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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release date leaked by Xbox store

Black Ops 6 will launch on Oct. 25

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a crouching soldier with a black redacted bar over his eyes in artwork from Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be released on Oct. 25, according to its Xbox store listing. Microsoft’s very own Xbox store seemingly leaked the release date ahead of the Xbox Games Showcase, in which Activision will detail the upcoming game in its own showcase. The company’s already confirmed that Black Ops 6 will come to Game Pass on its launch day in October.

The $69.99 version up for pre-order on the Xbox store will include access to an open beta period, as well as extra skins. It’s also a cross-generation bundle, meaning it includes versions for Xbox One and Xbox Series X.

Black Ops 6 is developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, and set in the ’90s — Activision describes it as a “spy action thriller” in an era “characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower,” according to the store listing. Naturally, Black Ops 6 will launch with a multiplayer mode that has 16 maps and its popular zombies mode, which lets players take on hordes of the undead.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will come to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on Oct. 25. Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get access on Windows PC and console on launch day.

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