Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is reportedly the next Call of Duty game

The numbers are coming back.

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What you need to know

No, there isn’t a punctuation mistake in the headline above. According toEurogamer, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is indeed the title for the next game in the annual Call of Duty franchise. Eurogamer’s sources also indicated that the game is meant to be a reboot of sorts for the Black Ops franchise, similar to how 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare rebooted the Modern Warfare titles.

Eurogamer has further teased that a series of clues and hints are being introduced into Call of Duty: Warzone, with the mysterious bunkers finally opening up. This game has previouslybeen rumoredto be taking place in the Cold War, with Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games initially co-developing before Treyarch stepped in to lead the project.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) has sold extremely well, regularly staying high on theNPD chartsmonths after release. We’ll likely see the full reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War in the next few weeks. It’ll also assuredly release around Holiday 2020, when theXbox Series XandPlayStation 5are slated to arrive.

Warfare is Modern again

Developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare takes the concept of modern combat and reapplies it, with familiar characters in unfamiliar situations.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.