(*6*)(*20*)
Call of Duty gamers have a welcome shock at present after Activision handed out a whopping 20 free battle cross tier skips to Warzone and Black Ops 6 gamers.
In a social media put up, beneath, Activision mentioned the free handout was “in celebration” of the Black Ops 7 reveal. However Call of Duty followers are completely extra sceptical, based mostly on the replies to the social media announcement.
Feedback embrace every little thing from the everyday “useless sport” accusations having sparked the beneficiant supply to persuade lapsed gamers to return to the sport, to strain from Battlefield 6 forcing Activision into extra pro-consumer habits.
There’s additionally a level of frustration from some who had simply spent cash to unlock tier skips earlier than this announcement. And there are of course loads of followers who’re simply blissful to get free stuff.
Has the participant retention been THAT dangerous this season 😭🙏
— Actuality (@realityuk) September 2, 2025
In reality, Activision has handed out free tier skips and XP tokens earlier than. Certainly, round this time final yr it gave 10 tier skips and 20 XP tokens to gamers who downloaded final yr’s Season 5 Reloaded replace.
Regardless of the case, this yr’s Season 05 Reloaded launches on September 4. It provides a brand new Multiplayer map, new and returning modes, new armaments, occasions, Reckoning Directed Mode in Zombies, and extra.
In a blog post, Activision warned that the Season 5 Reloaded obtain might be bigger on some platforms, and blamed it on “reorganizing” Call of Duty content material to organize for the Black Ops 7 beta on October 2. Does that imply Call of Duty’s notorious file measurement will shrink for this yr’s sport?
As a “thanks” for downloading the replace (how large is it going to be?!), Activision is gifting gamers a pack of 2XP Tokens throughout all platforms. Players who full the obtain and log into Call of Duty from 10am PT on September 4 till October 1 will obtain:
- 5 1-Hour Double Participant XP Tokens (5 hours complete)
- 5 1-Hour Double Weapon XP Tokens (5 hours complete)
- 5 1-Hour Double Battle Pass XP Tokens (5 hours complete)
There’s rather a lot occurring on the earth of Call of Duty. We simply acquired the announcement of a Call of Duty live-action film from Paramount, and final month a U-turn on goofy skins for Black Ops 7’s launch, which gained’t see a carry ahead possibility for cosmetics.
Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You may attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.