Key Takeaways
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The surprise reveal of Black Ops 6 Season 1 broke the usual release pattern and was released three hours early.
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This update received a positive response, adding 6 maps, 2 modes, 7 weapons, and perks.
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Activision's early release of Season 1 earned the company even more goodwill during its already successful Call of Duty launch.
For as long as the series has existed, Call of Duty's big updates have typically dropped at 9am PT/5pm GMT, so naturally, with the first season of Black Ops 6 releasing today, fans were expecting the same.
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A Black Ops 6 player accidentally spawned a plane in the middle of Nuketown.
What on earth happened here?
However, this was overruled when Activision released Black Ops 6 Season 1 three hours early.
Black Ops 6 Season 1 Surprise Early Release
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Season 1 update has been incredibly well-received, at least in the days leading up to its release. Yes, it did nerf one of the most popular and most powerful weapons, but the wealth of content Activision added caught the attention of the gaming audience, which was already seeing massive growth year after 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 on purpose, it's now live. The fact that the official Call of Duty Twitter account hasn't shared the news yet makes it seem like the former, but it could be a way to slowly consolidate players to reduce server load.
The game's two new weapons, Saug and Krig, can be unlocked at Tier 3 and Tier 6, respectively, of the game's new Battle Pass, with hundreds of exciting new rewards scattered along the way.
It's not often that Activision seems to pull off a Call of Duty release, and dropping a new season a few hours early would earn the often-maligned company a lot more goodwill.
Forced to become a 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 time of transition and upheaval in world politics, including the end of the Cold War and the emergence of the United States as a single superpower. With an engrossing story and no rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 campaign delivers dynamic, moment-to-moment gameplay with blockbuster set pieces and a variety of play areas featuring action-packed moments, dangerous heists, and cloak-and-dagger espionage.
In a best-in-class multiplayer experience, players will test their skills on 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, a fan-favorite mode that sees players take down hordes of the undead across two new maps at launch. After launch, players can expect even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences for both multiplayer and zombies.
