Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Outbreak will be free to play this week

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Outbreak
(Image credit: Activision)

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's new Zombie mode Outbreak will be free to play for one week when it launches.

The release of Black Ops Cold War Season 2 is bringing this new Zombies mode, which sees you and a squad take on hordes of zombies on a massive map in the Ural Mountains.

Outbreak and Black Ops Cold War Season 2 will go live at 6pm UK time this Thursday, February 25 and it will be free until Thursday, March 4.

During this time, players will be able to access Outbreak for free without having to buy the full Black Ops Cold War game and you'll be able to access a selection of multiplayer and Zombies game modes for the duration of the free trial.

In a new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Outbreak trailer, we see that there are zombies everywhere, portal-looking devices, explosions, and everything you might wish for in a Call of Duty Zombies mode.

If you're a PlayStation player, you'll also be able to access the console-exclusive co-op Zombies mode Onslaught which is designed for two players. This mode, we'd like to stress, is only available on PS4 and PS5 consoles. Onslaught is set on Black Ops Cold War's Multiplayer maps and this will include the brand-new map, Apocalypse, which is being added in Season 2.

Activision is also making this new map available to play for free in multiplayer modes, including Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, and Hardpoint. You will also be able to have a go on Black Ops Cold War's 40-player Fireteam mode during this free week, so there's plenty for you to sample if you haven't yet. 

Cold War Zombies Firebase Z Easter egg | Black Ops Cold War Zombies guide | Black Ops Cold War Zombies Easter Egg walkthrough | The best guns in Cold War Zombies | How to upgrade DIE Shockwave in Cold War Zombies | Firebase Z Wonder Weapon

Jack Webb

I'm a freelance reporter for Gamesradar - games and films are my jam, so you'll mostly find me gushing about my undying love of Xenoblade Chronicles, Lord of the Rings, and how Persona 4 Golden changed my life.

Latest in Call of Duty
A player wearing a gasmask and holding a gun during the shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Call of Duty season 2 brings back Gun Game and a fan-favorite Zombies weapon we haven't seen in 10 years
A player wearing a gasmask and holding a gun during the shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
136,000 Call of Duty accounts have gotten banned since ranked launched for Black Ops 6: "We’re not slowing down in our mission to shut down cheaters"
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War reportedly surpasses Red Dead Redemption 2's huge development costs, with a massive $700 million budget
Black Ops 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 makes headshots deadlier while cutting back on weapon sway and recoil: "We will be keeping a close eye on sniper balance after this change"
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 movement.
Black Ops 6 player spent nearly 20 hours grinding to Prestige without getting a single kill, all by spamming Spy Cams
Black Ops 6 Zombies
Call of Duty hacker says "I had my fun" after reportedly getting thousands of Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 players falsely banned
Latest in News
Lunar Remastered Collection
"Will today’s players still enjoy a game from 30 years ago?": JRPG icon Kei Shigema says he was thrilled to see Lunar getting a remaster even after all this time
Nick Offerman as Bill and Murray Bartlett as Frank in The Last of Us episode 3
The Last of Us season 2 showrunners tease a "gorgeous" episode akin to season 1’s Emmy-nominated Bill and Frank story: "Just you wait"
The Witcher 4 screenshot with Ciri using sword and sorcery to fight an ancient monster
CD Projekt boss says "cutting-edge single-player games" – you know, like The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 – will "continue to enjoy great popularity" despite industry shifts
Cyberpunk 2077
Despite releasing exactly zero new games, CD Projekt bagged $120 million in profit for 2024 – the Witcher and Cyberpunk studio's third-best result ever
Muse
Daredevil: Born Again midseason trailer teases Matt Murdock’s violent fight with Muse, including a gory scene straight from the comics
Batman looking over the city during Batman: Arkham City, one of the best PS3 games.
The PS2 Batman Begins game was considered such a "disaster" that Christopher Nolan turned down a Dark Knight-inspired game