After a week of teases inCall of Duty: Warzoneand online, Activision finally announcedCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwith the official reveal trailer. However, theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warreveal trailer has since been banned in China, with Activision uploading a new, shorter version that can still be viewed in the country.
As reported by CharlieIntel, theoriginalBlack Ops Cold Warreveal trailerfeatures a 1 second clip of the Tiananmen Square massacre, an event in China’s history that the government heavily censors. That trailer has since been removed from the officialCall of DutyYouTube channel by Activision in all countries, though is still viewable on other YouTube channels outside of China. As expected, the new version of theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Wartrailer has the Tiananmen Square clip removed, likely as a way to appease China so gamers in the country can still watch the trailer.
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Call of Dutyhas never shied away from controversial topics, which has seen it face censorship in any other instances as well. The most recent example of this is when theRussian PlayStation Store decided not to sellCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, due to some of the content found in that game’s single player campaign. Prior to that, Russia also bannedCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, likely due to the controversial No Russian mission.
It will be interesting to see ifCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris censored any further. AnewBlack Ops Cold Wartraileris going to be released on Wednesday, August 26, which is expected to be the world premiere of the new game’s gameplay. After that,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris set to be featured during the Gamescom Opening Night Live presentation, though it’s unclear exactly what aspect of the game will be shown off then.
Looking ahead, it’s possible that theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warcampaign will have controversial content that may have to be censored for certain markets. After all, the new game is dealing with theCold War era, and there are plenty of controversial events that happened during that time. It wouldn’t be the first time that aCall of Dutygame has been censored, and it almost certainly won’t be the last.
If anything is censored in the game, it will likely be in the campaign. However, there will likely be a lot more toBlack Ops Cold Warthan just its campaign. Like usual,Black Ops Cold Waris expected to bring back the traditionalCall of Dutymultiplayer experience, and it’s also rumored to have aco-op Zombies modeas well. Whatever the case may be,Call of Dutyfans will just need to wait for more information.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris in development for unspecified platforms.
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