Call of Duty as a franchise has done about a so-so job of keeping up with the times in terms of gaming trends. Sometimes they follow-up perfectly, like with Modern Warfare or Advanced Warfare, and then other times they just spin their wheels and try to mimic what past games did instead of making something bold and new. But, with Call of Duty Black Ops 4, they truly are going for something special, as they’re going to have a new mode that features Battle Royale style gameplay.
It’s called Blackout, and not much is known about it other than it’s a Battle Royale game mode. However, according to Activision, the mode is not only progressing very well, but the desire for fans to play it is apparently very high. For COO Coddy Johnson said this during an investors meeting:
“We’ve also seen a tremendous interest in the new Blackout mode,” said Johnson. “We teased earlier this week and we saw overwhelmingly positive response to the trailer we put out. I think the fans are really hungry for it. And we see it also on the playtest that we’re doing, both with our own teams and the confidential tests that we bring consumers through. There is this moment-to-moment creation that happens now. Many Call of Duty games in the past were scripted, but in this the players are generating the wild helicopter rides, the takedowns from ATVs and truck beds, the powers and abilities that you find as you move through the map… It’s putting in the hands of the fans this massive experience.”
With the game set to arrive this October, it’s very obvious that we’ll get some trailers that show exactly what Blackout mode will be like. And given this mode was made from scratch, many are expecting high quality with it.
