Call of Duty 2020: Leaks, release date and more

This year’s Call of Duty 2020 gameplay has allegedly been leaked ahead of the game’s highly anticipated reveal.

The new Call of Duty title has had much speculation and the latest news has revealed that the title is likely to be Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

The game is still set to be based within the Black Ops universe.

Call of Duty (COD) 2020: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

What Is COD 2020?

Rumours are circulating that the new game’s story will be told through flashbacks from the future.

A few leaks have revealed what the name for Black Ops 2020 might be, but at the moment the game is codenamed Project Zeus. Here are the likely names it could be:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Call of Duty: Black Operations
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 5/V
• Call of Duty: V
• Call of Duty: Vietnam

Treyarch will opt to stay in the Black Ops franchise as it is a recognised and successful branch of the Call of Duty title.

Who Is Developing Black Ops 2020?

Call of Duty usually follows a three year development cycle between Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch Studios. Despite it being Sledgehammer’s turn to get down and dirty, Treyarch will be taking the reins on the COD 2020 project.

This is alleged to be due to massive overhaul and a shift in the development team from Sledgehammer to Treyarch.

This leak revealed that Treyarch 2021 game is being brought forward due to the trouble that Sledgehammer faced and they will only be providing a support role on this year’s Call of Duty.

Release Date and Platforms

There is no official release date for COD 2020 but it has been confirmed to arrive in its usual Fall slot.

Call of Duty launches land in a consistent time frame year on year. In the past two years the game launched in October but before this, it arrived in the first week of November.

You can expect Black Ops 2020 to fall within the October time unless extra development time is needed to add polish to the game and allow time for a beta.

We can assume that the game will release initially for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC with the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 arriving later on.

Rumoured New Weapons and Killstreak

After the recent gameplay footage leak, new information has been revealed about what weapons, killstreaks, maps and more.

Killstreaks

• Chopper Gunner
• RC-XD
• Dogs
• Napalm Strikes
• Bomber
• Artillery Strikes
• UAV
• Counter-UAV

Weapons

The only leaked weapon appears to be the flamethrower which is not confirmed to be part of your custom load outs.

The type of weapons you may expect to see are as follows:

• M16
• M3
• M1 carbine
• M49
• M60
• M73
• PK machine gun
• RPK
• AK-47
• AK-74
• Zastava M76
• Daewoo K2 assault rifle
• Colt revolver
• 1911
• AK

If you played the original Black Ops game, the arsenal selection will likely be very similar. Mounting, compass and circle mini map all return as well.

Multiplayer

There are no official details about the multiplayer. Previously, this has been done as a livestream reveal within the developer studios.

Maps

Sources revealed that most maps will go back to the traditional three lane map setup. One Ground War map is a massive ice map featuring a three-lane map. This includes a big frozen lane in the middle, a forest on the left side and plenty of bunkers and a train on the right. This map will include vehicles such as snow mobiles and tanks while being set in Vietnam. It also has a powerful flamethrower weapon.

As for 6v6 maps? One map is described to have a warehouse, with a gigantic open field in the centre. It also features a sniper tower and a river that runs from one spawn to another. Another map looked like it was set in a Russian city. The left side of the map has many cars and is quite clustered. It’s just not a Black Ops title unless Nuke town makes an appearance. You can expect to see a version of this chaotic model village as a core map or pre order bonus.

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