Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Call Of Duty Website Source Code Details Black Ops 3’s ‘Dark, Twisted Future’
Yesterday, Activision revealed the name of this year’s Call of Duty title. With Treyarch at the helm, there was much speculation that it would be the follow up to 2012’s Black Ops 2. We now know that to be accurate.
This year’s entry in the mega-franchise is Black Ops 3, which will be officially revealed on April 26. However, the source code on the official Call of Duty site reveals a bit more information about the game.
Click to enlarge.
The text reads:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is the first title for next-gen hardware in the critically acclaimed Black Ops series. Developed by Treyarch, the award-winning creator of the two most-played games in Call of Duty history. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 deploys players into a dark, twisted future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the technology we created to stay ahead, in a world where cutting-edge military robotics define warfare. With three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies, providing fans with the deepest and most ambitious Call of Duty ever.
This gives a hint at the setting, but also confirms (probably earlier than Activision intended) the return of Zombies mode. The return of the living dead isn’t a big surprise, but given that the official reveal hasn’t happened yet, this more information than expected.
You can check out the first teaser trailer from yesterday. Platforms and release date for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 have not yet been announced.
[Source: Activision via CharlieIntel, @ThaTiemsz]
Our Take
Activision should know better. The Internet hive mind is going to find every hidden bit of information, and the bigger the franchise, the faster it will happen. Long lead reveals fall apart almost every time, but this bit of information could have been kept safer.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
