Over the past couple days Activision and Treyarch have revealed a ton of new details for the anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout battle royale mode, but we were left to imagine what the mode would actually look like in action. Well, that changes now, as the first Blackout trailer has been unleashed! The footage is fairly heavily edited and prettied up, but still, it gives us a general sense of what the Blackout map looks like, and some of the possibilities the mode will provide. We see plenty of over-the-top gunplay and vehicle combat, underwater action, zombies, and more. Check it all out, below.
As we previously reported, Blackout mode will support 80 players, launch with four vehicles which let you take to the land, air, and sea, and include dangerous hotspots where you can gun down zombies. Here’s another look at the mode's full map.
Where are you dropping first?
This is Blackout, featuring the largest map in Call of Duty history. Pre-order #BlackOps4 and get access to the Blackout Beta, playable September 10 on PS4: https://t.co/XFvGMDwF3M pic.twitter.com/RAxzzDxjPO
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) September 5, 2018
Need even more Blackout info and footage? Treyarch has announced they’ll be holding a Blackout livestream tomorrow morning.
Drop in for a studio livestream on Friday, September 7th at 11am/PT to hear from Dan Bunting and David Vonderhaar about the upcoming #BlackOps4 Blackout Beta. pic.twitter.com/wTzqln5abz
— Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) September 6, 2018
Activision and Treyarch will be holding a Blackout-specific beta later this month. PS4 players will get to try out the mode first, followed by Xbox One and PC owners. Here’s the schedule:
- PlayStation 4: Starts September 10th at 10am PT - Ends September 17th at 10am PT
- Xbox One: Starts September 14th at 10am PT - Ends September 17th at 10am PT
- PC: Starts September 15 at 10am PT – Ends September 17th at 10am PT
What are your thoughts? Did the Blackout trailer impress you? Are you more interested in Blackout or Battlefield V’s Firestorm battle royale mode?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 hits PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on October 12.
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