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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is a 2024 first-person shooter video game co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the twenty-first installment of the Call of Duty series and is the seventh main entry in the Black Ops sub-series, following Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020). Set during Operation Desert Storm, Black Ops 6's single-player story follows rogue CIA operatives Troy Marshall and Frank Woods as they assemble a team of agents to hunt down Pantheon, a paramilitary group with covert ties to the agency.

As with previous titles in the series, the game also includes a multiplayer component and the cooperative round-based Zombies mode; all three modes feature omnidirectional movement mechanics, allowing players to sprint, dive, and slide in any direction. Black Ops 6 boasts a four-year development cycle—the longest in Call of Duty history. Marketing for the game began in May 2024, through the release of several live-action teaser trailers and the publishing of fictional advertisements on the front pages of multiple newspaper outlets; a full reveal debuted following the airing of the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase event on June 9. Black Ops 6 was released on October 25, 2024, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Upon release, Black Ops 6 received generally favorable reviews from critics, achieved the largest launch weekend in the franchise's history, and was nominated for several accolades. All three modes were met with praise, with critics positively highlighting the new omnidirectional movement system. A sequel, titled Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, is scheduled for release in 2025.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is a first-person shooter, featuring a single-player campaign, a multiplayer component, and the cooperative round-based Zombies mode. New gameplay features in Black Ops 6 include omnidirectional movement mechanics, which allow players to sprint, dive, and slide in any direction; the game also offers various "Intelligent Movement" settings, which automate certain player actions, including sprinting and mantling. Players are also able to choose between a selection of established presets that alter the game's heads-up display (HUD); this includes a "Legacy" preset for the Zombies HUD that more closely matches Call of Duty: Black Ops III's (2015) HUD layout.

The single-player campaign features multiple ways to approach its missions and includes dialogue trees for its cast of non-player characters (NPCs). In-between missions, players are able to access a safe house, where they can plan out missions via an evidence board and interact with NPCs. Players can also use cash, which is found throughout missions, to purchase various "Operator Perks" that grant improvements to weapons and equipment. In most missions, players assume the role of rogue CIA operative William "Case" Calderon, but some missions see players taking control of other characters.: 2:27  Certain campaign missions reward players with cosmetic items for use in the multiplayer and Zombies modes upon their completion, including weapon blueprints, player skins, stickers, and weapon charms.

Black Ops 6's multiplayer includes sixteen brand-new maps at launch; twelve of these maps are designed for the game's core six-versus-six (6v6) game modes, and are supplemented by four "Strike" maps, which are designed for both the core 6v6 modes and a selection of two-versus-two (2v2) modes. Returning multiplayer-specific features from previous Call of Duty games include the traditional "Prestige" leveling system, which allows players who have reached the maximum player level to reset it up to ten times, and the "Theater" mode, enabling players on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S to rewatch multiplayer matches from the perspective of any player.