Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Battle Royale mode, Blackout, was introduced to the world back in May. Now, two month’s later, Activision has offered the first proper footage (albeit a fleeting, 13 second sample) of Blackout in action.
A Battle Royale mode for this year’s iteration of Call of Duty was repeatedly rumoured prior to Black Ops 4’s full unveiling, so nobody was particularly surprised when Treyarch made it official during Activision’s reveal event in May. Announced as Blackout, the mode was teased in only the broadest of strokes, alongside a lengthy but rather abstract cinematic.
“For us to even consider this kind of [Battle Royale] experience,” Treyarch said, “it had to be unique and done in a way that only Black Ops could do”. The final product, it continued, would be a “crazy collision of fun”, mixing favourite weapons and characters with land, water, and air vehicles, all on a map comprising of numerous iconic locations from previous games.
Source: Eurogamer Behold the first 13 seconds of footage from Call of Duty Black Ops 4's Battle Royale mode