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Treyarch has confirmed several major details regarding Zombies inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, revealing information that is sure to entice fans of the decades-old mode. The developer shed new light on its fan-favorite zombie-slaying game mode as part of the officialBlack Ops 6reveal during the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase, confirming several key details about the mode.
Excitement has been ramping up for the next TreyarchCall of Dutytitle for some time, withBlack Ops 6officially being confirmed earlier this year. Players have had theirCall of Dutyfill withModern Warfare 3, a game that has been praised for its mechanics but criticized for its story and recycled content. Some felt thatModern Warfare 3was lacking in its campaign mode, while others criticized its focus on multiplayer map remakes, but even Zombies did not escape criticism due to its divisive open-world format. However, fans of old school Zombies are in luck, asBlack Ops 6Zombies is being positioned as a return to form.
Treyarch officially revealed a bite-size look atBlack Ops 6’s Zombies mode as part of the2024 Xbox Games Showcase, confirming several key features. Players will have access to two maps at launch: Liberty Falls and Terminus. The former is focused on a small rural town, while the latter was highlighted in the early footage of the mode and takes place on an island prison. Treyarch confirmedBlack Ops 6continues right whereBlack Ops: Cold Warleft off, with the prison map likely taking place in the area where Peck pointed in the Forsaken cutscene. In the snippet of gameplay, an Aether turret trap can be seen as well as a bloated Zombie that could potentially be a mini-boss.
Treyarch Shares First-Look at Black Ops 6 Zombies
Treyarch also confirmed that round-based gameplay is back with these two maps, a feature manyZombies fans have been hoping to see a return inBlack Ops 6. The game will also feature a dedicated crew of Zombie-slayers, which has been heavily requested by fans, but will still allowBlack Ops 6players to play as Operators if they wish. The four core characters will be Weaver, Carver, Dr. Grey, and a new character named Maya Aguinaldo. Additionally, Gobblegum is confirmed to return, with pieces able to be earned in-game or purchased via microtransactions.
Call of DutyZombies started as a simple easter egg modepackaged at the end of 2008’s World at War,acting as a bonus for players who managed to complete the game’s story mode. Players immediately fell in love with the survival experience, getting hooked on its satisfying and rewarding gameplay and, eventually, its complex storyline. Zombies is deceptively simple on the surface but features a heap of challenging mechanics, Easter eggs, and strategy underneath all of its blood and gore, making it a staple of theCall of Dutybrand for nearly two decades.
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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.
