Black Ops Cold War description revealed: sequel to Black Ops 1

The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War official description has been revealed via the Modern Warfare game files following the latest update for the game on August 24.

The description reveals that Black Ops Cold War will be a ‘direct sequel’ to Black Ops 1 and feature a story that takes players through the 1980s journey of Cold War.

Black Ops Cold War will also feature the standard MP mode, alongside the return of Zombies, per the game’s description.

Here’s the full description:

The iconic Black Ops series is back with Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War – the direct sequel to the original and fan-favorite Call of Duty®: Black Ops.

Black Ops Cold War will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s. Nothing is ever as it seems in a gripping single-player Campaign, where players will come face-to-face with historical figures and hard truths, as they battle around the globe through iconic locales like East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters and more.

As elite operatives, you will follow the trail of a shadowy figure named Perseus who is on a mission to destabilize the global balance of power and change the course of history. Descend into the dark center of this global conspiracy alongside iconic characters Woods, Mason and Hudson and a new cast of operatives attempting to stop a plot decades in the making.

Beyond the Campaign, players will bring a Cold War arsenal of weapons and equipment into the next generation of Multiplayer and Zombies experiences.

Welcome to the brink. Welcome to Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War.

Black Ops Cold War reveal is August 26. Stay tuned for the latest news.

info via CODTracker and ModernWarzone.