Following the release of yesterday's Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 live-action trailer, a new website has been discovered, perhaps providing further backstory and shedding light on the Coalescence Corporation mentioned in the video. But before we get to the details of the website, let's first talk about how we got here.
Like all good teaser trailers, it appears Treyarch hid some clues inside of the video. Shown briefly in the video was a link to www.courtoptic2055.com, a website for a company in the trailer that focuses on human modification through technology. Maybe this company uses technology from Coalescence Corporation, I don't know. Discovered in the source code for that website was a password: "bluebird". Interestingly, the Bluebird was also shown very briefly in the trailer.
Turns out, Activision and Treyarch have created a tumblr (www.enhanceyourselfforabettertomorrow.info/) for the game, protected by a password. When you enter "BLUEBIRD" (caps a requirement) into the field, you are granted access to what appears to be a "Simulated Cognitive Compatibility Assessment".
Admittedly, I'm not entirely sure of this, but it sounds like there are two different simulations going on — one in Singapore for "Previous Employee Baseline: Gurmit RECACTDCT," and another in Zurich for "Candidate: Bastien REDACT." Based on the ending, it looks like the two are being compared and graded based on how they react to situations presented to them in various simulations.
So what does it all mean? Honestly, I have no idea, but it's a fun read if you enjoy detailed backstory. Seriously, though, if Treyarch put this amount of effort into just the backstory of a fake company, it leaves me with high hopes for the story of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.
