Summary
As more news is revealed regarding the upcomingCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, it is becoming more clear that the project is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious to come from Treyarch in a very long time. The way that key information about the title has been delivered has been unique from the very outset, with the game being revealed at its own dedicated Xbox Direct presentation, and fans still have the title’s beta and theCall of DutyNEXT presentation to look forward to in the near future.
Away from the new game mechanics and experiences that will shake up the franchise formula withinCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, one huge tradition for the IP has already been broken by Treyarch.Black Ops 6recently received a huge reveal for its anticipated Zombies mode, which is made all the more interesting by the fact that the game has yet to receive its core multiplayer reveal. Multiplayer reveals have always taken precedent over Zombies information throughoutCall of Duty’s history, soBO6’s recent Zombies reveal may be a bold statement of intent from Treyarch over just how important the mode is going to be this year.
Treyarch is Leading From the Front with Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
The big Zombies reveal forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6happened on August 8, shedding more light on the playable characters, maps, and exciting new game mechanics that will be available in the mode whenBO6launches on October 25. The reveal focused on one of the launch round-based maps forBlack Ops 6Zombies, Terminus, with close to 20 minutes of gameplay being released for the map. Two days prior, the opening cinematic for Terminus was unveiled, giving Zombies fans a lot of content to dissect.
As well as this, it was revealed that solo players will be able to save and quit mid-game to pick up where they left off withBlack Ops 6Zombies, with players also being able to jump into their friends' Zombies matches while they are still in progress.Changes were also announced for returning features like Gobblegum, with it being confirmed that Gobblegum will not be tied to any in-game currency inBlack Ops 6and will instead be randomly unlocked by players at the end of rounds.
A full reveal for the core multiplayer ofBlack Ops 6is expected to come with theCall of DutyNEXT presentation on August 28, but the reveal for Zombies before this is still a watershed moment for the franchise. Historically, Zombies has always sat in the shadow of core multplayer in terms of the attention that both modes receive prior to a title’s launch, and this change could infer a lot about what fans should expect from Zombies going forward.
Even thoughCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s multiplayer will be getting showcased atCall of DutyNEXT, Zombies won’t be fully giving up the spotlight, as the second launch map Liberty Falls is being shown.
Black Ops 6’s Break From Tradition May Not Be Limited to a Reveal
It is already clear thatBlack Ops 6Zombies is going to be a big change from recent iterations of the mode, with a return to round-based gameplay doing away with the open-world experiences ofModern Warfare 3andCold War’s Outbreak Zombies formula. This early reveal for Zombies is surely a testament to just how excited Treyarch is to show off the mode, and hopefully this means that a lot ofBlack Ops 6Zombies content will be fully accessible from launch.
However, rumors are currently circulating that some aspects of Zombies will be available in early-access, perhaps as a pre-order bonus forBlack Ops 6, and this early deluge of Zombies information could be a big indicator of this rumor holding weight. It is definitely plausible to seeTreyarch giving fans access to Terminusin early-access to capitalize on the hype surroundingBlack Ops 6’s Zombies, and the break from tradition that the Zombies reveal heralded is a sign that anything is possible for the game going forward.
