Highlights

  • Black Ops 6 won't have a 9/11 mission due to it being a fictional story set in the early 1990s.
  • The franchise previously included controversial missions, but Black Ops 6 aims for mission variety.
  • Launching on October 25, Black Ops 6 will offer a typical Call of Duty experience with campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies.

No, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will not have a mission that takes place during 9/11. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the next installment in the long-running Call of Duty franchise. It's expected to be a fairly typical Call of Duty experience, which means it will feature a blockbuster single-player campaign, the fan favorite multiplayer experience, and a co-op mode, with round-based Zombies returning for this particular installment.

As far as the campaign goes, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 takes place between the past events of Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 4. Primarily set in the early 1990s, Black Ops 6 features a focus on the Gulf War and will see the return of characters like Russell Adler and Frank Woods. Call of Duty games are known for having at least one "shocking" campaign mission that pushes the envelope, and there have been rumors suggesting that Black Ops 6 would check this box by featuring a mission set during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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As reported by PC Gamer, Treyarch shuts down the rumors that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will feature a 9/11 mission. The team stressed that Black Ops 6 is a "purely fictional story." Beyond that explanation, Black Ops 6 taking place in the early 1990s means it wouldn't really make sense for the game to feature 9/11 anyway, not without a significant time jump.

Black Ops 6 Will Not Have a 9/11 Mission

One of the reasons why it may have been easy for some Call of Duty fans to buy into the rumors that Black Ops 6 would feature a 9/11 mission is that the franchise has never shied away from highly controversial moments in its campaigns. The most famous example is No Russian, the Modern Warfare 2 campaign mission where players take part in a mass shooting at an airport. A more recent example would be the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot, which let players kill civilians during a raid, including a baby in its crib.

So, while Black Ops 6 will not feature a mission set during 9/11, it still seems likely that it will still have some shocking campaign moments. Based on what's been revealed about the campaign so far, it seems Black Ops 6 is going for mission variety above all else, and it will be exciting to see how it all plays out, especially after MW3's particularly lackluster campaign. Call of Duty fans will find out once Black Ops 6 launches on October 25.