➀ Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is joining GeForce NOW in October, along with 21 other games; ➁ The game is expected to be one of the biggest releases of the year, with its 1990s campaign and multiplayer suite; ➂ GeForce NOW offers PC gamers with access to RTX technologies like DLSS and G-SYNC.

➀ After years of anticipation, COD: Mobile has surpassed 1 billion downloads; ➁ The game released in 2019 hit 500 million downloads by 2021; ➂ It gained an additional 350 million players in the past two and a half years.

➀ The launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 broke ISP data traffic records; ➁ The peak traffic occurred on October 21st during the pre-load period; ➂ Xbox Live traffic increased by 144% due to the game's inclusion in Game Pass Ultimate.

➀ Analysts predict that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Game Pass could lead to up to six million lost game sales, but also three to four million new Game Pass subscriptions. ➁ Microsoft announced that Black Ops 6 will be available on Xbox Game Pass upon release, along with Modern Warfare III and Warzone. ➂ Despite concerns about potential sales impact, analysts believe the move will benefit Microsoft and consumers in the long run.

➀ The upcoming Call of Duty game is set to be a reimagining of the 2012 classic Black Ops II; ➁ The game is set in 2035 and follows the son of the protagonist Alex Mason; ➂ Multiplayer features include the return of Omnimovement and wall jumping, while Zombies mode focuses on classic round-based gameplay with a large map.

➀ Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) will support Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Warzone, and upcoming Black Ops 6 for cloud streaming. ➁ Black Ops 6 will be the first Call of Duty game to stream via cloud gaming services at launch. ➂ Xbox Cloud Gaming will be available on day-one for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.

➀ The multiplayer maps of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, which were one of its best aspects, are reportedly being pulled to be added to Black Ops 6. ➁ Treyarch is said to have taken Sledgehammer Games' maps for Black Ops 6 post-launch seasons, resulting in fewer new maps in MWIII's final seasons. ➂ This move by Activision is reminiscent of past practices where ideas from one game are brought into another without studio input.

➀ The Black Ops 6 beta has set new records in Call of Duty history; ➁ The beta included both closed and open testing phases; ➂ The beta was the largest in terms of total players, hours played, playtime per player, and most matches played.