Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Cancelled Campaign Details Leak, Four Years Later

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Details of the cancelled campaign from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – the only game in the franchise without a dedicated single-player mode – have been leaked after four years.

As reported by Eurogamer, Reddit user Purpletoaster20 posted a detailed explanation of what was going to be a "co-operative live service" campaign that connected to Black Ops 4's multiplayer modes and specialists. The report arrived following months of research and discussions with those familiar with the cancelled campaign, the post said, and also included more than 400 images of concept art, storyboards, early mission planning, and more, lending credence to the leak.

The campaign was reportedly set in 2070 during "the year of chaos" and followed on from the events of Black Ops III. A global pandemic and several climate disasters reduced the world order to two main factions - the World United Nations (WUN) and the Free People's Army (FPA) - and the player would choose which to fight for.

Though also playable solo, the game would revolve around a 2 vs. 2 "race to the finish" mechanic with the world-state changing depending on which teams accomplished their goals first, essentially producing a number of different campaign experiences depending on performance and faction.

One mission, for example, called Data Control, saw the FPA infiltrate a data centre in Zurich, Switzerland to extract critical information, and naturally have players take down a number of enemies while doing so. The reverse perspective mission, however, saw the WUN infiltrate the lower parts of the facility and plant charges to destroy it. If the WUN players could do so before the FPA's data was extracted, the entire facility would be destroyed and the WUN would take the victory.

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