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At this year’s NEXT event, fans are expecting more details about multiplayer content inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6.Celebrating its third year,Call of Duty NEXT commemorates the release of newCall of Dutytitles, with this year’s focus being the long-awaited titleCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. The next entry in the franchise was officially unveiled following the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9.
Call of Duty NEXT debuted in September 2022 to coincide with the release ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.NEXT revealed the multiplayer aspect of the reboot, along with the newWarzone experienceCall of Duty: Warzone 2.0, a new map, andCall of Duty: Warzone Mobile. At last year’s NEXT, the multiplayer and zombie modes forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3were revealed, along with a new map forCall of Duty: Warzone 2.0andRebirth Island forCall of Duty: Warzone Mobile.In 2024, fans expect the latest NEXT to follow suit with the multiplayer reveal forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6.
On June 9, alongsidethe official announcement forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, fans were cautioned to keep a close eye on August 28 for the third edition of Call of Duty NEXT, an annual event featuring developer interviews and live gameplay from content creators. NEXT will likely take place alongside the multiplayer beta launch forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. Following the Xbox Games Showcase, the almost 30-minuteBlack Ops 6Direct event unveiled key elements ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6with the NEXT event likely to expound on the game’s multiplayer elements.
Black Ops 6 Direct Reveals New Improvements For Multiplayer Mode
The Xbox Games Showcase was succeeded by theBlack Ops 6Direct, which dished onsome new improvements coming to multiplayer mode: “Multiplayer is also where you’ll test your skills and learn how to move like an action hero, with innovations like Omnimovement – allowing you to sprint, slide and dive in any direction – as well as Intelligent Movement (sprinting, mantling, and crouch assists allowing you to focus on achieving incredible and complex maneuvers with ease), increased enemy hit zones, an incredible lineup of gear, HUD optimizations, and the return of Theater Mode and Classic Prestige!”
On August 28, Activision, Treyarch, and associated studios will discuss the future of the franchise, which debuted in 2003 with the first-everCall of Duty. Over the past two decades, Activision has released new sequels and spin-offs, contributing toCall of Duty’sranking as thefourthbest-selling video game franchise, behindPokemon,Tetris, andMario.Call of Dutyfans are also anticipating new changesinCall of Duty: Warzoneat Call of Duty NEXT, as past events have offered updates for that year’s main title while also discussing the franchise’s smaller-scale releases.
Developed by Treyarch,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is set in the early 1990sat the tail end of the Cold War and during the transitional period in global politics in which the United States seeks to stand alone as a single dominating entity.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6will be released worldwide on July 18, 2025.
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.
