What could be the first official sign ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 4’s forthcoming announcement may have appeared courtside at tonight’s Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game. As Rockets star James Harden walked down the tunnel into Chesapeake Energy Arena, he was photographed in a hat with what many believe isBlack Ops 4’s logo on the front. However, given that no one knows whatBlack Ops 4’s official logo looks like yet, nothing is certain.
In the photo, Harden is wearing a hat with a logo featuring “IIII” on the front. The faux-Roman numerals are stylized with the same indentation on the far right and left sides as theCall of Duty: Black Ops 3logo, as well as featuring the now-familiar orange coloring. While IV is the traditional Roman numeral for 4, writing it as a continuation of I, II, III, and now IIII seems very much like a video game way of standing out.
Along with the hat, Harden was also wearing sweatpants, a sweater, and even headphones that were camouflage colored. If James Harden isn’t the first example of a viral advertising campaign forCall of Duty: Black Ops 4, he’s pulling off an outstanding troll of the gaming media.
Supporting the argument that this is the start of aCall of Duty: Black Ops 4marketing campaign are reports from both Eurogamer and Kotaku that2018’s iteration ofCall of Dutyis indeedBlack Ops 4. Overall, the news shouldn’t be much of a surprise given that it’s Treyarch’s year to put out aCall of Dutytitle andBlack Opshas grown into the franchise’s most popular sub-series.Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s announcement has been inevitable.
Rumors so far point toCall of Duty: Black Ops 4being set in modern times and featuring “boots on the ground” action. The sequel is also rumored to becoming to the Nintendo Switchin addition to standard platforms: PC, PS4, and Xbox One. This would be the firstCall of Dutyon a Nintendo platform since 2013’sCall of Duty: Ghosts.
Expect further details on the 2018 iteration ofCall of Duty,Black Ops 4or otherwise, in the days or weeks to come.
