The wait’s over - either you’re a Game Pass subscriber and are geeking out over having Call of Duty’s Black Ops 6 in your digital library or you’re a PlayStation and PC gamer geeking out over your purchased copy of the best first person shooter - okay, overall game - on the market. My goodness. With the game having launched on Friday - what better way to catch your breath after 72 hours of gaming than checking out all the big facts you need to observe as you go back into the franchise’s latest masterpiece.

Call of Duty’s Black Ops 6 is here and this is all you need to know

Normally, I would geek out over dish a bunch of details about my gaming experience but having found myself addicted to the online multiplayer mode, I’m going to let the Call of Duty gang-gang deliver every since detail you need to know to make your full Black Ops 6 embrace even more epic. Giddy up and stay frosty, Attackers!

Black Ops returns with an epic, immersive story and mind-bending blockbuster action in the most treacherous plot yet with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Set in the 1990s, this new experience delivers the most breathtaking and spectacular Black Ops action to date, where players must question everything and trust no one. The truth lies.  

The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of mission styles 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 battle 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 with all new gameplay experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.  

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Full Package 

• Black Ops is back – developed by Treyarch and Raven Software – featuring an all-new thrilling narrative campaign, deep Multiplayer mode featuring 16 new Multiplayer maps on day-one, and a unique Round-Based Zombies experience that delivers two new maps on day-one 

• Across the entire game, Black Ops 6 features a state-of-the-art, brand new for the franchise movement system, Omnimovement, which lets players sprint, dive, and slide in any direction, combined with the ability to rotate 360 degrees while prone, granting Black Ops 6 players unparalleled freedom of movement and tactical flexibility 

• New levels of innovation are infused throughout the whole game for the most polished and iconic Black Opsexperience to date 

Global Systems across all modes, featuring all-new Omnimovement  

• Redefine movement across all modes like never before with Omnimovement, allowing players the ability to seamlessly chain maneuvers like a real action hero 

• Omnimovement lets players sprint, slide, and dive in any direction, along with the new Supine Prone, the ability to rotate while prone even on your back, granting Black Ops 6 players more freedom of movement and tactical flexibility 

• Movement innovations also include new Intelligent Movement, an optional group of settings that reduce the number of button presses needed to traverse the world and Corner Slicing, which dynamically rotates the player’s weapon as they round a corner into the next room   

• New option to use HUD Presets, including the ability to move the mini-map and remove HUD elements for a minimalist interface  

• Global Weapon Builds that save your favorite builds across loadouts in all modes 

Campaign – Most epic Black Ops plot to date 

·       Set after the events of Black Ops Cold War and tied to the 1980s flashbacks of Black Ops ll, Black Ops 6 takes place in the early 1990s during a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War  

·       Deeply engaging campaign developed by Raven Software that delivers an epic, spy thriller single player narrative that’s unbound by the rules of engagement – an immersive, underlying government conspiracy 

·       Depth and variety of globetrotting missions along with stealth gameplay mixed with blockbuster action, along with signature Black Ops twists and turns  

·       Players will traverse the harsh Russian Tundra, vast Middle Eastern desert, Southern Europe, and the US in a race against time 

·       Iconic characters Frank Woods and Russell Adler return, with all new allies including Troy Marshall and Jane Harrow  

·       ‘90s gadgets and equipment allow additional possibilities for combat and stealth  

·       The new Safehouse, an abandoned manor and KGB black site, offers an expanded campaign hub where players can choose to learn about allies, explore and solve puzzles, gather lore and upgrades or go to the evidence board to select missions  

Signature Black Ops Multiplayer  

• Signature Black Ops Multiplayer developed by Treyarch across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played as 2v2 up to 6v6  

• Fan-favorite Classic Prestige returns on day one. Bigger and more rewarding than ever, there is always something to progress toward  

• Theater Mode returns to MP (current gen and PC) for players to relive their best action hero moments from every angle 

• 12 all-new weapons for the franchise at launch, along with new Tacticals, Lethals, Field Upgrades and Scorestreaks 

• Updated Perk system with the return of Wildcards and the all-new Combat Specialty system 

• Additional Multiplayer features include weapon camo challenges, Dedicated Melee slot, returning reticle customization and unlocks, new Mastery Camo challenges, and more  

• Multiplayer Ranked Play experience will launch in Season 1 

Zombies – Round-Based Zombies returns 

• Black Ops 6 marks the return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode allows players up to 4 player to squad up and take down increasingly difficult waves of the undead   

• Two brand-new Zombies maps at launch – Liberty Falls, a daytime map set in a small town in West Virginia, and Terminus, set on an island research facility in the Philippine Sea 

• Continues the Dark Aether story in 1991 after the events of Black Ops Cold War

• In Terminus and upcoming post-launch maps, players can experience an even deeper narrative told through a dedicated crew of four playable Zombies characters, offering additional dialogue and interactions between members of the crew 

• Fan-favorite Zombies features return, including Wonder Weapons, GobbleGums, deep weapon customization, global player progression and mode-specific systems 

• Features a curated mix of powerful weapons and upgrades, deadly enemies, and tons of secrets to uncover 

• Brand-new Augment upgrade system with over 100 upgrades to unlock at launch provides a rich and innovative customization experience to suit your preferred playstyle  

• Zombies players can also choose to play in 3rd-person perspective for the first time in a Black Ops Zombies game, and toggle HUD elements such as enemy health bars and zombie damage numbers in Settings  

• Every map will have a Main Quest to take on, and for the first time ever, the new Directed Mode will arrive in-season after each map’s launch to help more players enjoy the Zombies narrative and complete the Main Quest through a guided experience  

Additional Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Information 

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available globally on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One®, PlayStation 5®, PlayStation 4®, and PC via Microsoft Store, Battle.net, and Steam on Friday October 25th, 2024

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is developed by award-winning studio Treyarch, in partnership with Raven Software leading development on Campaign 

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for the PC delivers a fully optimized experience, developed by Beenox, for Microsoft Store, Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment’s online gaming service and Steam 

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available on day one of launch for subscribers to select Game Pass plans (Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass PC, Game Pass Console). Active subscribers have access to the Digital Cross-Gen Bundle (Xbox) or PC Standard Edition (PC Microsoft Store) of Black Ops 6 – including the Woods Operator Pack and Reflect 115 Camo Pack. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be also be playable with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) for Game Pass Ultimate members at launch

• Additional development support provided (in alphabetical order) by Activision Central Design, Activision Central Technology, Activision QA, Activision Shanghai, Beenox, Demonware, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, and Sledgehammer Games 

As you already know, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is ready for your non-stop gaming goals, Attackers. And a special bonus to the Attackers scrolling down to the bottom? A few limited Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 codes are up for grabs - so if you’re lucky, slide into the Instagram DM (IYKYK) with your all-time favorite COD drop and let me know what platform you’re on and if selected, I’ll ping back with your own code! Will delete later - so good luck!