Give us the launch codes
I woke up this morning thinking “Add aCall of Dutyreveal to the docket today,” just one more thing to cover among an already-busy schedule. Last week,Activision sent mystery cratestoCall of Dutymedia, surely leading to a creative and synchronized worldwide reveal.
Not quite. Now that the crates are open, we know their contents: An old-ass projector and 10 slides.
While we try to figure out how to make the slides not appear ~blurry~, we put them up against white light to see it a bit closer.
Here’s 4 of 10:pic.twitter.com/9UicYXq9Ty
— Call of Duty News (@charlieINTEL)Aug 09, 2025
DifferentCall of Dutycreators got different models of projectors and unique slides. They’re all working together to try to crack this code. There are maps of Russia, maps of New York, cryptic cipher puzzles — everyone’s trying to get it all to add up.
Ultimately, we probably already know where this all ends.Black Ops: Cold Warhasleaked for monthsnow, and that’s almost certainly 2020’sCall of Duty. The ’50s era projectors and maps of Russia help validate that. It obviously goes much deeper, but we won’t know the specifics until someone cracks the code.
My guess is thatCold Waris its own game with campaign and multiplayer, just likeModern Warfarelast year. However, I think thatCold Warwill get its ownWarzonemap as an update to the free battle royale mode. Getting a second major map will establishWarzoneas a platform.Warzonewill be a free ongoing product that spans multiple futureCall of Dutytitles, whileCold Warends up as the annual paid-for game with traditional campaign and multiplayer modes.
But what do I know. They haven’t even figured out what the slides mean yet.
COD 2020 Crate Opened: 1950s Slide Projector with 10 slides[CharlieIntel]
