Can Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Blackout Mode Trump Fortnite, PUBG?

Does Call of Duty Black Ops 4 point to the beginning of the end of single-player campaigns in AAA gaming? Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to discuss.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 reveal (0:45)

• What we know now
• Thoughts on gameplay
• ‘Boots on ground’ - does it work?
• Multiplayer thoughts

No single-player campaign (5:00)

• How Treyarch justified this decision
• Does Call of Duty need single-player?
• Why Activision is pushing a multiplayer game
  • Titanfall 2
  • Doom
• Our theory on the missing single-player campaign
• Where do you go for a good single-player experience?
• If Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Doesn’t Have a Single-Player Campaign It Shouldn't Cost $60, But It Probably Will Anyway

Editions and season pass (9:05)

• Physical copy details
• Zombies pass?
• Blackout mode (battle royale)

Battle.net exclusivity (14:40)

• Pricing errors in India
• Should it have been on Steam?
• Should you pre-order?

Battlefield V (16:25)

• Release date?
• Single-player campaign
• Battle royale mode
• Multiplayer

Games we’ve been playing this week (18:56)

• Mass Effect: Andromeda
• Overwatch
• Dark Souls Remastered
• Stardew Valley
• Detroit: Become Human

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.