Treyarch is celebrating 115 Day with a mystery box full of announcements for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies, including the exciting reveal of a new map called The Tomb. This January 15 celebration marks a special holiday for Call of Duty players, offering a comprehensive blog breakdown of all the zombie-themed surprises on the horizon. The spotlight of today's announcements is The Tomb, a sandy new Zombies map set to debut with the launch of Season 2 on January 28. This addition to the Zombies universe, coming less than two weeks after Season 1's Citadelle des Morts, promises fresh adventures for fans.
Treyarch shares a first look at The Tomb in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies. Image credit: Activision Publishing.
"After surviving the horrific events at Citadelle des Morts, Weaver, Grey, Carver, and Maya follow Gabriel Krafft’s final words to a nearby excavation site to secure the Sentinel Artifact," a story summary from Treyarch detailed. "Built on the remains of ancient burial grounds with suspected origins dating back to 2500 B.C.E., these catacombs went undisturbed for centuries until the early 1900s... and what lies beneath may run deeper than anyone ever imagined."
The team described The Tomb as a mysterious locale with ties to a British archeologist named Sir Archibald Fotherington-Smythe, though they remained tight-lipped about its connections to the broader Zombies narrative. In terms of gameplay, this new setting is designed to "provide an experience similar to Liberty Falls," the vibrant, small-town map that debuted with Black Ops 6 in October. Treyarch emphasized "tighter play spaces with a focus on replayability" as players uncover the numerous Easter eggs hidden within The Tomb.
Treyarch also teased a reimagined Wonder Weapon "inspired by our past" and the return of an iconic SMG, leaving fans eager for more details. Season 2 will also bring a host of quality-of-life improvements, responding to community requests since launch. Players will now be able to track up to 10 Calling Card challenges and 10 Camo challenges in both Zombies and Multiplayer. Zombies mode is also getting a co-op pause option, allowing the party leader to pause a match mid-run. Additionally, HUD presets for Zombies and Multiplayer will be separated in Season 2, and players will be able to rejoin Zombies matches with their loadout if disconnected.
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To help celebrate 115 Day, Black Ops 6 players can enjoy double the GobbleGum earn rate as well as double player, weapon, and battle pass XP from now through 10am PT January 21. Treyarch also shared some intriguing stats related to the story-driven Directed Mode, revealing that players have invested over 480 million hours into Black Ops 6 Zombies.
"Our goal from the start for Directed Mode was simple: grow the Zombies community by guiding new players through the Main Quests with some guardrails in place, so they can experience the storyline and hopefully become lifelong Zombies fans," a message from the team explained. "Thankfully, the numbers are promising! Since Directed Mode went live, our average Main Quest completion rate has more than doubled, going from 3.38% on November 14 to 8.23% today."
Fans will be particularly eager to hear the voices of the Zombies characters when The Tomb goes live. Last month, Activision admitted that some beloved Zombies characters were recast amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
For those diving into Zombies mode, check out our Essential Zombies Tips and Tricks to get started, along with a guide on How to Exfil. Both Zombies maps are brimming with Easter eggs and secrets; here's everything we've uncovered in both Terminus and Liberty Falls, including How to Pack-a-Punch in Liberty Falls and How to Get the Meteor Easter Egg in Terminus.
