The new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has already shown quite a bit of its campaign and multiplayer. However, the creators are holding back information about the popular zombie mode – but a prominent leaker is not.
Update October 1: The zombie mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has now been officially revealed. What we now know after the reveal is here: CoD Black Ops Cold War Presents Zombies – What’s in the Popular Coop Mode
What does the leak look like? One of the most well-known CoD leakers has struck again. This time, the Twitter account “Tom Henderson” is stirring up the zombie fans, as the usually well-informed user has left some information about the new coop mode of Black Ops Cold War, which has so far received little substantial information from official sources:
He writes:
- Night [of the Undead] was reused by the Russians for their nuclear program
- Nazi zombies can free themselves and infect the area (there are Russian and Nazi zombies)
- New crew
- Old weapons from World War II can still be found in the area
- You start with a torch until you turn on the power
Together with the few images shown during the first multiplayer trailer, veterans already get a decent insight into the possible story behind the new mode. The information from “Henderson” is completely unconfirmed, but the previous leaks from the account lend a decent amount of credibility to the information.
Why can you believe him? Formerly operating under the name “LongSensationYT” on Twitter, he has leaked numerous pieces of information that later turned out to be correct and very precise, sometimes months after the leaks. He predicted CoD Warzone as a free-to-play title – in early August 2019.
At that time, not even the beta for CoD MW was running and he was already writing: “Apparently, the battle royale of Modern Warfare will be a free mode to be released at the beginning of 2020. It will be downloaded as a separate game but still connected to the core game.”
Now we know how much truth was in that tweet – it turned out to be exactly the case. But still, the latest information is also unconfirmed leaks. There could still be some changes or different outcomes. A bit of skepticism is therefore appropriate. For the multiplayer, however, there are already plenty of facts.
What does that mean for the zombie mode? The return of parts of “Nacht der Untoten” suggests that certain elements from the classic zombie maps will return. “Nacht” was the very first zombie map introduced in 2008 with Call of Duty 5: World at War (which, by the way, was released on November 13, just like Cold War).
If the leak is to be believed, the Russians take over the facility from “Nacht der Toten” after the conquest of Germany to support their nuclear program. This even makes some sense, as the zombie stories involve not only an outbreak of infectious undead but also dark powers, energies, and teleportation. Weapons from World War II will also be available, which fits previous zombie maps.
Besides “Nacht der Untoten”, some players also suspect the return of parts from the zombie map “TranZit” from Black Ops 2:
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— JoshsHaloMemes (@JoshsHaloMemes2) September 10, 2020
The images below left and above right show snippets from the new “Cold War” trailer, while the other two depict the possible counterparts from previous maps. It could all take place on one map, as “TranZit” included the zombie map “Nacht der Untoten”. Some suspect that the first zombie map of Cold War is the map “TranZit” – albeit several years after the events of the first visit.
I don’t know about that, what is Zombies in CoD? This is a very popular PvE survival mode. The goal is to survive maps packed with puzzles while slaughtering masses of zombies.
You start poorly armed and usually collect money for weapons and equipment or power-ups to protect yourself from the raging zombie hordes. The game progresses in waves, and with each wave, the difficulty usually increases. However, the maps are also peppered with zombie traps, easter eggs, and tell a crazy story that delves into the supernatural.
The strength of the mode is its replay value. It can take dozens of rounds and hours until you even remotely understand what is going on and how to complete the map. There are also special easter eggs and story fragments everywhere that reveal more about the dark backgrounds – all while under pressure not to be bitten by the advancing zombies.
Even for Warzone, zombies could play a role. Some game data indicates that undead modes are planned for the battle royale. Already in its spiritual predecessor “Blackout”, the battle royale from Black Ops 4, zombies were a PvE component, and it is possible that the rotting fellows will soon shuffle through Verdansk as well.
