Russia)", "Hub 8 (Germany)" and "Prisoner (Vietnam)". The multiplayer files discovered also confirm this alleged Cold War setting, with classified maps named "Black Sea," "Miami" and "Moscow" being unearthed. Of course, these can only be placeholder names at this time and can change at any time during production.

A Zombie co-op mode was also found in "The Red Door". So far, those browsing the data have found four maps for the apparent mode: "Duga", "Forest", "Russia" and "Ski slopes".

All of these files have a lot in common with the Warzone Easter Eggs that have been appearing since April. For example, gamers found phones in the game and took them to hear the voice of an angry Russian speaking man on the other end. More recently, Warzone updates have started adding posters of what appear to be astronaut zombies.

The possible exit window for the game

As reported by CharlieIntel, many Twitter accounts dedicated to the latest franchise news have received direct messages with photos of a Doritos bag promoting double XP codes for the upcoming title. The announcement writes that the codes will be activated from October 5, 2020. However, that doesn't mean the game will release on that date, as Modern Warfare's Doritos promotions started a few weeks before the October 25, 2019 launch. .

These are the two Doritos Double XP promotional images that I received earlier from a