Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Blackout Free Trial Revealed

Written by Brandon Hofer on January 15, 2019

News: Alongside the news of a free trial, a big new update is now available on consoles and will arrive on PC later.

Activision and Treyarch revealed earlier today that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is going to be receiving a free trial for its Blackout Battle Royale mode in case you haven’t picked up the game yet and you want to try it out for yourself. The Blackout Free Trial will feature all the action from the game mode that brings together characters, locations, weapons and gear from across the series with Black Ops signature gameplay fans know and love. The trial will become available on Thursday, January 17, and be available for one week on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

In addition to the news about the free trial, a new update for Black Ops 4 was just released today on consoles, with the PC version receiving the same update later this week. A few of the items this new update covers include:

The debut of Gauntlets and new Elixirs in Zombies on PS4

A new week of Featured Playlists

The addition of Elevation and Madagascar to map rotation for Black Ops Pass owners in multiplayer

A new and improved console looting interface in Blackout

115 Day Celebration Event: Zombies 2XP, Zombies 2X Weapon XP, and 2X Nebulium Plasma until January 18

Reduced Crimson Nosferatu damage and spawn rates in Dead of the Night

These are just a few of the items that are a part of the big update that has just been released. For the full list, you can click here.

There was also a new trailer that as released today. Be sure to check it out below and then tell us what you think. Are you still enjoying Call of Duty: Black Ops 4? If you haven’t played it yet, will these changes and the free trial get you to give the game a chance?