![]() ![]() ![]() Bezmenov’s claims of a Soviet plot to destabilize opposing governments dovetails neatly with the ongoing anti-China and anti-Russia campaigns, which assert that domestic protests are the result of “foreign meddling.” The trailer makes sure to emphasize the supposed historical inspiration for the campaign (i.e., the game’s story mode) with the tagline, “Know your history or be doomed to repeat it.”Ĭold War’s trailer, with images of protests and military and police crackdowns, was released a month after the eruption of the mass international protests against the police murder of George Floyd. In the clips, Bezmenov claims the USSR had in-depth plans for subverting other countries, in particular the US. The game’s initial marketing featured a flashy teaser trailer with news clips intercut with footage of Soviet KGB informant, defector and conspiracy theorist Yuri Bezmenov (1939-1993). It quickly became the best-selling game of 2020, the best-selling game of the month for each month up to the time of this article’s writing and the 20th best-selling game in the history of US recorded game sales. In late 2020, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War was released on all major video game consoles. ![]()
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