Rumor: The Next Call Of Duty Is Touring The Gulf War

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We now have some new tidbits about next year’s Call of Duty.

It’s worth noting before we go forward with the rumor, the one fact that could make next year’s incarnation very different from other entries of this generation. If Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was DLC that was adapted into a standalone game in a matter of months, the next Call of Duty will be the exact opposite. Treyarch has been working on this title for four years.

In fact, it’s quite interesting that Activision chose to delay this title and rush Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III out, out of fears that they would not be able to close their deal with Microsoft. That means that they saved this game on purpose. They seem to know that this game is worth delaying until it would be perfect.

As reported by Jez Corden for Windows Central, Treyarch’s next game will be set during the Gulf War, and could in fact be called Call Of Duty Black Ops: Gulf War. Based on the date of its setting, it won’t feel like a game set in modern times, even though it looks like it should. That’s simply because many of the weaponry modern shooters simulate and gamers take for granted were not yet invented.

The Gulf War was held in a span of six months, between 1990 and 1991, and was about a coalition of Western nations acting to liberate Kuwait from the invading Iraq. This war happened under the administration of George Herbert Walker Bush, and should not be confused with US’ war and invasion of Iraq in 2003, led his son, George W. Bush.

Fitting the themes of Treyarch’s Black Ops games, this game will not put you in the shoes of the soldiers who fought Iraq for Kuwaiti’s liberation. Instead, you will be taking the role of the CIA. The historical record shows that at that time, the CIA