Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been banned by local regulators in Kuwait. Activision has not given a reason why.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set in the ’90s during the Gulf War, when Iraq invaded Kuwait. It is believed that this is the reason the game has been banned in the country, although neither Activision nor Kuwait regulators have confirmed this.

IGN has reported a statement from Activision that reads: “Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 has not been approved for release in Kuwait. At this time, the title will not be available for release in the region.

As a result, all preorders in Kuwait will be cancelled and refunded to the original point of purchase. We remain hopeful that local authorities will reconsider, and allow players in Kuwait to enjoy this all-new experience in the Black Ops series.

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is due to launch globally this Friday (October 25), and is the first Call Of Duty game that will be available on Game Pass on day one. This is due to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, the publisher of Call Of Duty.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has withdrawn a deal that could have made Black Ops 6 cheap to play. Just like it did when Starfield came out, Microsoft quietly scrapped its $1 Game Pass two-week trial.

The company also recently introduced a new tier to Game Pass that doesn’t come with first-party day-one releases and increased the price of the other tiers, despite Microsoft telling regulators it would not be increasing prices due to the purchase of ABK. That wording didn’t rule out a price increase entirely, however.

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