Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a 2020 first-person shooter video
game developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by
Activision. It was released worldwide on November 13, 2020, for
PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It
serves as the sixth installment in the Black Ops series and the
seventeenth installment in the overall Call of Duty series. The game is
the second Call of Duty title since 2011's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
to be co-developed by two studios.
Black Ops Cold War's campaign
is set during the early 1980s of the Cold War, taking place between
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)
chronologically. It is centered around a pursuit of the alleged Soviet
spy Perseus, whose stated goal is to subvert the United States and tilt
the balance of power toward the Soviet Union. For the campaign, the
player takes control of "Bell", who is recruited by CIA officer Russell
Adler into a multinational task force created to hunt down Perseus. The
campaign also sees the return of Black Ops characters Alex Mason, Frank
Woods, and Jason Hudson, with Mason also being the playable character in
certain missions. The game's multiplayer introduced new game modes as
well as new map dynamics and elements, carrying over several design
choices introduced in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.[2] It features a
seasonal content system similar to Modern Warfare, which includes a
battle pass as well as free maps and weap0ns added every season. Cold
War also features narrative tie-ins to Modern Warfare via the campaign
and multiplayer, establishing a shared universe across multiple Call of
Duty sub-series.