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Treyarch has confirmedCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s omnidirectional movement system will carry over toWarzone. This popular feature has appeared in multiple games over the last few years, withCall of Duty: Black Ops 6ushering in a new era of gameplay for fans of Activision’sCall of Dutyfranchise.
Treyarch showed off its upcoming titleCall of Duty: Black Ops 6during a special presentation after the recent Xbox Games Showcase, giving fans of the decades-old series tons of exciting new information about the game. This included a first look atBlack Ops 6’s campaign mode, as well as changes to multiplayer. While fans have come to expect each yearly entry in theCall of Dutyfranchise to feel similar to each other, developers have reiterated just how monumentalBlack Ops 6will be once it releases later this year, with improved movement and gunplay being a major focus for the studio. Gone are the days of one-way sprinting, with Treyarch announcingBlack Ops 6will feature omnidirectional movementin all of its modes. This change has major implications forCall of Duty’s popularWarzonespinoff, with Treyarch shedding light on how movement changes will be handled in the massive free-to-play battle royale.
In a new interview withVentureBeat, Treyarch confirmed that movement would be consistent across bothBlack Ops 6andWarzone. “The goal always starts with being unified,” explained Yale Miller, senior director of production at Treyarch, when asked about tying the two games together. “We’ve said this a bunch. If we teach the player to do something, we want to teach them to do it once…that goes across all the modes. Zombies, Campaign. Movement and all those things, we’re trying to have unification.” Plenty of other changes will be made in multiplayer modes as well, likeBlack Ops 6’s departure fromCold War’s scorestreak system.
Black Ops 6 Developers Confirm Changes to Warzone
Treyarch has placed a lot of emphasis on the game’s campaign mode, recently shedding light on justhow longBlack Ops 6’s story missions will take to complete. Players can expect to spend countless hours in the world ofBlack Ops 6, though the intricacies of the game’s plot still remain a mystery.Black Ops 6takes place in the early 1990s, picking up close to where the 2020 titleCold Warleft off.
Black Ops 6’s movement changes mark one of the largest shifts the franchise has ever seen, allowing players to sprint, move, slide, and dive in any direction. Players can also go prone in a variety of ways, ensuring gameplay feels as fresh and new as possible for both new and returning players.Black Ops 6will also mark the continuation of Treyarch’s legendary Zombies game mode.Black Ops 6will include two round-based Zombies mapsat launch, with plenty more zombie-slaying content set to arrive post-launch.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6launches on June 03, 2025, for Xbox One, Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC.
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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.
