Summary
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies will introduce a new perk called "Melee Macchiato," likely buffing players' melee abilities.
- Treyarch appears to be giving melee weapons a new significance in Black Ops 6, diverging from traditional high-round strategies.
- New content in Black Ops 6, including the return of theater mode and classic prestige, promises an exciting gameplay experience.
A new perk has been confirmed for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies, joining the series' iconic selection of powerful, gameplay-enhancing concoctions. The next iteration of the Call of Duty Zombies saga continues with Treyarch's highly anticipated Black Ops 6, which introduces fans to a whole new crew and several new locations to explore, along with a recently announced new perk that seems to buff melee weapons.
Excitement is certainly in the air for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The first game to be developed by Treyarch since 2020's Black Ops Cold War, Black Ops 6 seeks to provide players with the most robust assortment of content yet, with several game modes and features slated to return. Among these returning features in Black Ops 6 is the iconic theater mode, which allows players to record and playback gameplay clips, as well as classic prestige. However, Black Ops 6 also marks the next chapter in the Call of Duty Zombies storyline, with a new perk being confirmed ahead of the game's release.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Beta is Officially Making History
The upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer beta will represent a first for the long-running FPS franchise.
Fans of Call of Duty's undead game mode have been officially introduced to a brand-new perk in a teaser video for Black Ops 6's Zombies. The new perk is called "Melee Macchiato" and features a creamy-orange aesthetic complete with a bright red boxing glove on the can's logo. The perk comes in a can similar to the ones seen in Cold War's Zombies mode. The exact effects of Melee Macchiato are unknown, but considering the name of the drink, it's likely the perk will buff players' melee abilities and items.
New Perk Revealed For Black Ops 6 Zombies
Melee weapons have a rather unique and interesting history in Call of Duty Zombies. A variety of maps, like Black Ops' Ascension or Black Ops 2's Tranzit, feature powerful melee weapons such as the sickle and Galvaknuckles respectively, but these items are typically discarded as players progress through rounds. High-round strategies in Call of Duty Zombies often abandon melees entirely, but it seems like Treyarch wants to give fans a reason to use these types of weapons in Black Ops 6.
Perks are crucial to survival in Call of Duty Zombies and have been featured since the mode's second map in World at War. Over time, more unique and interesting perks have been added to the mix, though classics like Juggernog and Speed Cola tend to rank among the top for Call of Duty Zombies fans. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 officially releases on October 25 and is expected to expand the ongoing Zombies storyline in major ways. Not a lot of information is known about the new crew or maps, but Treyarch has confirmed Black Ops 6 will deliver a significant amount of content for Zombies fans to enjoy.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 25, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
WHERE TO PLAY
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.
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
