Zombies Are Everywhere In Call of Duty Black Ops 4 With Operation: Apocalypse Z

Zombies are everywhere in Call of Duty Black Ops 4 with Operation: Apocalypse Z. This operation is a multiplayer-centric content pack that will conjure up game mode similar to the classic Zombies maps of previous games for PlayStation 4 on July 9th and Xbox One and PC on July 16th.

According to Activision, Apocalypse Z will introduce several new maps and game modes that will feature zombie content. There will be a continuation of the Ather Story called "Alpha Omega" and it will allow players to jump in as both the Primis and Ultimis characters for the first time. Gamers will get their hands on new weapons and will be able to operate the combat robot Reaper. The game's battle royale mode, Blackout, will also get a zombie-themed overhaul.

While Apocalypse Z should keep gamers killing zombies for quite some time, it's worth noting that some of the multiplayer maps, including the latest addition to the Zombies storyline, requires The Black Ops Pass. While the pass was available with some versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, gamers can pick one up for an additional $50 from most retailers.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Operation Spectre Rising Is Now Available On PS4

Treyarch and Activision the have announced  season (Operation Spectre Rising) for Black Ops 4. The centerpiece on launch will be the return of the Specialist, Spectre. This Specialist focus is on agility.

Also in this Operation we’ll see the return of Prop Hunt, along with a trio of new maps, a new light machine gun and a new melee weapon. In Blackout, map updates are the stars of the show, a Wetworks change on the original map has flooded a large region and encourages the use of boats. New characters and a dart also spice things up. The Alcatraz map has also been improved. Zombies players meanwhile, have a Super Blood Wolf Moon Gauntlet and new weapons.

The new season is available now on PS4. Xbox and PC players can expect to play Operation Spectre Rising on May 7.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout Gets New Map Update And Free Month

PlayStation 4 players nnow have access to a whole new map in Blackout for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. It will be a free download for everyone, and if you're curious, the entire Blackout mode will be free for everyone to try out from April 2-30. The map update will come to Xbox One and PC next week, but players on all systems will have access to the free month of Blackout.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Now Has Loot Boxes

In what really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, loot boxes have been added to Call of Duty Black Ops 4. 

Called Reserve Crates, each loot box is similar to others in that it contains cosmetic items like weapon skins. You can buy crates for 200 COD points, either with in-game currency purchased with cash or you can earn one for every two hours of play in multiplayer or Blackout.

Operation Grand Heist Brings New Content To Call Of Duty Black Ops 4

Activision has announced Operation Grand Heist for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. This new season of content brings some new goodies for the game. Season pass holders now have access to 2 new multiplayer maps and the option to play as a monkey in a spacesuit in its Blackout mode. There is a new ghost town on the map (based on the zombies map Buried from Black Ops 2) for players to explore.

You can check out the trailer below to see many of the new additions in action, but this update is bringing back the fan favorite mode One in the Chamber from the original Black Ops in addition to a new specialist in multiplayer: the Outrider. Zombies fans will also have a new gauntlet and a brand new perk. 

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Smashes The NPD Sales Charts For December 2018

1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4**
3. Red Dead Redemption II
4. Battlefield V**
5. NBA 2K19
6. Mario Kart 8*
7. Madden NFL 19**
8. Super Mario Party*
9. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
10. Marvel’s Spider-Man
11. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
12. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
13. Super Mario Odyssey*
14. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
15. Just Cause 4
16. FIFA 19
17. Grand Theft Auto V
18. Minecraft
19. Spyro Reignited Trilogy**
20. Fallout 76*

*Does not include digital sales
**Does not include PC digital sales

Call Of Duty Black Ops 4: Zombies Gets Double Xp And So Much More

In a blog post on the Treyarch website, they explain that January 15 marks 115 Day and is a nod to the element 115, which plays a part in Call of Duty Zombies lore. Until January 18 you can earn double XP, double weapon XP, and double Nebulium Plasma across all platforms.

Three new epic craft-able elixirs are being added this week. Perk Up will grant 4 new random perks, Refresh Mint resets cooldowns for your team, and Conflagration Liquidation gives you a bonfire sale power-up. There have also been some balancing changes to existing elixirs.

Gauntlets, a new mode featuring 30 rounds of ever-changing challenges are being added for PS4 players. Each round will see different restrictions or modifiers put on you and your team. If you do manage to complete rounds 10, 20, and 30 you can earn rewards including a special emblem adornment for finishing all 30 without any strikes.

Try Out Call of Duty’s Blackout Mode For Free This Week

Activision has announced that later this week you’ll be able to try out the Blackout mode for Call of Duty Black Ops 4 during a free week. The free week is for all platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC) starting on January 17 until the January 24. 

Bring your friends — the Blackout Free Trial is coming.

Play #BlackOps4’s Blackout Battle Royale for free from January 17th to the 24th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. pic.twitter.com/jfOw2diCV9

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) January 15, 2019

Red Dead Redemption II Tops The NPD Charts For November 2018

Here are the best-selling games of November 2018 in the U.S. These charts are sorted by dollar sales, not number of units sold. 

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4**
3. Battlefield V**
4. Fallout 76*
5. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
6. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
7. NBA 2K19
8. Madden NFL 19^
9. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
10. FIFA 19**
11. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
12. Super Mario Party*
13. Marvel’s Spider-Man
14. Mario Kart 8*
15. WWE 2K19
16. God of War 2018
17. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
18. Just Dance 2019
19. Grand Theft Auto V
20. Forza Horizon 4

*Does not include digital sales
**Does not include PC digital sales

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Made Over $500 Million In Its First Three Days

In its first three days, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4  has reportedly made over $500 million in worldwide sales, increased the number of players over the last Call of Duty title, and broke the franchise's record for Twitch views based on Activision's data. 

Rob Kostich, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Call of Duty at Activision, stated:

“Black Ops 4 is off to a blockbuster start. Our player counts and hours played are up year over year, our viewership on Twitch has set new standards and is showing just how fun Blackout is to play and to watch, and the weekend results yet again put Call of Duty at that highest tier of entertainment. We’re really excited about Black Ops 4’s momentum. There’s much more to come, we’re just getting started.”

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Is Breaking Sales Records

Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has sold more digital copies in its first day than any other game in Activision history, beating out Call of Duty: WWII's previous record and becoming the most popular Activision title on the Xbox One storefront. It's also broken the first-day record for any full game release on the PlayStation Store. Black Ops 4 also sold twice as much as WWII on PC, likely owing to this being the first game in the series to release on Battle.net instead of Steam. Thoughts ?

The Day One Patch For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Is Beefy

Activision has revealed that the day one update for Black Ops 4 will be 50 GB. Activision says you'll need "112 GB" to complete the installation process but the "final installation footprint" is 55 GB.

Black Ops 4’s Blackout Beta Gets An Update With Player Cap Now At 88

The beta for Blackout, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode has gotten a few updates based on feedback. Treyarch posted about the updates on Reddit and the biggest changing is raising the player cap up to 88 for the beta.

• General:
• Changed Featured Playlist to DUOs.
• Raised player cap to 88.
• General stability and stat-tracking improvements.
• Quick equip menu will automatically close if not used for 5 seconds.

• Item Pickups
• Increased the speed of picking up Items off of the ground – you will still be able to reload your weapon independently without picking an Item up by tapping the reload button.

• Equipment
• Reduced duration of Sensor Dart to 2 minutes

These updates are being made and are only possible because of the feedback that you’ve given us. Please keep it coming, as we plan to make daily updates to the game throughout the Beta.

The Call of Duty Blackout beta runs until September 17. The beta is only running for PlayStation 4 right now, but Xbox One and PC users who preordered or were a part of previous Black Ops 4 betas join in on September 14. The open beta for all platforms will start on September 15.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout Map Revealed + New Trailer

Treyarch has revealed the entire map for Blackout, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode. 

Call of Duty tweeted , "Where are you dropping first?" along with a detailed image of the map, which features the largest map in Call of Duty history.

The map includes 13 marked locations, titled:

• Turbine
• Factory
• Cargo Docks
• Fracking Tower
• Nuketown Island
• Array
• Firing Range
• Rivertown
• Asylum
• Hydro Dam
• Train Station
• Construction Site
• Estates

Check out the latest trailer for Blackout below. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One and PC. 

Here Are The Vehicles You’ll Be Able To Use In Black Ops 4’s Battle Royale

Gameinfomer recently took a trip to Treyarch Studios to talk about all thing Call of Duty : Black Ops 4. During there trip they learned which vehicles will be in Blackout. Here are the vehicles you’ll be able to use on the map in the upcoming beta and at launch.

Land:

• Cargo Truck (holds one driver, four passengers)
• ATV (one driver, one passenger)

Sea:

• Zodiac Inflatable Boat (one pilot, three passengers)

Air:

• Little Bird Helicopter (one pilot, four passengers)

Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One and PC. 

Here’s How Many Players Will Be In Black Ops 4’s Blackout Mode

Gameinfomer recently took a trip to Treyarch Studios to talk about all thing Call of Duty : Black Ops 4. They spoke with co-studio head Dan Bunting and Studio Design Director David Vonderhaar about the battle royale mode, explaining how it pays tribute to the Black Ops universe, how vehicles work, and more the BIG question of how many people are squaring off in a single Blackout match?

Well there will be 80 players in BlackOut, during the beta anyway. Things could change during it’s release or post release. Bunting admits that though Treyarch had tested internally with 100 players, the studio is putting the quality of gameplay first over hitting an arbitrary number. “What’s really more important to us than a number is that the gameplay experience is as refined as it can be, that’s it the ideal perfect format for what players are going to play,” he says. “So we’re starting with 80 players, but we’ve gone higher than that. Whenever we launch a game as a beta or whatever, that’s the beginning of something. We’re going to actively be participating in the community and taking feedback, making changes and adapting, evolving the game as feedback rolls in. So there’s a lot that can go on that can happen beyond that first impact of the game going out there.”

So there it is, Blackout will be 20 players lighter than other BR modes. I’m in the camp of as long as it’s fun I don’t really care about the player count. Call of Duty : Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One and PC. 

Call of Duty Black Ops IIII Blackout Beta Gets Dated

Activision and Treyarch have announced when the  Blackout beta for Call of Duty Black Ops IIII will take place. The beta will take place on September 10 on PS4 first, with Xbox One and PC likely to follow. The beta will include Solos, Duos and Quads game modes. It should be noted if you played the multiplayer beta, then you have access to the Blackout beta. Also, don’t delete the beta client as Treyarch will update it for Blackout to be playable. Call of Duty Back Ops IIII release on PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 12.  

Prepare accordingly.#Blackout pic.twitter.com/X70KVQ75gU

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 14, 2018

UPDATE 8/22/18 - Activision has announced when Blackout beta will be coming to Xbox One and PC. The publisher revealed on Twitter the open beta will arrive on September 14 on Xbox One. As for PC players, the beta will go live September 14 at 10 a.m. PT for those who digitally pre-ordered Black Ops 4. The PC beta will then be able to everyone with a Battle.net account on September 15 at 10 a.m. PT.

Here’s What Comes In The Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Collectors Edition

Treyarch has announced a limited collectors edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at their panel during San Diego Comic-Con.

The Mystery Box Edition of the game is relates to the in-game Zombies Mystery box. It's packaged with multiple items inspired by the Zombies mode and features the mystery box that’s in IX and Voyage Of Despair with lights and sounds from the game.

Along with a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 itself, also included in the box are Zombies Heroes FiGPiNs featuring Scarlett Rhodes, Bruno Delacroix, Diego Necalli, and Stanton Shaw from the game, a 10th-anniversary 1,000 piece zombies puzzle, an exclusive cover for Dark Horse Zombies Comic issue #1, three collectible zombies lithographs, a skull-logo Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PopSocket, a collectible steelbook of the game case featuring unique art, limited edition specialist icon patches and the Black Ops pass along with additional bonus content.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 releases on October 12 for PS4, Xbox One and PC. 

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Multiplayer Beta And Blackout Dates Announced

Activision and Treyarch have announced Black Ops 4 will have two betas, the first of which will start on August 3 exclusively on PlayStation 4.

The Private Multiplayer Beta has different dates for all three platforms, including an early access date for the PC version, which will be exclusive to Activision Blizzard's Battle.net. The dates and times are as follows:

• PlayStation 4 (August 3 at 10 a.m. PT through August 6 at 10 a.m. PT)
• PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (August 10 at 10 a.m. PT through August 13 at 10 a.m. PT)
• PC Beta Early Access (August 10 at 10 a.m. PT through August 11 at 10 a.m. PT)
• PC Open Beta (August 11 at 10 a.m. PT through August 13 at 10 a.m. PT)

The Private Multiplayer Beta includes six maps, two of which will be debuted through the beta. Players will be able to experience the returning Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, and Search & Destroy modes along with the brand-new Control mode. Control will have teams alternate between attacking and defending a pair of static objective points, with each team having a limited number of lives to expend in their attempt to be the first to successfully defend or capture the points three times.

Everyone who participates in the beta will get a unique, displayable calling card, and beta players who reach the maximum rank will earn a permanent unlock token they can use for any piece of Create-a-Class content they choose when Black Ops 4 launches. 

Treyarch will also hold a second beta that focuseses on the new battle royale-style mode Blackout. The Private Blackout Beta will begin first on PlayStation 4 in September. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will release October 12 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Getting 4 Remastered Maps + Available Free With PS Plus

During Sony's E3 conference, it was announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will be getting a 4 remastered maps to add to its multiplayer. The game will also be dropping on PlayStation Plus for PS4 players now until July 11.

The remastered maps are Jungle (Black Ops 1), Summit (Black Ops 1), Slums (Black Ops 2) and Firing Range (Black Ops 2). You can obtain these remastered maps by pre-ordering Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on the PS Store. The maps will also be available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 when it releases on October 12.