After leaking through a Microsoft Store list, it is now confirmed that fans will be able to try Black Ops Cold War Zombies for free from January 14 to 21, 2021. Here’s what we know about it.
Free weekends are nothing new to the standard Call of Duty multiplayer. From time to time, Activision allows players to experience a small selection of the newest maps and multiplayer modes for a short period of time, with the obvious hope that this will lead them to purchase the full game.
While this is normal for multiplayer (having happened several times with Modern Warfare and once already in Black Ops Cold War), the same cannot be said for Zombies modes, as it is usually kept locked in the full version. Now, it looks like it’s going to change.
Free zombies. The whole week. #BlackOpsColdWar Zombie Free Access Week starts on 1/14. Get all the information here: https: //t.co/rxNjWfaPPj pic.twitter.com/Y8blZIQMvd
– Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) January 11, 2021
According to Activision, fans who don’t have the game will have free access to the game’s Zombies mode, from January 14 to 21, 2021. The best part is that fans will have access to two different modes during the free weekend. : the standard Die Maschine experience and the new Cranked mode.
PlayStation players will also have access to Onslaught, an exclusive mode on the platform that allows two players to fight the undead on multiplayer maps.
Notably absent from the weekend is Dead Ops Arcade 3, a fan-favorite top-down variant of traditional Zombies mode. While this is somewhat disappointing, it makes sense, as it is seen more as a bonus experience, rather than an experience on the same level as the others.
How to Download Black Ops Cold War Zombies Free Access
Players will soon be able to download the Zombies Free Access app through their platform store.
Currently, the download link for BOCW Zombies Free Access is not yet available, which means that there is no way to download the application at the time of writing. It is not known whether the link will go live sooner, giving players a chance to download it, or whether they will have to wait until the 14th.
That said, Treyarch basically confirmed that it should be as easy as simply looking for it, downloading the app from Xbox, PlayStation or Battle.net stores and then playing it like any other free weekend.
Of course, when more concrete details are available, we will update this article with step-by-step instructions to help fans who may want to get their hands on it. Hopefully, it won’t be long before it’s available.