Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fan discovers a cool CIA Easter egg hidden in the menu screen Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fan discovers a cool CIA Easter egg hidden in the menu screen FOI grass. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 24 Oct 2020 The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta is over, but that didn't stop one intrepid fan from discovering a fantastic Easter egg hidden within its menu screen. Redditor Neur0r took a close look at the background images of the beta menu screen, taking screenshots and analysing them in Photoshop. It's hard to tell, but there are numbers displayed on the images for each mode as well as the store. These numbers, alongside the CIA stamp, sparked a thought in Neur0r's mind. As revealed in a post on the Black Ops Cold War subreddit, Neur0r ran these numbers through the CIA's website, specifically the section that lets you search through declassified documents from the Freedom of Information Act. Neur0r discovered the faint numbers on the menu pull up period-correct documents. Image credit Redditor Neur0r. For example, a search for 092735-7/KJ, which was spotted on the store portion of the menu screen, returned three documents, all relating to the Iran-Contra political scandal of the mid-'80s. The main document is a Report of the President's Special Review Board dated 26th February, 1987. This is a report into the National Security Council, focusing on the Iran-Contra affair. The Iran-Contra affair was a secret US arms deal that traded missiles and other arms to free some Americans held hostage by terrorists in Lebanon, but also used funds from the arms deal to support armed conflict in Nicaragua. According to History.com, the controversial deal - and the ensuing political scandal - threatened to bring down the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Image credit Redditor Neur0r. Another search using a code found in the menu returned a scientific abstract dated 31st December 1967. One of the other searches returned a secret trace request from July 1988 that was only declassified by the CIA as part of the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act in 2008. Neur0r points out some of the searches are incomplete, and there may be more hints in the Black Ops Cold War menu screen yet to be found. Image credit Redditor Neur0r. This Easter egg is in keeping with Black Ops Cold War's campaign setup, of course. The game is set in the 1980s, and revolves around a CIA officer called Russell Adler, who pursues a supposed Soviet spy codenamed Perseus. In one cutscene released by developer Treyarch pre-release, we see a virtual recreation of Ronald Reagan giving Adler and his cohorts the greenlight to stop Perseus under the radar. Watch on YouTube Even beyond this campaign tie in, the Black Ops series is known for its Easter eggs. Players had already found a large number of Easter eggs in the multiplayer maps released during the beta (Menendez returning in Cold War, our first look at Nuketown etc), and Treyarch extended the open beta by a day as part of an elaborate ARG that involved making a real-life phone call. Expect plenty more where that came from when the game comes out. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store