Treyarch is celebrating 115 Day with a mystery box full of announcements for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies, including the reveal of a new map called The Tomb.
This January 15 celebration is a special holiday for Call of Duty players, featuring a full blog breakdown of all the upcoming zombie-themed surprises. The highlight of today's announcements is the introduction of The Tomb, a sandy new Zombies map set to debut with the launch of Season 2 on January 28. This exciting addition to the Zombies universe comes just under two weeks after the release of Season 1's Citadelle des Morts.
According to Treyarch's story summary, "After surviving the horrific events at Citadelle des Morts, Weaver, Grey, Carver, and Maya follow Gabriel Krafft’s final words to a nearby excavation site to secure the Sentinel Artifact. Built on the remains of ancient burial grounds with suspected origins dating back to 2500 B.C.E., these catacombs went undisturbed for centuries until the early 1900s... and what lies beneath may run deeper than anyone ever imagined."
The team described The Tomb as a mysterious area linked to a British archeologist named Sir Archibald Fotherington-Smythe, though they shared little else about its connection to the larger Zombies story.
In terms of gameplay, this new location is designed to offer an experience similar to Liberty Falls, the vibrant, small-town map that launched with Black Ops 6 in October. Treyarch emphasized that The Tomb will feature "tighter play spaces with a focus on replayability," encouraging players to explore its many Easter eggs.
Treyarch also teased a reimagined Wonder Weapon "inspired by our past" and the return of an iconic SMG, though details remain under wraps.
Season 2 promises a robust list of quality-of-life improvements, including several new features long requested by the community. Players will be able to track up to 10 Calling Card challenges and 10 Camo challenges in both Zombies and Multiplayer. Zombies mode will also receive a co-op pause option, allowing the party leader to pause a match with friends mid-run. HUD presets for Zombies and Multiplayer will be separated in Season 2, and players will have the option to rejoin Zombies matches with their loadout if they are disconnected.
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To celebrate 115 Day, Black Ops 6 players can enjoy double the GobbleGum earn rate, as well as double player, weapon, and battle pass XP from now until 10am PT on January 21. Additionally, Treyarch has shared some fascinating stats about the story-driven Directed Mode, revealing that players have invested over 480 million hours into Black Ops 6 Zombies.
"Our goal from the start for Directed Mode was simple: grow the Zombies community by guiding new players through the Main Quests with some guardrails in place, so they can experience the storyline and hopefully become lifelong Zombies fans," the team explained. "Since Directed Mode went live, our average Main Quest completion rate has more than doubled, going from 3.38% on November 14 to 8.23% today."
Fans will be particularly interested in the voices of the Zombies characters when The Tomb goes live. Last month, Activision admitted some much-loved Zombies characters were recast amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
For those diving into Zombies mode, we've compiled Essential Zombies Tips and Tricks to help you get started, along with a guide on How to Exfil. Both Zombies maps are packed with Easter eggs and secrets; here's everything we've uncovered in both Terminus and Liberty Falls, including How to Pack-a-Punch in Liberty Falls and How to Get the Meteor Easter Egg in Terminus.
