Call of Duty Blackout Battle Royale Mode Announced for Black Ops 4
By Nicholas Barth ·
Battle royale is heading to Call of Duty this year, as Treyarch has announced the Blackout battle royale mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and it promises to bring a whole new experience to the franchise.
The battle royale genre has skyrocketed into popularity with the video game community over the past year with Fortnite Battle Royale and Player Unknowns Battlegrounds (PUBG) becoming two of the most played games in the world. Looking to take advantage of the battle royale obsession that players have currently, Treyarch announced today at the Community Reveal Event for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 that the upcoming title will include a battle royale mode called Blackout.
The official announcement of the Blackout mode for Black Ops 4 confirms a wide amount of speculation and rumors that pointed to the the latest entry in Call of Duty's Black Ops series having a battle royale mode to compete with the likes of Fortnite and PUBG.
With the promise of being the largest map that Call of Duty has ever had in the franchise, Blackout has the goal of combining the adrenaline pumping action of the last man suriving genre with the fast paced and fluid gameplay that the first person shooter is known for. Blackout will incorporate a wide assortment of content from each Black Ops game in the Call of Duty franchise into the battle royale genre.
You can find the official description of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout mode below.
"In Blackout, Black Ops comes to life in one massive battle royale experience, combining Black Ops signature combat and the biggest map in Call of Duty history. Play as fan favorite characters and battle through iconic settings from the Black Ops universe. It’s a collision course bringing together the worlds of Black Ops in an all-out survival and elimination experience featuring weapons; equipment; land, sea, and air vehicles; RC-XDs; traps; and even Zombies in an experience that is uniquely Black Ops."
With the bringing of fan favorite content from each of its predecessors into the most popular competitive video game genre in the world at this time, Blackout looks to revolutionize the battle royale experience for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 players.