Watch the just-unveiled ‘Call of Duty: WWII’ trailer right here

By Jon Martindale and Steven Petite Updated April 26, 2017

Call of Duty: WWII, the next game in the series, will launch November 3 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, Activision announced in a live-stream broadcast Wednesday. The new game will bring the franchise back to the second World War for the first time in a decade. We got our first look at the game from the trailer shown above, as well as a wealth of details about the upcoming game. The game was officially announced last week after leaked marketing materials disclosed basic details about game, including the game’s name and setting.

The single player campaign is largely set in the European Theater in 1944 to 1945. You play as U.S. 1st Infantry Division private Ronald “Red” Daniels. As you make your way through Europe, you take part in some of the most storied battles of the war, including D-Day at Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. You will not play every mission as Red, though, as Activision showed off one where you take the role of a female French resistance fighter.

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The Call of Duty franchise is known for securing prominent voice talent, and WWII will be no different. Actors Josh Duhamel, Jonathan Tucker, and Jeffrey Pierce, are all on board for the campaign.

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Activision emphasized “grounded, fast gameplay” that will reward expert gunplay. The campaign will have a dark tone as well as a keen awareness of the historical weight of the events. The developers traveled to the English Channel and did their homework to make the game’s locations as realistic as possible. It seems that the goal of the campaign is to illicit a strong emotional reaction to the horrors of war while introducing a new generation of people to this pivotal point in history.

On the multiplayer side of things, there will be a separate co-operative campaign called “Nazi Zombies,” which will have its own story and reportedly shake up the series’ zombie format. Nazi Zombies will effectively be a horror mode as it involves the Third Reich’s to create a new army in the final years of the war.

As far as competitive multiplayer, outside of the traditional deathmatch modes, there will be at least one new mode dubbed “War Mode.” The mode will drop you into historic battles as either a part of the Allies or the Axis. Each team will have different objectives to complete in order to come out on top.

Character classes will be replaced by Divisions and although Activision did not reveal many details about the switch, we do know that you will be able to enlist as different units such as infantrymen.

When you are not in the trenches, you can hang out in “Headquarters,” and interact with other players online. Headquarters sounds not all that different than the Tower in Destiny.

More details are expected at E3 in June and we will have a full roundup of all the Call of Duty: WWII news and rumors soon.

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The best Perk-A-Colas in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

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There's nothing more refreshing than taking a nice big swig of a Perk-A-Cola during an intense Zombies match with your pals in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Besides tasting great (we assume), these colas empower you with buffs that will keep you alive until the later rounds. These bonuses are just as important as the Pack-A-Punch, but come in a wider range of flavors. It is possible to stack them all, but that gets expensive very fast so you need to be thrifty about choosing which ones are most valuable early on. These colas come in eight different types that may or may not be worth your Essence to chug. If you want to know which ones are the best in Black Ops 6, check out our ranking.
Best Perk-A-Colas in Black Ops 6

We're ranking these Perk-A-Colas based on their base bonuses, not any additional effects you can get if you Augment them, from best to worst.
Jugger-Nog
You can never go wrong with the classic Jugger-Nog. Increasing your health by 100 is useful for the entire duration of a Zombies mode, but especially in the early rounds. Going down is at best a major setback and at worst a cascade into defeat. This extra health allows you to get out of a bad situation that would otherwise end your run.
Quick Revive
This Perk has two components, with the less useful one being the ability to revive teammates 50% faster. Ideally, that shouldn't be needed but is nice. However, what makes it rank so high is the 50% shorter delay on health regen. Your health will come back over time in Zombies but at a dreadful pace. Starting to heal faster means less time running and kiting zombies around and more time in the action helping the team.
Speed Cola
The best early guns for Zombies mode have a large magazine, fast reload, or both. Running out of ammo at the wrong time and not being able to get more rounds in the chamber fast enough has ended many a run, but Speed Cola is the solution. It will speed up your reloads and armor plating by 30%. That's not a massive number, but fast enough to make the difference.
Stamin-Up
These zombies aren't the shambling types. They will chase you down like sprinters, and some of the monstrous ones can outpace you even at full tilt. Stamin-Up sounds like it would let you run for longer, but actually just lets you run faster since you have no limit on sprint in Black Ops 6. Positioning is everything in Zombies so being able to get where you need to be faster is never a bad thing, especially if it's a downed teammate bleeding out.
Deadshot Daiquiri
Every zombie has a weak spot, which is most often the head. Deadshot Daiquiri makes a critical hit hurt even more than normal, plus increases your auto-aim on those weak points when you aim down sights (ADS). That second part shouldn't factor much if you've got good aim, which is why this is only a decent Perk-A-Cola.
PhD Flopper
Not being able to hurt yourself is situationally useful, and the ability to cause an explosion by diving is a risky move. Yes, it's cool, but you don't want to be lying prone surrounded by zombies. This is a cool gimmick, but save yourself the Essence and skip it.
Elemental Pop
When Elemental Pop works, it's great. The problem with it is that you can't rely on it. It gives a small chance on every shot you take to add a random ammo mod effect, which is cool but impractical. If you have spare Essence on you, sure, it won't hurt you to have, but it isn't something that will turn the tide for you or your team.
Melee Macchiato
Finally, Melee Macchiato bottoms out the list. It is fine in the early game when the hordes are small and you're better off meleeing enemies since it will smack enemies away with each hit, but quickly drops off in usefulness. When the zombies get too strong and too numerous, you will need a lot more than a strong punch to deal with them and end up forgetting you even have it.

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Although it's one of the most successful video game franchises out there, Call of Duty's quality varies significantly from game to game, with some fantastic entries in the series, but many mediocre ones as well. But which Call of Duty games are worth your time and which ones should you skip? To answer that question, we've ranked all the mainline entries in the series, with details about why you should or shouldn't play a particular game.

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