The Haunting returns in full force, bringing thrilling content to all three modes inspired by the rich history of horror films. Drop into map variants like Bootown and night versions of Verdansk and Rebirth Island, become the monster in Slasher Deathmatch, and face the undead in Haunted Havoc and Zombie Royale.
Experience all the scares alongside new maps, weapons, and more when The Haunting update goes live in Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone starting October 9.
Multiplayer overview
New Maps
Gravity (Launch): Explore the sprawling compound for the Advanced Technologies and Applications Gravity Division. Soar over foes in the Low Gravity room and fight through the concrete bunkers and outer walkway.
Rig (Launch): Stop over at this truck stop after dusk, where a turned-over rig has slammed into the gas station pumps. Move through the combo Restaurant and Shop and get above the action from the Garage and Motel balcony.
Mothball (Launch): Inspired by the cognitive research facility encountered in the Black Ops 6 Campaign, this Strike map sets combat around the base of the towering golden Statue and the outer wings surrounding it.
Bootown (Launch): Skeletons, spiders, and Jack-o’-Lanterns infiltrate the quiet cul-de-sac at night in this Nuketown map variant featuring a soundscape of menacing laughter and creaking doorways.
New Multiplayer modes
Slasher Deathmatch (Launch): Play as and face off against slashers inspired by some of horror’s most iconic villains in this new hide-and-seek mode. Through four rounds of play, two of the eight survivors are randomly chosen to take on the role of a slasher. Hunt down the remaining survivors who must use their wits to fight back and run down the clock before going down.
Slasher Deathmatch: Jason: Become Jason from Friday the 13, wielding a Machete and moving with an unnerving pace that quickens as he pursues his victims. The final living survivor is awarded the Pickaxe which, can eliminate Jason.
Slasher Deathmatch: Chucky: Slashers gain abilities inspired by Chucky, a serial killer trapped inside a doll’s body. Chase after survivors with the Combat Knife and get back up again with extra lives to stay in the fight. Survivors can fight back with their Shock Charge and Molotov.
Zombies overview
New LTM: Haunted Havoc (Launch)
Enter a relentless nightmare with lurking Mimics, treat-filled Jack-o’-Lanterns, and a forced Rampage Inducer making zombies faster and more aggressive from the start. Additionally, zombie health is reduced until Round 15, but their damage output increases much faster compared to Standard Zombies.
Haunted Havoc will be available across all six maps. Complete the Main Quest to unlock sweet rewards, including a pack of 5 unique GobbleGums, an Ultra GobbleGum, and 15,000 XP per map.
New GobbleGum: Jacked Lanterns
Transform zombie heads into pumpkin heads with the new Jacked Lanterns Whimsical GobbleGum, bringing the Halloween spirit even when you’re not playing Haunted Havoc.
Two New Leaderboard Events
In Death Pit, compete to gather the most Essence in Haunted Havoc. In Extinction Protocol, eliminate the undead with Scorestreaks or while Field Upgrades are active to score points and progress.
Call of Duty: Warzone overview
Verdansk and Rebirth Island Night Variants
Night descends on Verdansk and Rebirth Island. Play night map variants for both, setting the mood for the many zombified battles ahead, including the following limited-time modes:
New LTM: Casual Z (Launch)
Drop into a match against players, bots, and the undead. Regular and armored zombies roam the map, attacking living flesh on sight. Available on Verdansk and Rebirth Island.
New LTM: Zombie Royale (In-Season)
Zombie Royale returns to Verdansk, bringing new zombie abilities and map-wide features into play. In this mode, slain Operators are reanimated as zombies. Work with your remaining squad members to take down enemy squads and seek out special Anti-Virals to get back into the match as a living Operator.
Zombie Abilities: Disguise yourself as a prop and then reveal your identity when the enemy approaches, and tear them to pieces. Plus, disrupt human Operators and their gear with the EMP Blast and become the powerful Mangler with the Mutant Injection.
Portals: Enter portals for rapid traversal. Human Operators who enter a portal will redeploy in the air away from undead foes, while reanimated Operators will teleport to a random human Operator who is not part of their squad.
General overview
New Weapons: In the Battle Pass, unlock the Dresden 9mm SMG and Merrick 556 Assault Rifle. Through in-game events, get wild with the X52 Resonator Special Weapon and the Chainsaw Melee weapon.
New Attachments: Up your fire rate with two new attachments, the GPR91 Double-Barrel Conversion and the GPMG-7 Muzzle Booster.
Events, Ranked Play
Celebrate the season with several in-game events including The Haunting Daily Login, Echoes of the Dead, Chucky Event Pass, and Tapes of Terror. Earn rewards including new seasonal weapons, a new attachment, Operator Skins, Weapon Blueprints, and more.
Plus, prepare for a new season of Ranked Play for Multiplayer and Call of Duty Warzone, including Ranked Play: Battle Royale and Ranked Play: Resurgence. Earn new seasonal rewards based on the highest Rank obtained in the season.
The Haunting Battle Pass, Store content
Purchase the Battle Pass to immediately unlock rewards including, a seasonal 10% Battle Pass XP Boost, the new Jungle Hunter Predator Operator, and more, providing access to over 110 pieces of unlockable content. Get more with BlackCell.
Look for exciting new Store Bundles including, the Tracer Pack: Jason Ultra Skin, Tracer Pack: Predator: Badlands Ultra Skin, Tracer Pack: Fallen Icon The Replacer, Tracer Pack: Halfpipe Havoc Mastercraft, and more.
Free trial
Play Black Ops 6 for free for an entire week from October 9 through 16, including full access to the entire single player Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.
The Haunting launches October 9
Black Ops 6 is available now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Experience the spy action thriller Campaign, the in-depth tactical chaos of Multiplayer, and soak in the gory glory of round-based Zombies experience.
Plus, pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 today so you’re ready to go on its November 14 launch date.
