Bezmenov’s warning of the potential decay of American democratic systems over time certainly hits different at the moment. It’s possible the game could revolve around finding this mysterious Perseus or the teaser is just an overture for the deeper Cold War themes at play in the game.Ĭoming just months before the 2020 election and a day after even the Republican-controlled Senate published a report that confirmed that Russia worked to undermine American democracy during the 2016 presidential election, it’ll be interesting to see whether Activision and Treyarch stand by the game’s obvious political allegory. Online multiplayer on console requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Xbox Live Gold (subscription sold separately).

As the trailer explains, the spy, codenamed “Perseus,” was never caught and his identity remains a mystery decades later. About This Game The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to last year’s blockbuster Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops. MATURE 17+ Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Strong Language, Intense Violence Users Interact, In-Game Purchases +Offers in-app purchases. The trailer flashes through moments of unrest in American history, including the Vietnam War and the civil rights protests.

A major part of the plan? A decades-long operation to destabilize the United States from within. The trailer mostly revolves around KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov, a former Soviet journalist who famously warned the world of a Soviet spy tasked with infiltrating Western intelligence in order to win the nuclear arms race at the height of the Cold War.

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