Black Ops 3: The Call of Duty That Refused to Die

How Black Ops 3, a 2015 Call of Duty with a campaign critics called incomprehensible, new guns locked inside loot boxes and a PC version players were told to uninstall, still had more than 10,000 people playing at once on Steam over ten years later. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:51 The Three-Year Gamble 2:48 Back in Black 6:43 Launch 8:28 The Campaign Nobody Understood 11:17 The Black Market 13:22 The Zombies Season 15:39 The Peak 17:16 The Afterlife 20:23 Why It Endures MUSIC Music: 'Sanctuary', 'Convergence', 'Legacy', 'Hyperion', 'Shadows and Dust', 'Eyes In The Void', 'Decoherence', 'Simulacra', 'Hour Of The Witch', 'The Summoning', 'Vanguard', 'Adrift Among Infinite Stars', 'Echoes Of Home', 'Signal to Noise', 'Shoulders Of Giants' by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au FOOTAGE (credited on screen) Official Call of Duty: Black Ops III Reveal Trailer – PlayStation:    • Official Call of Duty: Black Ops III Revea...   #BackInBlack teaser (April 9, 2015) – Call of Duty (re-upload):    • COD Black Ops 3 - Official Teaser Trailer ...   E3 2015 multiplayer reveal trailer – PlayStation:    • Call of Duty: Black Ops III - E3 2015 Mult...   Multiplayer beta trailer – Call of Duty:    • Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III - Mu...   Shadows of Evil Zombies reveal trailer – Call of Duty:    • Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III - “S...   The Giant Zombies bonus map trailer – Call of Duty:    • Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III - "T...   Juggernog Edition unboxing – GameSpot:    • Juggernog Edition Unboxing - Call of Duty:...   Black Ops II Origins intro cinematic – Treyarch:    • "Origins" Intro Cinematic, feat. Avenged S...   Advanced Warfare multiplayer reveal trailer – Call of Duty:    • Official Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare -...   Black Ops III story trailer – Call of Duty:    • Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III - St...   Campaign mission 1 walkthrough – Game Junkies TV:    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Campaign Missio...   Campaign: The Frozen Forest – New Evolution:    • The Frozen Forest - CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS...   Final mission & full ending – Shirrako:    • Call of Duty Black Ops 3 - Realistic Mode ...   Nightmares mode, mission 1 – TmarTn:    • Black Ops 3 "NIGHTMARES" - Mission 1 - Zom...   Dead Ops Arcade II gameplay – nls_whs_2010:    • Black Ops 3 -Dead Ops Arcade II (Full Game...   Free Run, all four courses – NerosCinema:    • Black Ops 3 "Free Run" Gameplay! All 4 Cou...   Black Market tutorial – Call of Duty:    • Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III - Bl...   NX ShadowClaw crossbow gameplay – PrestigeIsKey:    • Black Ops 3: "NX Shadowclaw" NEW CROSSBOW!   13,000 COD Point Supply Drop opening – TBNRKenWorth:    • Black Ops 3 "FURYS SONG, NX Shadow Claw Cr...   World at War: Nacht der Untoten – Benjio:    • Nacht der Untoten - Zombies! - Call of Dut...   Awakening: Der Eisendrache trailer – Call of Duty:    • Official Call of Duty®: Black Ops III - Aw...   Eclipse: Zetsubou No Shima prologue – PlayStation:    • Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Eclipse: Zet...   Descent: Gorod Krovi trailer – XboxViewTV:    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Descent DLC Pa...   Salvation: Revelations trailer – GamersPrey:    • Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Salvation DL...   Revelations ending cutscene – JokerAlex 21:    • Black Ops 3 Zombies: Revelations Ending Cu...   Team EnVyUs, 2016 world champions – Monster Gaming:    • Team EnVyUs - 2016 Call of Duty World Cham...   Zombies Chronicles gameplay trailer – Gameplay Only:    • Zombies Chronicles Gameplay Trailer | Call...   BOIII client in 2023 – SoaR Necca:    • This is Black Ops 3 REMASTERED in 2023.. (...   Modded Zombies on Black Ops 3 – MarcoStyle:    • The Crazy World of Black Ops 3 Modded Zombies   Radiant mod tools introduction – MoreByTJ:    • Black Ops 3 Radiant Mod Tools  - Basic int...   Midnight launch at GameStop (2015) – John Madigan:    • CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 3 MIDNIGHT LAUNCH ...   Interview: campaign co-op (2015) – Activision:    • Call of Duty®: Black Ops 3 Interview: Camp...   Zombies cast revealed (Comic-Con 2015) – IGN:    • Black Ops 3's Zombies Cast Revealed - IGN ...   Black Ops II launch trailer – Call of Duty:    • Launch Trailer - Official Call of Duty: Bl...   Official artwork © Activision / Treyarch (via the Call of Duty Wiki, Steam and Xbox store pages). Call of Duty and Black Ops are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. Independent documentary, not affiliated with or endorsed by Activision or Treyarch. Article sources are in the pinned comment.