Mark Lamia at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal.
Mark Lamia at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have a battle royale mode with a big map

Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia confirmed something that shouldn’t come as a surprise: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will get a battle royale mode called Blackout when it debuts on October 12.

Blackout will be the biggest multiplayer map that Treyarch has ever made, Lamia said — 1,500 times bigger than any previous Black Ops multiplayer map. Treyarch is one of three major Activision-owned studios that make the Call of Duty games, and Santa Monica, California-based Treyarch has focused on the extremely popular Black Ops series. The Blackout map will be a blended universe of previous Black Ops games. The Blackout map will be available on launch day on October 12.

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