Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Has Raised Expectations for Xbox Game Pass
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Has Been a Huge Success for Xbox Game Pass
For the last few years,Call of Dutyhas been experiencing another steady decline, with the poorer quality of each entry impacting both critical and commercial success. 2021’sCall of Duty: Vanguardsits at a 73 on Metacritic, 2022’sModern Warfare 2is at a slightly higher 75, andlast year’sModern Warfare 3has a devastatingly low 56, being the lowest-rated entry in franchise history.
TheCall of Dutyfranchise desperately needed a return to form after last year’s disastrous entry, andCall of Duty: Black Ops 6has been just that. Finally offering the complete package of a great campaign, an additive multiplayer mode, andthe return of round-based Zombies,Black Ops 6has earned some incredibly positive reviews, with outlets like VG247, Forbes, and NME all giving the game a perfect 10.Black Ops 6currently sits at an 85 on Metacritic, which is the highest score the franchise has seen since 2011’sModern Warfare 3.
Xbox Game Pass' November and December Line-Ups Might Not Be Able to Reach The Same Heights
Xbox Game Pass still has a fairly strong line-up for the rest of 2024. This month sees the launch of bothMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024andSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, two long-awaited sequels that seem to be improving on their predecessors in some major ways. But whileFlight SimulatorandSTALKERare franchises that certainly have their dedicated fans, their popularity is a far cry fromCall of Duty’s.
The same can even be said forIndiana Jones and the Great Circle. Rounding out Xbox Game Pass' 2024,Indiana Jones and the Great Circlesounds like it’s shaping up well according to recent previews, and it seems to be offering an adventure game experience that Xbox players rarely get. But even a blockbuster, decades-oldfranchise likeIndiana Jonesis unlikely to pull in the same numbers for Game Pass asCall of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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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.
