The gaming industry is a rather turbulent ecosphere filled with countless moving parts, and there are few things that are certain in the gaming world. But one of those rare certainties is that a new Call of Duty entry will be released every year, and 2025 will be no different.
Back in October, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 lifted the franchise back to heights it hadn't reached in over a decade, delivering the return of round-based Zombies, a fully-fledged campaign mode, and 16 original multiplayer maps on launch. For the first time in a long time, Call of Duty's 2024 entry felt like the complete package, and it's going to be a difficult job for next year's entry to match those same lofty heights. But if recent leaks are to be believed, Call of Duty 2025 could be another solid entry.
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What Fans Can Expect From Call of Duty's 2025 Entry
Call of Duty 2025 Is Allegedly a Black Ops 2 Sequel
All the way back in December 2023, Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson published a report that claimed Call of Duty's 2025 entry (codenamed Saturn) would be a direct sequel to 2012's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. According to Henderson's anonymous sources, Call of Duty 2025's campaign and multiplayer mode will share a 2030s setting, taking place around 5–10 years after the events of Black Ops 2's campaign.
Insider Gaming's report gained a lot of traction upon its December 2023 publication, and in the 12 months since, several leakers have taken to Twitter on numerous occasions to corroborate the report's legitimacy, claiming they too have heard that Call of Duty 2025 will be a direct sequel to Black Ops 2. Some have even claimed that Call of Duty 2025's campaign will once again follow David Mason, Alex Mason's son.
Call of Duty 2025 Could Be Keeping Omnimovement
Back in October, @Fumoleaks took to Twitter to share some more leaks surrounding Call of Duty 2025, allegedly obtained from someone who participated in a focus group for the upcoming entry. In this thread, it was claimed that Omnimovement will be returning in Call of Duty 2025, complete with "increased fluidity" and "all-new immersive animations." These leaks also mention that new gameplay mechanics like a "Wall Jump" will be added to Call of Duty 2025's Omnimovement system.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's human shield mechanic will also allegedly return in Call of Duty 2025, where players will be given the option to attach grenades to captured foes and kick them into enemies.
Call of Duty 2025 Could Be Changing The Perk System
FumoLeaks' Twitter thread also mentioned that an entirely new Perk system could be added with Call of Duty 2025. The next entry might include "Networked Perks," which will allow teammates to share buffs. It's unclear what these Perks will be or how they'll be activated, but it could add some interesting team dynamics to Call of Duty's usually rather solitary gameplay loop.
Round-Based Zombies Could Return in Call of Duty 2025
The return of round-based Zombies has been a major highlight of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and according to FumoLeaks, that's also set to carry over to Call of Duty 2025. FumoLeaks states that Call of Duty 2025 will feature "one of the biggest [round-based Zombies] maps ever," and will feature a transportation system similar to the one found in Black Ops 2's notorious TranZit map. FumoLeaks' thread also mentions the possibility of an 8-player Zombies mode, as well as a "Classic" mode that spawns players with only a pistol.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 25, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
- Cross Save
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- Prequel(s)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical or Horizontal
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- How Long To Beat
- 8 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 216 GB (October 2024)
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 Players
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
