Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Confirmed by Activision

Updated:

May 23, 2024 1:57 pm

Posted:

May 23, 2024 1:37 pm

Activision has confirmed 2024’s Call of Duty is Black Ops 6 following a string of teases and leaks.

A post on X/Twitter from the official Call of Duty account teased a “dark new chapter” in the Black Ops franchise, before confirming the rumors and leaks that 2024’s entry would indeed be Black Ops 6. A teaser video, below, was also shared, showing a group of people vandalizing Mount Rushmore.

A dark new chapter of the Black Ops franchise begins. Call of Duty: #BlackOps6 pic.twitter.com/db3lPR0ibI

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 23, 2024 “A dark new chapter of the Black Ops franchise begins,” reads the X/Twitter post. “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.” A previously shared emblem featuring three wolf heads matches files found in 2023’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with connections to the next game.

Reliable Call of Duty fan page CharlieIntel posted another teaser image, that when zoomed in shows the word “Gulf” in orange letters. This suggests Black Ops 6 will indeed be set during the Gulf War as was rumored.

Black Ops 6 set during the Gulf War, as rumored pic.twitter.com/GKZym5L2ZI

— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) May 23, 2024 While this still doesn’t give fans too much to go on, a deep dive of the game is coming on June 9, 2024 following Microsoft’s main Xbox Games Showcase. The same teaser image was shared alongside the promise of “a special deep dive into the next installment of a beloved franchise”, which was expected to be but now confirmed as 2024’s Call of Duty.

As for the teaser trailer, titled The Truth Lies, Activision first offered a tease of this by sharing a single image of the vandalized Mount Rushmore part.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.