Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – reimagining the biggest shooter in the world

Treyarch says it is making big changes to the CoD blueprint, with co-op campaigns, RPG progression and a new approach to space and movement. But worry not - this is still a game about shooting people in the face

"I read the other day about these bio-hackers who are injecting their eyeballs with some bioluminescent fluid that gives them night vision - it's crazy."

Dan Bunting, lead multiplayer designer at Treyarch, is talking about the news stories that have influenced Black Ops 3 during the game's three-year development cycle. Set 50 years in the future, with a new Cold War as its backdrop, the latest CoD battlefield is a very different place. Widescale Drone warfare has been neutralised through the development of powerful air defence systems, so the emphasis is back on ground infantry once again.

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