Summary
New reports and rumors suggest that Microsoft is solidifying its plans to reveal the next majorCall of Dutygame, which leaks claim holds theBlack Ops Gulf Warsubtitle. The reports come amid a flood of leaks and other headline making developments at Xbox, as the company prepares to reveal its slate of upcoming games,Call of Dutyincluded.
Persistent rumors and other leaks have seemingly outed the existence of the nextCall of Duty.As far back as 2022,leaks ofCall of Duty Black Opsconcept artworksuggested that developers Raven Software and Treyarch Games were working on aCall of Dutyset in the early 1990s. The main conflict of that era was the 1990-1991 Gulf War, in which a United States-led military coalition forced the Iraqi military out of Kuwait.
Microsoft May Be Planning to Unveil Call of Duty Black Ops Gulf War in Summer 2024
A report from news outlet Insider Gamingsuggests that Microsoft is planning to unveil the next game in theCall of Duty Black Opsfranchise around the time of its 2024 Xbox Showcase. The showcase may be scheduled for as early as June 2024, coinciding with the Summer Games Fest. However, Insider Gaming said that rather than be revealed at the showcase itself,Call of Duty Black Ops Gulf Warwill be unveiled prior to the show, in a “traditional” manner. The move is a departure from the current reveal strategy, where newCall of Dutytitles are revealed during live events held within the free-to-playCall of Duty Warzone.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3was revealed withinWarzonevia a live event that included special rewards for participants.
As for what this “traditional” manner is, the Insider Gaming report suggests that it may be a dedicated livestream held sometime prior to the Summer Games Fest (scheduled for June 15, 2025). The livestream could include a look at the game’s single-player component. Raven Software is said to bedeveloping theCall of Duty Black Ops Gulf Warcampaign as an open-world experience, inspired by the open world missions used inModern Warfare 3and bearing a similarity more akin to aFar Crytitle than the typical vision of a linearCall of Dutystory mode. A different reveal at a later date would then be focused on multiplayer, which is being handled by Treyarch games.
Call of Duty Black Ops Gulf Warlooks to be trying to break the mold when it comes toCall of Dutycampaigns, by focusing on a structure that seems altogether different from what’s been tried before inCall of Duty. This falls in line with the legacy of theBlack Opsfranchise, which has gained a reputation for experimenting withinCall of Duty’s military-themed confines. Similarly, the Gulf War setting allows developers to create a game based on recognizably modern combat andfamiliarCall of Dutyweaponswhile still evoking the mood of a specific time and place.
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops is a series of Call of Duty games developed by Treyarch. The series began in 2008 with Call of Duty: World at War, which acted as a prologue to the series, and there have been a further five games since.Along with the change in development studios, the Black Ops series also differentiates itself from the other Call of Duty games by having a separate timeline, different weapons, and covert operation missions.
