Black Ops 6 Devs Have Been Playtesting for “Over 2 Years,” Possible References to Gulf War, 9/11 Spotted
In case you didn’t see it, Activision has confirmed that this year’s Call of Duty will be Black Ops 6 and developed by Treyarch. For those keeping tabs on Call of Duty news, you might have seen a rumor surface a few months ago stating that this year’s Call of Duty would be titled “Black Ops Gulf War.” While that didn’t come to pass, it seems part of that info is correct.
Activsion released banner images of Black Ops 6, and if you zoom in, you’ll see “Gulf” in the image:
Here’s a zoomed in look (via CODWarfareForum):
Another thing allegedly spotted is a reference to 9/11, with reliable Call of Duty leaker Bob Network putting the spotlight on it:
9/11/2001 pic.twitter.com/qQu3QZbfyd
— bob. (@BobNetworkUK) May 23, 2024
The blown up image is from the logo, and we’ve also blown it up, but based on what we see, it’s not 9/11 but “09.0091 2001.”
Zoomed in:
Of course, Bob might know something we don’t. 9/11 of course, refers to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This is a very touch subject for most people and understandably so. If Treyarch has inserted it in the campaign (or game) somehow, I can see this as being a controversial move that might cause the same ruckus as Modern Warfare 2’s “No Russian” mission.
In more Black Ops 6 news, a Treyarch developer has mentioned that they have been playtesting the game for two years already!
i’ve been playtesting this one for 2 years! y’all aren’t ready 😁🤫 #BlackOps6 https://t.co/S7kgg4ClMb
— nico from treyarch (@nicolehavin) May 23, 2024
While Treyarch did help Sledgehammer Games develop Modern Warfare 3, the last full Call of Duty game by the studio was Black Ops Cold War, which was released back in 2020. This means that for the first time in quite a long while, a Call of Duty studio had the chance to work on a game for four years. Let’s hope we see the quality reflect the development time when we get to play Black Ops 6 later this year.
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