Call of Duty: Black Ops, developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, was officially released for consoles and PC.
Call of Duty: Black Ops was first announced and previewed to the public, generating significant anticipation and hype among fans of the franchise.
Alex Mason and his team participate in the covert Operation 40 during the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba, aiming to overthrow Fidel Castro.
Mason and Woods infiltrate Dragovich's Soviet base in a Soviet facility in Cuba to obtain vital information about numbers broadcasts and numbers code.
Mason is sent to the Vorkuta Gulag in the Soviet Union to rescue captured agents Donovan and Steiner, allowing critical intelligence to be gathered.
Mason encounters the spirit of Reznov, who aids him in enduring harsh interrogations and Russian captivity after capture.
Mason and his team work to decode and disrupt Soviet transmissions, known as 'Numbers', tied to weaponized mind control programs.
The team launches an assault on a Soviet chemical weapons facility in Laos to prevent the deployment of deadly toxins.
Mason endures intense brainwashing designed to manipulate him as part of Project Nova, related to Soviet mind-control programs.
Mason and Woods infiltrate a nightlife venue in Saigon to capture intelligence and identify Perseus operatives.
Mason confronts and eliminates the Soviet sleeper agent Perseus, ending his plans to destabilize global powers through mind control.
