Until then, we’ll just have to settle for listening to the Vice City soundtrack on loop to get us in the mood.While 2020's Call of Duty still hasn't been announced by Activision yet, yet another leak has emerged that seemingly reveals tons of crucial details. 13 release date, but we won’t be able to share more details on those features until a later reveal.

It appears that Raven and Treyarch are really leaning into the 1980s aesthetic for the entire game, and while it’s possible that we may still see a futuristic time jump (with Black Ops, I’m not ruling anything out), my initial impression is that this is a return to the historical tenets of the series.Īs for the multiplayer and Zombies components of Black Ops Cold War, Treyarch has confirmed that both are major components - as is Warzone - for the game’s Nov. Early leaks indicate that players will need to purchase a “Cross-Gen Bundle” if they want to upgrade their current-gen game to the next generation of consoles. It’s also coming to PlayStation5 and Xbox Series X but, given the unknown release dates for the next-gen consoles, it’s possible this will happen after the initial release of the game.

13 for PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. We determined we would need to have a strong partnership with another studio to make it happen.”Ĭold War is planned for release on Nov. That studio has provided a support role in past Call of Duty games, designing maps and various other features (most recently in Call of Duty: Warzone) but this is its highest-profile showing to date.Īccording to Dan Bunting, co-studio head of Treyarch, bringing Raven in for the campaign ensured the studios could release Cold War alongside next-gen consoles: “We asked ourselves, could we get it done in time for the next-gen hardware launch? This is a big challenge. The Cold War campaign will be developed by Raven Software.

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