The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is fast approaching, and while it doesn`t have a traditional campaign, it does have two Zombies storylines. At launch, the fan-favorite mode will have both the returning Aether story, which consists of the Blood of the Dead map, and the new Chaos story, which spans the Titanic-themed Voyage of Despair map and the Roman Gladiator-themed IX map.We recently spoke to Treyarch`s senior executive producer Jason Blundell and lead writer Craig Houston about Black Ops 4`s take on Zombies, how writing for the mode works, and the most bizarre things that made it into the games. The two have been working together for 17 years and, as they put it, have a very particular brand of British and Scottish humor. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.Is there a connection between the Chaos storyline and the previous Zombies story?Jason Blundell: I can absolutely confirm that the Chaos story is in no way connected to the Aether story.Craig Houston: Other than sharing space.JB: Well, they do share a connection there. They are on the same disc. Yep, that`s true.Are there Easter eggs in Blood of the Dead that fans can look forward to?CH: Lots. I think the thing we started talking about was, over these last 10 years the Aether story involving Richtofen, Dempsey, Takeo, and Nikolai has been a very involved, time-traveling, multidimensional thing of craziness that has a beginning, middle, and end. But we left a lot of very deliberate gaps so that we could revisit, and Blood of the Dead is definitely one of those. It`s nice to see the speculation in the community about exactly where it sits in our chronology. All will be revealed. But in terms of Easter eggs, it`s gonna change people`s understanding of some of the things we have seen and perceived so far.JB: In the article, can you put a little star next to the bit where Craig says, `All will be revealed,` and it says, `Jason says, `Not really.``CH: Lots will be revealed.JB: Yes. Som ...
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