The release of one ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s most unique and ambitious crossover events is just around the corner, with theSquid Gameevent arriving on January 3. The amount of content that is set to come to the title through theSquid Gamecrossover is quite impressive. The event even includes its own premium rewards tied to in-game purchases, causing quite the controversy before the event has even launched.
As expected, theSquid Gamecrossover forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6has leaned heavily into the characters and events of the massively popular Netflix show, with many of the show’s elimination events being recreated as limited-time modes, which is just one example of what this fresh content will look like. If the event turns out to be a success, thenCall of Dutycould easily expand on the crossover potential withSquid Game. The show can still get a huge amount of new content in the way of subsequent seasons and possible spin-offs in the near future.
Call of Duty’s Squid Game Crossover Could Have a Lot of Future Potential
TheSquid Gamecollaboration forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6comes in the wake of the record-breaking Netflix show’s anticipated second season, which itself launched on December 26. The content for this collaborative event is spread acrossBlack Ops 6’s core multipayer, Zombies, andWarzone, with players also being able to work towards a vast range of event rewards like operator skins, weapon blueprints, emblems, and much more.
TheSquid Gamecrossover content withBlack Ops 6smartly leans into the battle royale premise of the show itself, with its most iconic elimination games like Red Light, Green Light being available across multiplayer and the dedicatedSquid Gameplaylist forWarzoneas limited-time modes. There’s also a spin on the mode in Zombies as Dead Light, Green Light. Alongside the grueling and tense Pentathlon endurance mode for core multiplayer, it is clear to see howconducive the premise ofSquid Gameis to fun limited-timeCall of Dutyexperiences, and there is no reason for Activision to stop there.
If theSquid Gamecollaboration withBlack Ops 6proves to be a success, then future events could be released alongside the promising future roadmap of content thatSquid Gameitself is aiming for in the near future. Despite the longthree-year wait between the first two seasons ofSquid Game, the third season of the Netflix show is set for a 2025 release window as things stand. Reports of an English-language version ofSquid Gamedirected by David Fincher have also surfaced over the past few weeks.
If Done Correctly, Squid Game Events Could Become a Staple of the Next Few Call of Duty Releases
Of course, these upcoming projects forSquid Gamewould come with their own unique characters and elimination tasks, which could be the key to some great mutually-beneficial future collaborative content between the franchise andCall of Duty. If these futureSquid Gameprojects are to release in late 2025 and beyond, thenfutureCall of Dutytitles could put their own unique spinon new crossover events, establishing their own identity away from theBlack Ops 6collaboration with the added benefit of things like new limited-time modes and operators.
It is difficult to ignore the controversy surrounding theSquid Game Black Ops 6event and its premium rewards pass, however, and it remains to be seen if this new approach to major events will be a successful one forCoDas a whole. If the expansive crossover forBlack Ops 6is received well by the community, then Activision has a clear avenue to carry it forward to futureCall of Dutyreleases alongsidethe next season and spin-off projects ofSquid Gameitself.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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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.
