Black Ops 6 Archives

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August 9, 2025

The Battlefield 6 beta has broken Call of Duty’s Steam player count record, surging past half a million concurrents

The open beta for Battlefield 6 has reached 500,000 concurrent players on Steam, peaking at 521,079, making it the 18th highest peak for concurrent players in Steam's history. This surpasses the Call of Duty app's peak of 491,670 players recorded in November 2022. Battlefield 6 has become the most-played game in the series on Steam during its first day of availability, achieving five times the player count of Battlefield 2042's peak. An open beta is scheduled for August 14-17, and the full release is set for October 10.

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August 9, 2025

Weekend PC Download Deals for Aug. 8: QuakeCon 2025

The gaming community is celebrating QuakeCon with sales across various platforms, including Steam, Humble Store, Fanatical, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com. Blizzard has launched a sale on popular titles like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, while Ubisoft is offering discounts through its Gamescom Sale. Xbox Game Pass users can access additional discounts on select titles. A coupon code AUG15 provides a 15% discount on PC games with some exclusions. Humble Choice subscribers can get a monthly selection for .99, featuring titles like Persona 5 Royal.

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August 6, 2025

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’ will require TPM 2.0, Windows Secure Boot for Black Ops 7 — Activision testing Ricochet anti-cheat update in upcoming season

Activision has announced that PC players of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will need to enable Windows Secure Boot and use a system with Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) technology. This initiative will begin testing during Season 5 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone, but enforcement will not be immediate. The Ricochet anti-cheat team will notify players who have not updated their systems to comply. Activision assures that the TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot processes will not access personal files and will not affect in-game performance. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is encouraged but not yet mandatory, and players using a free trial of Game Pass on PC will be restricted from accessing multiplayer ranked play. Electronic Arts' Battlefield 6 will also incorporate Secure Boot as part of its anti-cheat system, limiting players to Windows.

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August 1, 2025

Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it’ll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won’t work on Steam Deck, though

Battlefield 6 (BF6) is scheduled for release on October 10, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The game requires a 10th-generation Intel processor or an AMD Ryzen 3000 series chip, along with an Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti or an AMD RX 6700 XT graphics card for optimal performance. It will not be playable on the Steam Deck but may work on other handheld devices that support external GPUs. Recommended specifications for BF6 include 16GB of memory and 80GB of storage. The Battlefield series has historically been less demanding in terms of graphics compared to other AAA titles.

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July 31, 2025

First-party and Game Pass push Xbox revenue up 10%

Microsoft's Xbox division achieved a ten percent increase in revenue, with a 13 percent surge in content and services revenue for the financial year 2024/25. Xbox Game Pass generated nearly billion in annual revenue for the first time. The latest Call of Duty installment, Black Ops 6, attracted over 50 million players, totaling two billion hours of gameplay. Microsoft launched Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation and Oblivion Remastered across all platforms. The company is developing around 40 games currently.

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July 24, 2025

Call of Duty is firmly in its slop era, and now it’s Battlefield 6’s game to lose

Many players have expressed discontent with the introduction of cartoonish skins in recent Call of Duty titles, marking a departure from the franchise's established identity. This has sparked discussions about the future of the series and a desire for a return to a more grounded military shooter experience, potentially benefiting Battlefield 6. Recent playtests for Battlefield 6 have shown promising results with gritty urban maps and enhanced destruction mechanics, while avoiding whimsical elements. EA aims for 100 million players with a full-priced game and a free battle royale mode, raising sustainability concerns. Additionally, the decision to allow all classes to access the same weapons in Battlefield 6 faced backlash, leading to an open beta announcement to address player feedback. The gaming community is watching to see if Battlefield can reclaim its status in the military shooter genre.

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July 19, 2025

Weekend PC Download Deals for July 18: The Epic Games Store Summer Sale

The Steam Summer Sale has ended, allowing the Epic Games Store to launch its offers, featuring exclusives like Alan Wake 2 and Blades of Fire. Other highlighted titles include Assassin's Creed Shadows, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Skin Deep, and To a T, which is on discount. The Steam Automation Fest is ongoing, and the Ubisoft Summer Sale has concluded. Black Ops 6 is now available on Battle.net. The Epic Games Store is offering Sid Meier's Civilization 6 Platinum Edition for free until July 24. Humble Choice subscribers can receive several games for .99 this July, including Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader and Cat Quest 3. Various game bundles are available for purchase, activating on Steam.

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July 16, 2025

Xbox tests letting you stream your own games on PC

Xbox is expanding its “stream your own game” feature to PC for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, allowing them to stream owned titles from the Xbox PC app. Previously, this feature was available for consoles like Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One. The extension to PCs enables streaming on various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and Meta Quest headsets. This is beneficial for gamers facing large file sizes, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which requires 128GB of free SSD space. Xbox currently offers streaming for over 250 games and plans to add more console-exclusive and Play Anywhere titles.

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July 10, 2025

“Star Wars: Battlefront 2 jumped from 135th on the monthly best-selling titles chart in April to 12th in May,” analyst says, illustrating the community’s efforts: “It ranked 5th across the PC aggregated storefront tracking”

Star Wars Battlefront 2 rose 123 spots in the US best-selling games chart in May 2025, reaching the 12th position after being 135th in April. This surge is attributed to the celebration of Star Wars Day and increased calls for a sequel, with peak concurrent players on Steam hitting 35,892, up from 10,489 in 2021. The game became the fifth best-selling game on PC, surpassing titles like Black Ops 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2. Despite this resurgence, EA is focusing on franchises like Battlefield, The Sims, Skate, and Apex Legends, raising doubts about the development of Star Wars Battlefront 3.

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July 7, 2025

Call Of Duty: WWII’s Game Pass PC Version Was Pulled, Reportedly After Hacking Issues

Activision has taken the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII offline shortly after its release on Game Pass due to reports of hacking incidents, specifically Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks that compromised players' PCs. The decision follows a history of cheating issues in the Call of Duty franchise, particularly in multiplayer modes. Activision announced the game's removal on Twitter on July 4, 2025, while investigations are ongoing, but no timeline for its return has been provided. Meanwhile, other Call of Duty titles like Black Ops 6 and Warzone continue to operate, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is set to launch later this year.