As it turned out, this time Treyarch is not responsible for the story campaign – it is handled by Raven Software. The studio has been involved in the creation of all parts of the Call of Duty series since 2010 but has never been entrusted with such a responsibility. Treyarch, in turn, acts as a consultant and developer of the multiplayer component. However, for the creation of the shooter, Activision Blizzard allocated the forces not only of these studios, but also Beenox, High Moon Studios, Activision Shanghai, and Sledgehammer Games.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is set in the 80s. This is a direct sequel to the first Call of Duty: Black Ops, so meeting familiar characters is inevitable. According to the developers, the game fits into the plot of the subsequent parts, therefore, unlike the remaster of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it does not make adjustments to the existing story.

Interestingly, in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, players will be able to determine the parameters of their character while editing the secret dossier. So, for example, the gender of a character can be male, female, or [REDACTED]. It depends on how the other characters address the protagonist. In addition, there are skin tone and psychological profiles to choose from. The latter affects the gameplay: depending on the character of the character, you can get various bonuses, including sprint time, aiming speed, or damage done by firearms.

There will be no joint passage in the story campaign, but the developers have provided for some elements of non-linearity. In certain places, players will be able to participate in dialogues and make decisions (there is even a choice of lines, like in an RPG), which will subsequently lead to one of several endings. In addition, a couple of locations in single-player mode will not be simple corridors, but large non-linear levels. For example, a mission in Lubyanka will offer to penetrate into enemy territory in several ways and get to the main goal using blackmail, theft, poisoning, bribes, and other tricks.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be released on November 13, 2020, on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. This part of the series will be sold in Russia in the PlayStation Store – this was confirmed by the representative of Activision Blizzard to DTF.

Game pre-orders are already open. For the standard edition of the shooter on the PlayStation 4, you will have to pay 4499 rubles, and for the edition “Two generations” (with the version for the PlayStation 5 included) – 4949 rubles. On PC, the Standard Edition costs RUB 2799, while on Xbox One it costs $ 59.99 for the basic version and $ 69.99 for the “Two Generations” (with support for enhancements for the Xbox Series X).