It turns out to be Mount Rushmore, and the next day, banners that spell out “The Truth Lies” can be seen over the four US presidents. Over Abraham Lincoln’s eyes, however, is a logo of a three-headed dog/wolf. Changing to channel 2 reveals what may be the same group plastering flyers with “The Truth Lies” all over a town.

Rumors over the next Call of Duty, allegedly Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War from Treyarch, have circulated for some time now. With the project reportedly codenamed Cerberus, the three-headed hound of the Underworld in Greek mythology (which the logo on the website resembles), it’s easy to connect the dots.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War reportedly launches in October. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming days.

Wall Street Journal has claimed in a recently published report that this year’s Call of Duty game will be available via Game Pass at launch. As per the report, though the company is of course expecting a hit to the title’s sales, it is also hoping to see a bump in subscriber numbers for the service, driven by Call of Duty.

The report goes on to claim that Microsoft will officially confirm the game’s Game Pass release at its Xbox Games Showcase in June. Previously, it was alleged in reports that the company was also potentially planning on putting back catalog Call of Duty titles on Game Pass as well. Read more on that through here.

Earlier this month, Xbox president Sarah Bond reiterated that all first-party Microsoft games will see day one Game Pass releases, including Activision titles, though she didn’t explicitly mention Call of Duty. Interestingly, recent leaks have also claimed that Microsoft is planning on introducing a new tier and a price hike for Game Pass.

As per previous leaks, this year’s Call of Duty title will be titled Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War. Its single player campaign, developed by Raven Software, will allegedly be fully open world. The game will launch in October, it’s been claimed.

This year’s Call of Duty game will allegedly be one of them. Allegedly titled Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War and featuring a fully open world campaign, the game will launch in October, it’s claimed. Additionally, The Verge claims the showcase will also feature a showing for Starfield’s upcoming expansion, Shattered Space, which will launch in September. Director Todd Howard recently confirmed the expansion would launch this Fall.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which was officially announced last year, will also allegedly receive an update for the showcase, along with a November launch date. The report claims launch dates will also be announced for Avowed and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Read more on that through here.

Meanwhile, if previous reports are to be believed, the next Gears of War game will also be announced at the Xbox Games Showcase.

As per Henderson, Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War is set to feature a fully open world campaign. Though last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 did dabble with open world design to some extent with what were known as its Open World Missions and an open world Zombies mode, Henderson claims Black Ops Gulf War’s open world campaign has been built from the ground-up from the game rather than using previous instalments’ assets. The campaign is allegedly being handled by Raven Software (who also led Black Ops Cold War’s campaign), while Treyarch handles multiplayer and Zombies.

The campaign will reportedly see players and their accompanying squad traversing an open world map similar to the Far Cry games. Players will allegedly be able to navigate the map using vehicles (something that would presumably take cues from Warzone), while a fast travel system will also be included. Additionally, it’s been claimed that despite its open world structure, the campaign will include linear missions as well, though how many of them you can expect remains to be seen. CIA agent Russel Addler, who had a key role in Black Ops Cold War’s campaign, will also supposedly return.

Interestingly, Henderson goes on to claim that Black Ops Gulf War’s open world campaign isn’t meant to be an isolated experiment, but rather a sign of things to come for the franchise. He claims that Call of Duty 2025 – which is allegedly set to be a direct sequel to Black Ops 2 set in 2030 – is also currently being planned as an open world campaign, though with the game supposedly still in the early stages of development, things aren’t quite set in stone yet. Either way, as per Henderson, Activision is looking to switch to an open world format primarily to “streamline development”.

Leaks have previously claimed that 2024’s Call of Duty game will be another cross-gen release. Read more on that through here.

In a report published by Windows Central, it’s been claimed that next year’s Call of Duty game will be a sixth Black Ops instalment with Treyarch returning as lead developer. Reportedly codenamed Cerberus, the game could seemingly be called Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War, something that Insider Gaming corroborates as well.

The game will reportedly focus on the CIA and “examine the United States’ role in the conflict”, as well as its consequences in the end of the Cold War era. As per the report, it will “attempt to explore a nuanced narrative of the Gulf War” and cover the many different participants who were involved in the conflict, while on the gameplay front, it will return to more traditional military technology and gadgets, as you would expect from its setting.

Windows Central also states that Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War (or whatever it ends up being called) is set to have the longest development cycle for a Treyarch-developed Call of Duty title, while Charlie Intel also reports on Twitter that it will be the first game in the series to have a four-year development cycle. Given recent reports of Modern Warfare 3’s rushed and contracted development timeline, that can only be good news.

Finally, as per the report, Activision is considering more significant pre-order bonuses for next year’s game, possibly including early access for multiple modes that will become available weeks ahead of the game’s release.