Call of Duty 2024: Black Ops Gulf War rumours explained

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Rumours are pointing towards the next Call of Duty game being a new entry in the Black Ops series, set during the Gulf War of the early 1990s.

Call of Duty is famous for three of its settings – World War 2, Modern Warfare, and Black Ops (there’s also the fourth setting which we can label under “futuristic”). As of 2023, there have been five CoD Black Ops games released (six if you include World at War) developed by Treyarch Studios, the last of which was Black Ops Cold War in 2020.

To many players, the Black Ops series within the larger Call of Duty canon is their favourite, primarily telling tales from days gone by, but also with looks to the modern era and afterwards. The original Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are often heralded as fan favourites.

So what is the latest rumour on the new Call of Duty title in 2024? Read on to find out.

It looks like the series is coming back and will be set during the Gulf War of the early 1990s if reports from Windows Central are to be believed.

In the Windows Central exclusive, it is detailed that “the next Call of Duty is indeed another entry in the long-running Black Ops series”. The report adds that the game will be “focused on the CIA” and “set in the Gulf War”, with the plot examining “the United States’ role in the conflict”.

It’s claimed that multiple sources have confirmed that the next CoD in 2024 is “being heavily referred to internally” by the codename “Black Ops 6”. Rumours are pointing towards it being titled Black Ops Gulf War, however, following on from 2020’s Black Ops Cold War.

CoD fans looking for a more traditional experience will be pleased to learn that the rumours are pointing towards the new Black Ops leaning “back into more traditional military combat technology