Black Ops 6 Double XP Weekend Extended
Anyone playing Black Ops 6 will have a universal double player XP, double weapon XP and double GobbleGum earn rate applied to their account during the event. There's no double battle pass XP boost in this event, likely because Black Ops 6 Season 2 is still so fresh and new — usually, double XP weekends later in the season apply this boost.
The latest double XP weekend has already started in Black Ops 6, which means you'll earn double XP in any multiplayer match or Zombies game you play right now.
The Terminator crossover event is also live now alongside the XP boosts, so players can take advantage of the double XP weekend to power level their accounts while collecting skulls to unlock the free goodies. Enterprising players might level up the new PPSh-41 SMG with double weapon XP and take advantage of the double drop rate to earn some of the new Dead Drop, Modified Chaos and Quacknarok GobbleGums.
Here's everything you need to know about this double XP weekend.
It's started. This double XP week kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 1 p.m. ET.
Not sure when the double XP week went live for you? Here's when this event started in your time zone:
ET: Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.
CT: Feb. 6 at 12 p.m.
MT: Feb. 6 at 11 a.m.
PT: Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
It's worth starting your game ahead of your gaming session, if possible — as with every Black Ops 6 patch, the update is going to require you to download new content and restart the application.
This patch adds double XP weekend and the Terminator crossover event simultaneously, so it'll likely be slightly bigger than the usual double XP weekend update.
Initially, the double XP weekend was supposed to run for five days, ending on Monday, Feb. 10. After the PlayStation Network service outage, the double XP weekend was extended by another two days, and will now end on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Your double XP tokens will once again unlock after this time.
Here's when the double XP weekend will end in your time zone:
ET: Feb. 12 at 1 p.m.
CT: Feb. 12 at 12 p.m.
MT: Feb. 12 at 11 a.m.
PT: Feb. 12 at 10 a.m.
Call of Duty Warzone has a double XP weekend running in tandem with Black Ops 6. That means Warzone players will also be able to benefit from the double player XP and double weapon XP.
New players have a chance to level up the weapons they unlock from the new and improved Warzone Armory, and returning players can continue unlocking new attachments for the suite of Black Ops 6 weaponry added to Warzone.
Alongside the first five days of double XP, Treyarch opened the floodgates to new players with a weekend-long free trial of Black Ops 6's multiplayer and zombies modes. This multiplayer free trial did not get the same extension that the double XP weekend did after the PlayStation Network outage.
The free trial had a focus on new season 2 content but also included fan-favorite maps and modes. Trial players were able to queue into matches on Nuketown, Stakeout and more than eight other maps — including the new Bounty and Dealership.
The core modes on offer were a little different this time around, too. Team Deathmatch, Hardpoint, Domination, Kill Confirmed, Kill Order, Gunfight and Overdrive playlists were available, and free trial players interested in Zombies were able to mince the undead in Liberty Falls and the Tomb.
Last time there was a multiplayer free trial, it lasted longer than the double XP weekend it started with. That isn't the case this time around -- in fact, after the double XP weekend extension, the multiplayer free trial was shorter than the double XP weekend.
The Black Ops 6 multiplayer free trial ran from Thursday, Feb. 6 to Monday, Feb. 10.
The Terminator crossover event started in tandem with the double XP weekend and ends on Thursday, Feb. 20.
It'll function extremely similarly to the Archie's Festival Frenzy event launched for CODmas 2024. Instead of collecting Jolly Archies, though, players will be collecting skulls to redeem for new special rewards.
There are 13 unlockable rewards associated with the new Terminator event — the big ticket items include a Full Auto Mod for the AEK-973 marksman rifle and a new blueprint for the PP-919 SMG. Leaks suggest the other rewards will include double XP tokens, a calling card, an emblem, a weapon charm, a spray, a loading screen, a weapon sticker and the new Reactive Armor Warzone perk.
To collect the skulls to unlock the new items, you need to pick them up from eliminated players, zombies or Warzone caches. Once you have the requisite amount of skulls, you can exchange them for an item of your choice.
This list contains all of the rewards from the Terminator event in Black Ops 6, and how many skulls you need to unlock them.
Double XP Token - unlocked with 5 skulls
Double Battle Pass XP Token - unlocked with 5 skulls
Double Weapon XP Token - unlocked with 10 skulls
"Ocular System" Weapon Charm - unlocked with 15 skulls
"Don't Blink" Calling Card - unlocked with 25 skulls
"The Terminator" Loading Screen - unlocked with 10 skulls
"Cyberdyne Systems" Weapon Sticker - unlocked with 10 skulls
"Big Corp" Spray - unlocked with 10 skulls
"Scanning" Emblem - unlocked with 25 skulls
AEK-973 Full Auto Mod - unlocked with 50 skulls
Reactive Armor Warzone Perk - unlocked with 50 skulls
War Machine Scorestreak - unlocked with 100 skulls
"Judgment" PP-919 Weapon Blueprint - event completion reward
"Close Range" PP-919 Weapon Blueprint - BlackCell event completion reward
No, there isn't any double battle pass XP this weekend. This double XP weekend, gamers can earn double player XP, double weapon XP and double GobbleGums in the Zombies game mode.
You can't use your double XP tokens during double XP weekend. They are locked for the duration of the event, and any double XP time you have left on your account is frozen until the double XP weekend ends. CNET has a full guide on Black Ops 6 double XP tokens here.
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