Key Takeaways
- Black Ops 6 Season 1 surprise dropped three hours early, breaking the usual release pattern.
- The update added six maps, two modes, seven weapons, perks, and more, receiving positive feedback.
- Activision’s early release of Season 1 earns the company even more favor during an already successful Call of Duty launch.
For as long as the series has existed, Call of Duty’s big updates have typically dropped at 9 am PT/5 pm GMT, so naturally, with Black Ops 6’s first season due out today, fans expected the same.
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That’s been thrown out of the window, however, as Activision has surprise dropped Black Ops 6 Season 1 three hours early.
Black Ops 6 Season 1 Surprise Drops Early
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Season 1 update was incredibly well received, at least in the days leading up to launch. Yes, it nerfed one of the most popular, most overpowered weapons, but the wealth of content added by Activision went down a treat with the game’s audience, which has already seen massive growth year-on-year.
Season 1, which includes six new maps, two new modes, seven weapons, two perks, a scorestreak, and a wildcard, was scheduled to go live at Activision’s usual time, but, whether by mistake or deliberately, is live now. The fact that the official Call of Duty Twitter Account has yet to share the news makes it seem like the former, although it could be a way to slowly integrate players to lighten the server load.
The game’s two new weapons, the Saug and the Krig can be unlocked at Tier 3 and Tier 6 of the game’s new Battle Pass, respectively, with hundreds of exciting new rewards scattered along the way.
It’s a rare time when Activision is seemingly nailing a Call of Duty release, and dropping the new season a few hours early is only going to earn the often-maligned company a lot more favor.
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.