It's Treyarch's turn at the helm, and Black Ops 6 will delve into the Gulf War of the early 90s, which took place during many prospective players' lifetimes. Iraq's president at the time, Saddam Hussein, invaded the neighbouring country of Kuwait with the fourth largest army in the world at the time, occupying it in just two days.

Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has not been granted a release in Kuwait, and as a result all preorders for the game in the region have been cancelled and refunded. The publisher provided a statement to Eurogamer, which reads as follows:

Authorities in Kuwait have blocked the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 just days before it was due to launch. Black Ops 6 was set to hit store shelves globally on October 25, including in Kuwait,