‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III’ Brings the SkyNet in a Big Way

You don’t eff with Call of Duty. You just duck and cover, brace yourself and let it wash over you like the indomitable force of nature that it is. It’s trailer time, gentlemen, and Treyarch demand your attention.

The freshly-announced Black Ops III is doing things a little differently. The first two installments were time-travelly affairs, set during the Cold War and the near future. This time, we’re going further ahead, to a dystopian future where technology is a nano-inch away from going full SkyNet on our asses.

How far can we push technology before it starts pushing back, asks Gravelly-Voiced Voiceover Dude. About as far as you have right here, I’d say. Blacks Ops III is set in 2065, a point at which humanity and the techtastic are really one and the same. It makes for some pretty freaking spectacular wars, what with all of the fancy-ass supersoldiers roaming around.

If there’s one thing Call of Duty already did pretty damn well, it’s war. And melodramatic setpieces of things exploding. Couple them together, throw in even more futuristic military tech than usual, and you have the below trailer. Feast your eyes.