When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Treyarch continues to release new Call of Duty Black Ops 4 content on the PS4 before the Xbox One and PC. It’s part of an ongoing deal with Sony that allows for a 7-day exclusivity period for the PS4 and PS4 Pro consoles. And the good news is that the Xbox One and PC have now seen COD content released. In Zombies, Gauntlets and new Epic Elixirs are now available on Xbox One and PC. “Players can take on 30 timed rounds of insane challenges in “Unsinkable”, and last even longer against the undead with the new Perk Up, Refresh Mint, and Conflagration Liquidation Elixirs,” a message from Treyarch explains. “As a reminder, we’ll also be testing out some fresh Concoction bundles in the Zombies Laboratory over the coming weeks – keep an eye out for new combinations and let us know what you think.”<doc-sep>Treyarch has a number of updates lined up for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 this month. The developer rolled out the first of these--which added new Featured playlists, among other things--on January 8, and now it's given fans a preview of what's coming in the game's next update. Over on Reddit, the studio outlined what's in store for Black Ops 4 this week. All three of the game's modes will be receiving some attention. Zombies is set to get Gauntlets, which Treyarch describes as "curated 30-round challenges with unique rules for each round." The developer is also holding a 115 Day Celebration Event in the mode from January 15-18. The event will be available on all platforms and offers double XP, weapon XP, and Nebulium Plasma. For the Blackout battle royale mode, Treyarch will be implementing a new looting interface on consoles, making it easier to loot specific items. The developer says it will also hold two limited-time modes in Blackout next week. No further details have been provided yet, but Treyarch teases that it will reveal more info about the modes--as well as "more Blackout news"--soon. Finally, in multiplayer mode, next week's update will add both Elevation and Madagascar to the map rotation for those who have the Black Ops Pass. Treyarch says that future maps will be added to the full rotation "as they’re released." The update will also bring new Featured playlists, as well as stability improvements and other fixes. Later in the month, Treyarch will introduce League Play to Black Ops 4. This will make competitive multiplayer more akin to what's seen in professional matches, with skill-based matchmaking putting participants into 50-player groupings.<doc-sep>Blackout, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode, is getting a new limited time mode. The mode, called Down But Not Out, will introduce respawning to Blackout for the first time. The mode, which appears to be squads-only, will allow anyone in the game to respawn every time the circle resets. The only catch is that at least one member from your squad has to be alive. With this one change, suddenly the way you play Blackout changes. Sacrificing yourself to keep a squad member alive when things look bleak no longer means game over; instead, it means that you’ll appear again in just a couple of minutes when the next circle starts. But don’t worry: If you die and respawn, you won’t be left empty handed. According to the game mode’s description, players who respawn will be granted a small basic loadout. Down But Not Out is currently only live on the PlayStation 4 version of Black Ops 4. Treyarch hasn’t said yet whether the mode will come to other platforms, but the PS4 version will be live from Jan. 16 until Jan. 30.<doc-sep>
Treyarch has kicked off a new event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for players on PS4. As is typically the case, PS4 players get first dibs on new content. This week, the Barbarians event goes live, bringing a new event stream to the Black Market with 25 tears. This means you’ll be unlocking extra content alongside the existing Operation Absolute Zero stream. You’re looking at a bunch of new cosmetic items, but the highlight is the new KAP 45 full-auto pistol. Starting 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm UK today, Blackout’s Down But Not Out limited-time mode will go live for players on PC, and Xbox One, following one week of exclusivity on PS4. In DBNO, all players who make it to the next zone can bring back their dead teammates. For Zombies, last week’s PS4-exclusive content also arrives today on PC, and Xbox One. This includes new Gauntlets, and the new Epic Elixirs. Watch on YouTube Elevation, and Madagascar, the two Black Ops maps currently available have been re-added to the standard map rotation. Treyarch had removed them following player feedback post the icon of shame debacle, but they’ve once again returned. Finally, today’s patch brings a few fixes to the new stash UI on consoles, most notably a fix for the issue that would sometimes cause dpad buttons to stop working while looting. There’s also a fix for a bug that prevented players from being able to change tabs in the new UI after picking up an item. Hit up Reddit for the detailed list of changes per platform.