Fans of theCall of Dutyseries are very excited forCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Its Beta has been a battleground of fun for many players, except of course for theplague ofBlack Ops Cold Warcheaters.
Despite the cheaters, it looks likeCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris a positive step for the series. Many are looking forward to the multiplayer mode, but the story is just as big a draw.Call of Dutytitles thrive on intense, cinematic campaigns filled with action setpieces. They also thrive on intrigue that can only be solved through intense firefights.Cold Warpromises all of this and more, but players still want to know more about the game.
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In order to find out of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, many players have begun datamining it. This is common practice for many games, especially big releases. Digging through the game’s code can reveal everything from upcoming modes to stat data players aren’t privy to. So far, players have come across several files that look very suspicious and interesting at first glance. It turns out they look suspicious because they are;every one of the files leads to a Rickroll.
To be more specific, there are a few labels for very important information in theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfiles. These somewhat vague labels hint at info about upcoming seasons, a godmode, lootbox info, and MTX based matchmaking. In reality, the links next to each of these all lead to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Despiteextending theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarBetaan extra day to reward players' code breaking skills, it seems Treyarch is not ready to give up all its secrets.
Obviously there are still secrets to be uncovered in the code. When it comes to theCall of Dutygames, it’s almost a tradition to leak things early from datamining. Very recently anew map was revealed inWarzonethrough datamining. No matter what pranks are inserted, it is not a practice that players will stop any time soon.
On the other hand, this demonstrates that devs have a ton of control over what players see at every level. It’s worth remembering that even leaks can be engineered by companies, or in this case, used for a funny prank. No matter theadditional rewards given to theCold Warbeta players, there are some things about the game the devs just aren’t willing to give away.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwill launch November 13th for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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