This week, two shooters celebrate important release days, but the competition from Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is hitting back.
Which games are launching this week? Not only Halloween is taking place this week, but also the release of two important shooters that fans have been eagerly awaiting. The first is the new Battle Royale mode of Battlefield 6.
With Battlefield REDSEC, a standalone, free Battle Royale mode launches on October 28, which can especially become a significant competitor to Call of Duty: Warzone. At the same time, Season 1 of Battlefield 6 starts, enticing players with an update.
In addition to the major release from Battlefield, there is another shooter hoping for big numbers this week. The developers of ARC Raiders already achieved a notable success during the beta with nearly 190,000 players, which they would like to repeat at the official release on October 30. But Call of Duty has something to say about that.
Here you can watch the trailer for ARC Raiders:
Call of Duty is preparing for an attack
What does CoD have planned? The developers of Call of Duty do not want to leave the week to the competition without a fight and have therefore announced a new campaign. From October 28 to November 3, 2025, there will be a free test week for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Players can play the shooter’s multiplayer mode as well as the zombie mode for free during this period. This also includes the new maps of the game and the Halloween event “The Haunting.” Fans can immerse themselves in the zombie worlds fitting for Halloween or duel as usual in multiplayer.
How are fans reacting to the campaign? Fans can see through Call of Duty’s plan to undermine the important releases of the competition with their free week. In the comments on the announcement of the campaign on X.com, many users are leaving playful comments:
- @stonesandsnakes: “Battlefield seems to have scared you.”
- @AkiraJkr1: “I can tell this is another lazy but unsuccessful attempt to sabotage the player counts of a particular game, but I can’t prove it…”
- @arcadllama: “Looks like Battlefield is making them scared again, LOL.”
- @EthralTV: “It’s really hilarious how hard you’re trying to stop the bleeding due to the success of Battlefield 6.”
- @ModernWarzone: “We’ll be hanging out at RedSec, friends.”
The own community of Call of Duty seems to be more interested in the new competition. There are also comments that new hackers will return to the game during the free period, making the competition even more attractive for some players.
This week is particularly interesting for fans of shooters, which is why it’s understandable that Call of Duty wants to score points with a campaign. However, for most players, curiosity about the competition will likely prevail, especially since it delivers new content. More about the launch of Battlefield REDSEC can be found in our live ticker: Battlefield 6: Season 1 and Battle Royale start today – All about preload, time, and patch notes in the live ticker.
