Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - A Look Back at the Past and Ahead to the Future

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 timeline has officially caught up with real life, as the final mission of the game takes place on June 19, 2025. The iconic shooter from Treyarch Studios, released in 2012, imagined a much more futuristic version of 2025, but now the game's timeline has officially become a thing of the past. While the Call of Duty series has been on a bit of a rollercoaster over the last few years, 2007 to 2012 are often considered the golden years for the franchise. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare redefined the first-person shooter genre and was followed up by the equally iconic World at War. The years after that rotated between Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare series and Treyarch Studios' Black Ops series. Each entry is often considered one of the greatest Call of Duty games of all time, but the series undoubtedly peaked in 2012 when Treyarch released Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 painted a great picture of the game's narrative, seemingly signifying the end of the Alex Mason era. The next entry in the Call of Duty series will be a direct sequel to 2012's Black Ops 2 and will be set in the year 2035. Two iconic characters have already been confirmed to return: David Mason, the son of Black Ops' Alex Mason, and the villainous Raul Menendez, who is the antagonist of Black Ops 2. Very few details on Black Ops 7 are currently known, but there have already been a handful of leaks surrounding the game. Earlier this year, a major leak suggested that wall-running would be making a return in Call of Duty 2025 after some Warzone players managed to access in-game files with the new movement feature. However, Activision recently clarified these rumors and leaks and stated that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will have no wall-running or jetpacks. These advanced movement features are always a divisive topic in the Call of Duty community, but the studio did reveal that it would be continuing to evolve Black Ops 6's omnidirectional movement system for the next entry. Despite being set in a future timeline, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 still managed to capture the hearts of fans with its intense gameplay, gripping storyline, and iconic characters. The game's legacy will live on through its sequel and future entries in the series, as Treyarch Studios continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in first-person shooters.