Treyarch released its Operation Grand Heist update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, with plenty of features that it hopes will counter Apex Legends.
You could think of it as the “Don’t forget about us announcement.” While Respawn’s battle royale rival Apex Legends is soaring beyond 25 million users, the makers of the Call of Duty battle royale mode have announced a new expansion.
Today, Treyarch and Activision revealed the Operation Grand Heist event and new content for Call of Duty: Blackout 4 multiplayer, Blackout battle royale, and Zombies mode on the PlayStation 4. This update seems bigger than the usual content drop, and perhaps that is a recognition of the tougher competition that Activision faces against rivals like Apex Legends and Fortnite.
Black Ops Pass owners can now get immediate access to two new multiplayer maps and an exclusive Blackout character, with a new Zombies experience coming in March.
Additionally, the Zombies experience Classified, previously only available as part of the Black Ops Pass, is now available to purchase as a standalone map.
“With Operation Grand Heist, the team has packed in an incredible amount of new content, and we can’t wait for fans to jump in and check it out,” said Dan Bunting, the co-studio head at Treyarch, in a statement. “We love the 1970s-style heist theme of this Operation, and the fast-paced action that it brings to Blackout and Multiplayer, along with the brand-new Zombies experience following in March.”
With Operation Grand Heist, the new season of content features updates across the game, including a new Specialist, two brand-new Multiplayer maps, new playable destinations across the Blackout map, as well as a wide variety of personalization items, accessories, new vehicles, new game modes and much more.
