Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War gets a new game mode that locks out 2/3rds of players

In a move that is not surprising in the least and absolute bullshit at the same time, Activision have announced that Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War is getting an all new zombies mode called Onslaught. Designed for two players, it takes the games many multiplayer maps, stitches them together in new ways and floods them with zombies and gives you a simple objective survive, check out the trailer below.

The other half of my earlier statement is that the mode is only going to be available to Playstation 4 and PlayStation 5 gamers until November 2021, which means if you game on PC or within the Xbox family, you are being excluded from an entire game mode for a year.

There is a bit of a story behind the game, so check out the official descriptor for it below:

In Zombies Onslaught, you and one other Operator will deploy to one of several locations derived from various Multiplayer maps with your custom loadouts. These are the very same loadouts you’ll carry into traditional Zombies and Multiplayer, complete with your preferred primary weapon, whether it be an LMG, heavy-hitting sniper rifle, or other fully kitted-out tool for zombie destruction.

Once you drop in, the onslaught begins; the Dark Aether Orb will confine your duo to a specific space on the map, where the undead will begin spawning in. Killing these zombies will power the Orb. Kill enough Zombies and the Orb will move. While you’re inside the Orb, you won’t take Dark Aether damage from outside the specific map zone the Orb protects, helping keep players alive as they fight increasingly difficult undead enemies, with each “surge” bringing more resilient, faster and deadlier zombies.

As the Orb gains power and you clear out more enemies, expect to stay on the move as the safe area shifts to different areas around the map, forcing you to change strategies on the fly while fending off the undying horde.

Surges can also include Elite enemies, more powerful adversaries compared to the regular zombified masses. However, don’t count them as cannon fodder: the restricted area can bring them within arm’s length, which is all they need to bring you and your duo down.

For the sake of scoring, Elites should be your primary target, as you’ll receive either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold ranking based on the number of Elites you and your partner can defeat.

By achieving a specific rank, you will unlock useful rewards for use across Zombies and Multiplayer. Each season, new maps and rewards will be introduced for PS4 and PS5 players.

Those who plan on getting it on something other than a PlayStation console, will still get access to the story, multiplayer and standard zombies mode, just not the new one.

The game is out on November 13 for all platforms, with full support for cross-gen and cross-play, so you will never miss out on playing with your friends, no matter the platform you are on. Check out the games launch trailer below.