Highlights

  • Black Ops 6's next trailer is live-action and drops on May 28, featuring Saddam Hussein in the thumbnail.
  • Fans can expect a full reveal on June 9, part of the Xbox June Showcase, possibly including in-game footage.
  • Leaks have hinted at the game releasing on last-gen consoles as well as newer hardware.

Activision has confirmed that the next trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is live-action and releases on May 28, with other recent news hinting at what fans might see in the teaser. Although some might be slightly disappointed with a live-action trailer, there will be a much larger event for those awaiting Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 not long after the video's release.

On June 9, Black Ops 6 will get its full reveal, which will likely include in-game footage. That reveal event Xbox June Showcase, where other Xbox-related projects will be shown off. The event's lineup is not public, but rumors range from a new DOOM game to Gears of War 6 to Outer Worlds 2. But CoD fans can expect new info much sooner.

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Black Ops 6's live-action trailer drops at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 28. A thumbnail for the unreleased trailer is already viewable on Call of Duty's YouTube account, which shows the tagline "The Truth Lies" with an image of Saddam Hussein and coordinates to the ruler's former palace in Baghdad. This seems to further confirm previous rumors of Black Ops 6 being set during the Gulf War, when a coalition of nations faced off with a Hussein-led Iraqi military. True to its name, Call of Duty's next Black Ops title seems to follow some sort of covert intrigue set during the major military conflict.

Black Ops 6's Next Trailer

  • Releases on May 28
  • Is live-action
  • Its thumbnail features Saddam Hussein, who could be a central figure in the game's story

Activision has managed to avoid any major gameplay leaks so far; however, a purported Black Ops 6 menu screen recently made its way onto the internet. The leak's validity has not been confirmed yet, but it shows an in-game menu screen that's basically identical to the menus seen in recent Modern Warfare titles.

It also seems that Black Ops 6 will release on last-gen consoles. While this is good news for Xbox One and PS4 owners, it means the franchise will be affected by the limitations of those older devices for at least another year.

So far, the marketing for Treyarch's next Call of Duty places lots of emphasis on anti-establishment themes, with images of famous government landmarks like Mount Rushmore and Brandenburg Gate being defaced. This isn't that unusual for the Black Ops series, as some of the previous games painted intelligence agencies, in particular, in a flashy but very murky light.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the next entry in Activision's FPS franchise, and includes all the modes fans know and love - from an extensive campaign to 2v2 and 6v6 multiplayer, plus the popular Zombies mode.

Franchise
Call of Duty
Released
October 25, 2024
Developer(s)
Treyarch , Raven Software
Publisher(s)
Activision
Genre(s)
FPS