Although it is possible to make for good shield gameplay, judging by the public reaction, most of the future Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 player base is happy to leave those to the cops. It is time for real secret agent warfare. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be released on October 25 for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and PC.

The traditional Prestige system will return in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Players will need to reach the max level of 55 before being able to enter. The rewards for reaching Prestige level 1 include a special icon, an operator skin, multiplayer and Zombies Calling Card Challenge Sets, and a permanent unlock.

Treyarch confirms exactly when the 'main quest' Easter Eggs unlock for the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies maps.

Earlier this year, Treyarch developer Yale Miller told Game File the Black Ops 6 campaign would be as long as a “classic” Call of Duty, suggesting it would net out around six to eight hours. Co-developer Raven Software recently doubled down on that assessment, promising fans it would be longer than Cold War ’s campaign which only ran five hours.

Activision says the goal for Black Ops 6 is to catch and remove cheaters within one hour of them being in their first match. From there, the publisher says it's monitoring the progress internally and building technology to drive this number even further down.

Activision and especially Raven really wants you to play the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 campaign, and Monday’s trailer helped to make it more appealing.

Black Ops 6 builds as we draw ever closer to the game's release. The open betas are over, the trailers are coming through thick and fast, and a spy adventure beckons after a four-year wait. Developed by Treyarch and Raven Software,

Black Ops 6 is coming out on October 25, and the game has leaned heavily on historical figures and the post-Cold War chaos in its marketing materials. It would be easy to think that such reliance on history was going somewhere.

Black Ops 6 releases on October 25, period. It's been a tough pill to swallow for hardcore fans realizing that there isn't an early access period.

Over the last few Call of Duty games, the riot shield has met with consistent calls for it to be either nerfed or pulled from the game. It’s a particular favorite of the Modern Warfare sub-brand, appearing in last year’s Modern Warfare 3,