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,

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.

Black Ops 6 in the country. Gamers who bought the game via pre-orders have had their orders canceled and their purchases refunded. The decision is linked to the game’s Gulf War elements involving Kuwait in the early 1990s.