News about the latest annual Call of Duty video game has mostly revolved around what's missing: a single-player campaign. Activision is rolling the dice this year on November's CoD: Black Ops 4 by focusing entirely on online multiplayer, and your opinion on that may range from "wtf Activision" to "I only play multiplayer, anyway."
Either way, has this shift unlocked enough major, online-specific benefits? So far, that's unclear. Two of the upcoming game's three modes—co-op "zombies" missions and traditional versus battles—look remarkably similar to what's already come from the zillions of CoD development houses under Activision's purview.
This week's pre-release CoD:BO4 beta test, on the other hand, teases a tidal change for the series: a new "Blackout" mode. As in, CoD's first shot at the 100-player battle royale genre, popularized by the likes of PUBG and Fortnite.
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