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GameStop will be holding a midnight release forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, the retailer has confirmed. Some fans will even be able to grabBlack Ops 6from GameStop a few hours before midnight.
Midnight launches have long been in steep decline, a trend closely linked to theongoing decrease in physical game sales, which is observed every year nowadays. GameStop, for its part, has significantly scaled down midnight launches in recent years, only reserving them for the most highly anticipated AAA titles in the vein ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomandGod of War Ragnarok.
The U.S. retailer has now announced that it’s bringing back the practice for the nextCall of Dutygame. As is sometimes the case, this “midnight” release will actually start up to three hours early, with GameStop intending to adhere toActivision’sBlack Ops 6release schedule. Fans on the West Coast will hence be able to grab their physical copy of the shooter from GameStop starting at 9pm PT on October 24. Meanwhile, those on the East Coast will be able to do the same starting exactly at midnight ET on October 25. Those interested in attending the nationwide event can find the closest participating store usingGameStop’sBlack Ops 6midnight release locator.
While many attending the midnight release will likely have already pre-orderedBlack Ops 6from GameStop and will just be coming to pick it up, it should also be possible to buy it in person during the event. Given that thegolden age of midnight launch eventsis long past, the chances of stock shortages seem slim. The majority of day-one players will likely opt for the digital version of the game. PC players don’t even have the option to buy a physical copy, which has been the case for years now.
COD: Black Ops 6 Could Set New Digital Player Record
Another reason why the digital version of the game is likely to be much more popular is the fact thatBlack Ops 6will be a day-one Xbox Game Pass title. As the first-everCall of Dutyentry to be available on Microsoft’s subscription service from launch, the shooter will likely amass even more digital players than it normally would, maybe even to the point of setting a new record on this front.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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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.
