Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 - wikipedia Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 Packaging artwork, featuring three Specialists : ( from left to right ) Crash, Ruin, Battery Developer ( s ) Treyarch Publisher ( s ) Activision Series Call of Duty Engine IW engine Platform ( s ) Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Release October 12, 2018 Genre ( s ) First - person shooter, battle royale Mode ( s ) Multiplayer Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 ( stylized as Call of Duty : Black Ops IIII ) is an upcoming multiplayer first - person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is scheduled to be released worldwide on October 12, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is a sequel to the 2015 game Call of Duty : Black Ops III and will be the fifth entry in the Black Ops subseries, and the 15th main installment in the Call of Duty series overall. Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Multiplayer 1.2 Zombies 1.3 Blackout 2 Development 3 Release 3.1 Special editions and downloadable contents 4 Reception 4.1 Pre-release 4.1. 1 Controversy 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Gameplay Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 is a multiplayer first - person shooter video game. Unlike previous titles in the Call of Duty series, Black Ops 4 is the first entry to not feature a traditional single - player campaign, and contains only Multiplayer, Zombies and a new battle royale mode called Blackout. Multiplayer Black Ops 4 's multiplayer features the return of Specialists, unique soldier characters with special abilities and traits. The game features a total of ten Specialists, six of which ( Ruin, Prophet, Battery, Seraph, Nomad, Firebreak ) are returning characters from Black Ops III, while the other four ( Recon, Ajax, Torque, Crash ) are new additions. It will also feature remakes of five fan favourite maps, Jungle, Slums, Summit, Firing Range and Nuketown. Treyarch stated that the maps will be available to all players at launch except Nuketown which will follow ' shortly after '. Multiplayer has also been reworked with various changes for more tactical and teamwork gameplay. Health regeneration is removed in favor of a manual healing system ( with each player having a health bar ), and weapons are now given predictive recoil patterns. Weapon customization is also emphasized, with specific Operator Mods allowing for deeper personalization of players ' weapons ; attachments are also given tiers, with tier - 2 upgrades providing even bigger improvements to the weapons. In addition, the game includes a Solo Missions mode featuring skill - based missions that contain backstories on various Specialists in the game. The missions are set within the same narrative world of the Black Ops campaigns, between the events of Black Ops II and Black Ops III. Zombies Zombies returns as the cooperative multiplayer mode for Black Ops 4. The game mode features a wider range of customization, allowing for more personalized play styles. Mechanics of the game can be customized via `` Custom Mutations '', which include over 100 variables, such as overall difficulty, zombie speed, health, damage, and more. Time - limited events known as `` Callings '' are also promised to be included in the game for long - term engagement. Similar to the Nazi Zombies mode in Call of Duty : WWII, custom loadouts are included to allow players to select different starting weapons, equipment and special upgradable weapons, as well as perk selection to be available in each match. Black Ops 4 is also the first game to feature two distinctive, separate storylines for Zombies. At launch, the game features three on - disc maps : `` Voyage of Despair '', which takes place on the RMS Titanic ; `` IX '', which takes place in an Ancient Rome arena ; and `` Blood of the Dead '', a soft - remake of the Black Ops II map `` Mob of the Dead '', taking place once more in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The former two maps form the new storyline, and star a new cast of characters : Scarlett, Shaw, Diego and Bruno ; while `` Blood of the Dead '' returns to the original `` Aether '' storyline established in the previous Black Ops games, and stars the four original characters ( Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo, Richtofen ; also known collectively as Primis ). A fourth map, titled `` Classified '', is included in the special editions of the game and the `` Black Ops Pass '' at launch, and is a remake of the Black Ops map `` Five '', featuring the original incarnation of Primis ( known as Ultimis ) as the playable characters. Blackout Black Ops 4 will feature a battle royale game mode called Blackout which will serve as a stand - in for the campaign mode. While utilizing the traditional Black Ops combat style, the mode includes the largest map featured in a Call of Duty title. Players compete against each other through locations appeared in previous Black Ops games. This mode will also feature land, sea, and air vehicles for players to use. The game mode features various playable characters from the entire Black Ops series, such as Alex Mason from the original game, Raul Menendez from Black Ops II, and the Primis crew from Zombies. Development When discussing why the game wo n't have a campaign mode, Treyarch studio co-head Dan Bunting revealed that a campaign mode was never planned for Black Ops 4 and that they wanted to try something different and make a game that would be more playable with friends across the board, contradicting reports that the campaign mode was scrapped in the middle of development because there was not enough time to complete it. Treyarch also observed that the majority of Black Ops III players played the game 's multiplayer without completing the single - player campaign. An Activision representative later said after the reveal that the decision to drop campaign mode will not be a permanent shift for the series, and that the campaign mode may return in the next Call of Duty game in 2019. Release On February 6, 2018 Eurogamer indicated that Treyarch 's 2018 Call of Duty title would be a new entry in the Black Ops sub-series, following 2015 's Call of Duty : Black Ops III. On March 5, Call of Duty news site Charlie Intel received images of gaming retailer GameStop 's internal database that showed listings for items that were meant to market Call of Duty : Black Ops 4. On March 7, 2018, NBA player James Harden was seen prior to playing a basketball game wearing a hat bearing an orange logo. People pointed out the similarities between this logo and previous ones for Black Ops titles, which both featured Roman numerals colored orange. Harden later confirmed that this was indeed advertising for Black Ops 4. On March 8, the game was formally announced by Activision and a teaser trailer released for it ; a reveal event was on May 17, 2018. Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 is scheduled to be released on October 12, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It will be the first Call of Duty title to be released in October since Call of Duty 2 ; titles since then have all been released in November. The release of Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 a month earlier was thought to be due to Rockstar Games 's much anticipated release of Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 26. Like previous titles, a private beta for the multiplayer mode is offered to players who pre-order the game. The Windows version of the game is developed by Treyarch in collaboration with Beenox. It is also the first Call of Duty game since Call of Duty : World at War to not be released on Steam, but rather through Blizzard Entertainment 's Battle.net platform exclusively. This follows a similar arrangement between Activision and Blizzard to release Destiny 2 on the same platform. Special editions and downloadable contents On June 11, 2018, Activision and Treyarch announced three special editions available for Black Ops 4 : the Digital Deluxe, the Digital Deluxe Enhanced, and the Pro Edition. All three editions contain the Black Ops Pass, a special season pass that grants access to `` Classified '', a bonus Zombies map available at launch, in addition to four more maps to be released in 2019, as well as twelve multiplayer maps, and four exclusive characters for use in Blackout mode. Rather than distributing new maps via map packs like previous Call of Duty titles, the Black Ops Pass will deliver new content on a more frequent basis throughout the year. Players who pre-order any digital editions of the game on PlayStation 4 also receive the `` Back in Black '' map pack for Call of Duty : Black Ops III. The pack contains four remastered multiplayer maps : Jungle, Summit, Slums, and Firing Range ( all of which are included in Black Ops 4 at launch ). Reception Pre-release Controversy On June 14, 2018, Activision received heavy backlash from the Call of Duty community for the Black Ops Season Pass. Notes Jump up ^ Beenox provides support for Treyarch 's PC team. 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