

Sledgehammer’s leaders left, as did a chunk of the studio’s staff, and Treyarch took Sledgehammer’s place. But Sledgehammer had differences with a proposal that Raven Software was working on, and it was happening at a time when Call of Duty faced fresh competition from battle royale games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite.

But I’ve noticed a few things missing that may hearken back to the game’s difficult birth.Īfter Activision’s Sledgehammer Games studio finished Call of Duty: WWII in 2017, it began to work on a new game for 2020, as Activision’s three major studios always rotated the job of making a big Call of Duty game for each year. I loved how Raven wove history into this campaign. I’ve played every installment, and this one does an admirable job of continuing the traditions of Black Ops, a popular sub-brand that first came out in 2010. So begins this year’s installment of Call of Duty, a franchise that has sold more than 300 million copies in the past 17 years. But once I fixed these errors, I came back to a sense of relief that the game is pretty good after all. I wasn’t very impressed with the game at all at the outset. It was on Wi-Fi, but I thought I had configured it for wired internet. And I also had trouble in multiplayer because I didn’t set up the internet right on the PS5. I set myself back by mistakenly playing the PS4 version on the PS5, and I had to re-download the game. It’s like being on a treadmill, but a fun one.Īctivision will launch Cold War on PC and consoles on November 13, including on the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X.

Not just the multiplayer and Zombies modes, but also the single-player campaign - you can play it repeatedly because it has multiple endings and different optional paths that you can take along the way. Ĭall of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War is a game that is meant to be played over and over. We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of "Playing the Edge." Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.
