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New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on September 27, 2022) follows:
The Call of Duty franchise has always been a commercial success, and the series’ developers make every effort to provide gamers with the best experience possible in each new installment.
Black Ops Cold War is jam-packed with content and is available on distinct console hardware types (Xbox, PlayStation) and a PC version.
COD: Black Ops Cold War ‘crashing’ OR ‘black screen’
However, currently many COD: Black Ops Cold War players are facing an issue where the game keeps crashing or they get a ‘black screen’ (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8).
The developers updated the game across all platforms on September 26. Sadly, some PC gamers on Battle.net began to experience issues where they get ‘black screens’ and loading animation soon after.
Other players say that when they boot up the game, it crashes, and they get an error code 0xc0000005 and a message that says ‘Scan and Repair’ might resolve the issue.
For many COD: Black Ops Cold War players, this has ruined their gaming experience because they are unable to play the game.
Official acknowledgment
Thankfully, Treyarch support has acknowledged the problem and confirmed that they are looking into it. However, they did not provide an ETA for a fix.
Potential workaround
While waiting for the official fix, there is a potential workaround that might solve the issue for you. Basically, you need to uninstall and reinstall the game:
We hope Treyarch Studios soon patches the COD: Black Ops Cold War ‘crashing’ or ‘black screen’ issues. When they do, we will be updating this space to reflect the same so stay tuned.
Update 1 (Sept. 29, 2022)
09:55 am (IST): Here’s a workaround suggested by a Redditor that might help you fix the crashing issue. You can check it out below.
04:40 pm (IST): Raven Software has confirmed on its official Trello board that the issue where players are encountering random crashes and black screen has now been resolved.
NOTE: You can also check out the COD saga tracker for updates on other bugs and issues.
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