The events ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 2now officially take place in the past. The iconic shooter from developer Treyarch Studioswas released in 2012 and imagined a much more futuristic version of 2025, but as the final mission ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 2takes place on June 19, it now means that real life has caught up with the game’s timeline, thus making it a game set in the past.
While theCall of Dutyseries has been on a bit of a rollercoaster over the last few years, 2007 to 2012 are often considered the golden years for the franchise.Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfaretook the world by storm and redefined the first-person shooter genre, and was followed up by the equally iconicWorld at War. The years after that rotated between Infinity Ward’sModern Warfareseries and Treyarch Studios’Black Opsseries. Each entry is often considered one ofthe greatestCall of Dutygames of all time, but the series undoubtedly peaked in 2012 when Treyarch releasedCall of Duty: Black Ops 2for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Real Life Has Caught Up With Black Ops 2
WhenCall of Duty: Black Ops 2was released in 2012, its futuristic setting of 2025 seemed like it was a millennia away. Although there are a handful of campaign missions that take place in the mid to late 80s, the majority of its setting is between April and June, 2025.Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’s final mission, known as Judgement Day, takes place on Jun 09, 2025. As pointed out by CharlieIntel, this now means that the once-futuristic shooter is now technically set in the past. Sure, most of the weapons and technology featured in the game are still pretty far-fetched and years away from what the world has now, but as it is officially Jun 20, 2025, real life is now ahead of theBlack Ops 2timeline.
There are plenty of otherCall of Dutygames set in the distant future, such asBlack Ops 3, which is set in 2065, andInfinite Warfare, which is set in 2187. And whileBlack Ops 2’s timeline is now a thing of the past, Treyarch Studios and Activision recentlyrevealedCall of Duty: Black Ops 7to the world. The next entry in theCall of Dutyseries will be a direct sequel to 2012’sBlack Ops 2and will be set in the year 2035. Two iconic characters have already been confirmed to return: David Mason, the son ofBlack Ops’Alex Mason, and the villainous Raul Menendez, who is the antagonist ofBlack Ops 2. Very few details onBlack Ops 7are currently known, but there have already been a handful of leaks surrounding the game.
Earlier this year, a major leak suggested that wall-running would be making a return inCall of Duty2025 after someWarzoneplayers managed to access in-game files with the new movement feature. However, Activision recently clarified these rumors and leaks and stated thatCall of Duty: Black Ops 7will have no wall-running or jetpacks. These advanced movement features are always a divisive topic in theCall of Dutycommunity, but the studio did reveal that it would be continuing to evolveBlack Ops 6’s omnidirectional movement system for the next entry.
