Summary
- Black Ops 6 won't have a 9/11 mission due to it being a fictional story set in the early 1990s.
- The franchise previously included controversial missions, but Black Ops 6 aims for mission variety.
- Launching on October 25, Black Ops 6 will offer a typical Call of Duty experience with campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies.
No, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will not have a mission that takes place during 9/11. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the next installment in the long-running Call of Duty franchise. It's expected to be a fairly typical Call of Duty experience, which means it will feature a blockbuster single-player campaign, the fan favorite multiplayer experience, and a co-op mode, with round-based Zombies returning for this particular installment.
As far as the campaign goes, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 takes place between the past events of Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 4. Primarily set in the early 1990s, Black Ops 6 features a focus on the Gulf War and will see the return of characters like Russell Adler and Frank Woods. Call of Duty games are known for having at least one "shocking" campaign mission that pushes the envelope, and there have been rumors suggesting that Black Ops 6 would check this box by featuring a mission set during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
As reported by PC Gamer, Treyarch shuts down the rumors that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will feature a 9/11 mission. The team stressed that Black Ops 6 is a "purely fictional story." Beyond that explanation, Black Ops 6 taking place in the early 1990s means it wouldn't really make sense for the game to feature 9/11 anyway, not without a significant time jump.
Black Ops 6 Will Not Have a 9/11 Mission
One of the reasons why it may have been easy for some Call of Duty fans to buy into the rumors that Black Ops 6 would feature a 9/11 mission is that the franchise has never shied away from highly controversial moments in its campaigns. The most famous example is No Russian, the Modern Warfare 2 campaign mission where players take part in a mass shooting at an airport. A more recent example would be the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot, which let players kill civilians during a raid, including a baby in its crib.
So, while Black Ops 6 will not feature a mission set during 9/11, it still seems likely that it will still have some shocking campaign moments. Based on what's been revealed about the campaign so far, it seems Black Ops 6 is going for mission variety above all else, and it will be exciting to see how it all plays out, especially after MW3's particularly lackluster campaign. Call of Duty fans will find out once Black Ops 6 launches on October 25.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Released
- October 25, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
