Summary

  • The Gunfight mode is back in Black Ops 6, exciting the community.
  • Gunfight allows competitive play with randomized loadouts.
  • Fans celebrate Gunfight's return and call for other modes to come back.

Treyarch has added Gunfight to the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 game mode rotation to the excitement of part of the community. Gunfight was first introduced in Modern Warfare (2019) and is now back as one of the many options in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Activision has been adding new game modes to the Call of Duty franchise since the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Over the years, modes like Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Infection, and Prop Hunt have been added to the many Call of Duty games released since. Black Ops 6 is in the middle of Season 1, and Treyarch continues to add new content to the game as it unfolds. As the game has seen reduced player numbers since the early days after it launched, introducing fresh content could help Black Ops 6 retain the remaining gamers. One thing that may help draw some lapsed players back is the return of fan-favorite game mode Gunfight.

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Reddit user FishStixxxxxxx recently shared a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 screen displaying Gunfight as a Featured game mode. The image shows a Gunfight match on Warhead that's about to begin. Gunfight is a multiplayer mode in which two teams of one or two players compete in round-based matches with randomized loadouts. The lack of custom Black Ops 6 loadouts enables Gunfight to be a more competitive setting where friends can take their rivalries to decide who's the better player. Since the game mode was introduced with Modern Warfare (2019), it has drawn a large segment of the overall Call of Duty player base that prefers smaller matches.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Gunfight is a Fan-Favorite One

Many Reddit users responded to FishStixxxxxxx's post with enthusiasm for the return of the mode. Among the celebratory comments were people calling for other game modes like Demolition, Gun Game, and Ground War to come back. While some previous Call of Duty games have dedicated specific maps to Gunfight, Warhead's inclusion suggests that there may be some overlap with locations players are already familiar with. As Black Ops 6 prominently features smaller maps, others like Babylon, Stakeout, Subsonic, and Nuketown may also be included in its rotation. Because there are some bigger maps in the Multiplayer selection, places like Lowtown, Skyline, Vault, and Vorkuta could be exempt from Gunfight.

As Gunfight allows two to four players to compete in a match together, full groups may not have to deal with the game's skill-based matchmaking system. Because Treyarch continues to update Black Ops 6, even more popular game modes may be introduced in the future.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
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Released
October 25, 2024
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
Developer(s)
Treyarch, Raven Software
Publisher(s)
Activision
Engine
IW 9.0
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.

The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.

In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.

Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.

Cross Save
Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
Franchise
Call of Duty
Number of Players
1-4
Split Screen Orientation
Vertical or Horizontal
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unknown
PC Release Date
October 25, 2024
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
October 25, 2024
PS5 Release Date
October 25, 2024
Genre(s)
FPS
How Long To Beat
8 Hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
PS Plus Availability
N/A
File Size Xbox Series
216 GB (October 2024)
Local Co-Op Support
1-2 Players
OpenCritic Rating
Strong