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.

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.

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,

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,

Black Ops 6 reveals that it's leaving out one controversial weapon that has caused frustration throughout previous titles in the series.

Black Ops 6 trailer as The Replacer fills in for the Call of Duty Marketing Team. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available on PS4 (PlayStation 4), PS5 (PlayStation 5), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 25,

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.