After last year’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3disappointed fans with its incredibly short campaign, lackluster open-world Zombies mode, and a multiplayer mode devoid of original maps on launch, many hoped thatCall of Duty: Black Ops 6would be a return to form for the franchise. Thankfully,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is exactly that, offering the complete package at launch for the first time in years.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6has delivered one of the strongest campaigns in recentCall of Dutyhistory, has brought about the triumphant return of round-based Zombies, and has given fans a plethora of brand-new multiplayer maps to run around. There’s a ton of content inBlack Ops 6, and before fans can even consider getting bored, they’re about to be bombarded with an onslaught of new content, withCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Season 1launching on November 14.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Season 1 Roadmap Is Hopefully a Sign of Things to Come
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 1 Is Packed With Exciting Content
Beginning on November 14 and presumably running for around two months,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Season 1 is set to bring a mountain of content to all of the shooter’s main game modes. With regards toBlack Ops 6’s multiplayer, three new maps will be added to rotation on November 14, and another two new maps will be joining them later in the season. Aholiday-themed variant of Nuketownwill also be added during Season 1.
Threenew game modes will be coming toCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s multiplayercomponent during Season 1, alongside a new Hand Cannon Scorestreak, a new Perk, and a new Wildcard. A total of seven new weapons will also be added to bothBlack Ops 6andCall of Duty: Warzone, including two new melee weapons, an AR, an SMG, a sniper, and a shotgun.
Unlike previous entries,Call of Duty Zombiesis also getting a wealth of new content duringBlack Ops 6’s first season. The biggest addition will be Citadelle des Morts, an all-new map set to hitBlack Ops 6Zombiessometime during Season 1. Directed modes for Liberty Falls and Terminus will also appear during Season 1, allowing players to follow objective markers to complete the maps' main Easter eggs. Three new Gobblegums will also be added.
Finally, there’sCall of Duty: Warzone. The newNuketown-inspired ‘Area 99’ Resurgence mapwill be heading toCall of Duty: Warzoneon November 14, alongside a complete overhaul of the battle royale’s mechanics, addingBlack Ops 6-exclusive features like Omnimovement, new weapons, and the reworked Prestige system. And this is all just scratching the surface ofCall of Duty’s plans, with new Operators and in-game events also set for release in Season 1.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Season 1 Roadmap Is a Step Above MW3’s
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Season 1 roadmap looks even more impressive when directly compared withCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s first season, which landed in December last year.Modern Warfare 3’s Season 1 roadmapcontained just two new 6v6 multiplayer maps scheduled for launch, and just one more set to launch mid-season.Call of Duty: Warzone’s most significant new feature was its drivable train. AndCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Zombies was forgotten about completely.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Could Be An All-Time Great If It Keeps Up The Pace
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s post-launch periodis off to an excellent start. Multiplayer, Zombies, andWarzonefans are all being catered for this season, and that’s going to go an incredibly long way in keeping players invested in the following months. IfBlack Ops 6’s second season of post-launch content can offer a similar variety and abundance of content, then this year’s entry could end up being viewed as one of the best in franchise history.
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.