Will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 have a Zombies mode?
Treyarch is leading the development of Black Ops 6, so will the studio that pioneered Zombies mode include it in their premium title this year?
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Will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 have a Zombies mode?
Zombies have become an integral part of the Black Ops series, but there was fan speculation that the third mode would go the way of Warzone by becoming an annual refresh of 2023’s Modern Warfare Zombies. Will Black Ops 6 have its own rendition of Zombies, or is something new up Treyarch’s sleeve for a third mode?
Yes!Round-based Zombies will return inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. The game will feature a prequel of the Zombies “Dark Aether” storyline, taking place on two maps at launch: Terminus and Liberty Falls. Players can look forward to the return of classic Zombies features like GobbleGums, perk-a-colas, and wonder weapons in this year’s iteration of the popular mode.
Treyarch Studios and the rest of the Call of Duty team shared somedetails on Zombies Mode in a pre-Call of Duty: Next intel drop. However, as the game nears it’s official launch on October 25, more info has become available about the much-anticipated return to a more classic,round-based Zombiesgameplay model.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies—Maps
Terminus Island
Terminus Island is a former mining operation in the Pacific Ocean that has seen days as a WWII resupply depot, a CIA Blacksite, and the home of a lab of terrors created under the Project Janus group.
Players can expect to fight the hordes of the undead and other untold horrors at the following points of interest on Terminus Island:
Liberty Falls
Liberty Falls, set in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, was revealed duringCall of Duty Next 2024, but reactions from players were mixed. Many in the community took issue with the map’s brightness and overall ambiance. As a result, Treyarch Studios has taken Liberty Falls back to the drawing board and adjusted the map’s atmosphere ahead of launch.
Players can expect to fight the hordes of the undead and other untold horrors at the following points of interest on Liberty Falls:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies—Perks, Equipment, and Augments
Perk-a-Colas
Perk-a-Colas are perks that can be found in vending machines around the Zombies maps of Terminus Island and Liberty Falls. These perks offer boosts such as increased speed, faster teammate revives, and extra health. Eight perks will be available in Black Ops 6 at launch:
Field Upgrades
Field Upgrades are a loadout item that can provide a boost to you or your team in your fight against the undead. They require a cooldown between uses. Players can swap their field upgrade during a match, but their cooldown will reset in doing so. The five Field Upgrades available at launch are:
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Augmentations
If you ever wished your Jugger-nog perk-a-cola would let you inflict automatic damage or provide more durable armor, I have some good news for you. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will let players research Augments to equip their favorite equipment and upgrades. Augment research will unlock when a player reaches level 11 and researched augments can be equipped to perks, ammo mods, or field upgrades. There are 108 augments for players to discover, and they must be equipped to your loadout before starting a match.
Each item that can be augmented will have two slots, one for a Major augmentation, and one for a Minor augmentation. There will be three of each augment type to choose from that will affect the behavior of the augmented item once you are in a game. Major augments offer substantial advantages, while Minor augments are more limited in usage. Stacking augments across your loadout can have dramatic effects on your upgrades and their effects, allowing you to fill a role in your squad to help with progression through rounds of the undead.
GobbleGums
Gobblegums are a single-use power-up that players can equip to their loadout in Black Ops 6. Players can expect the hard shelled candies to come in a variety of rarities, including Rare, Epic, Legendary, Ultra and Whimsical. The higher the rarity, the more powerful the effect of the gobblegum—except for Whimsical Gobblegums. Those, sadly, are just for funsies and don’t typically have an effect on actual zombies gameplay.
Rare GobbleGums
Epic GobbleGums
Legendary GobbleGums
Ultra GobbleGums
Whimsical GobbleGums
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies—Player progression and barracks
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players will be able to check their progression through Zombies' dedicated story by visiting the Barracks menu between matches. The challenge menu will provide access to checking progress toward weapon camos, calling cards, dark ops challenges, and mastery badges. Meanwhile, the Zombie Intel menu will provide a means to check on audio logs, documents, and artifacts discovered throughout your time on Terminus Island and Liberty Falls. Stats will show the player’s Combat Record and medal collection, as well as where the player stands on the worldwide leaderboard.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launches on October 25 onXboxandPlayStationconsoles, as well as on PC via theMicrosoft Store,Steam, or Battle.net.Black Ops 6 preordersare available now. Players with selectXbox Game Passsubscriptions can play the game on Day One at no extra cost as part of their Game Pass subscription. Planning to play on PC?Check that your PC specs are Call of Duty ready.
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