CoD’s most popular map has already been confirmed for Black Ops 6

Call of Duty has plenty of iconic maps, but perhaps none are more popular than Nuketown. While it was always expected that it would arrive in Treyarch’s Black Ops 6 at some point, eagle eyes have already spotted in the game ahead of release.

During the Black Ops 6 reveal at Call of Duty Direct, Treyarch gave us not only a glimpse at the game’s new movement features and round-based Zombies but also showed off an early look at the UI. As spotted by CharlieIntel, in the corner of the lobby UI, we can see the game loading into a match on Nuketown, confirming that the map is coming this fall.

Nuketown has been a feature in the Black Ops series since 2010 when it first appeared in the first entry of the series. It’s returned in every Treyarch-developed game ever since. With five appearances in mainline CoD games, and also a cameo in CoD: Mobile, it was almost guaranteed that it would be in BO6, but it’s still nice to know it’s happening.

It’s no surprise that it’s coming back though, as it’s CoD‘s most popular map. In Black Ops Cold War, the Nuketown 24/7 playlist was one of the game’s most played and is just match after match played on the map over and over again. In fact, when Treyarch did remove the mode for a period, fans spent the entire time asking when it was coming back.

Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that we’ll be able to play it at release, as Treyarch has said the game will launch with 16 new maps, which Nuketown definitely is not. In my opinion, Nuketown is the perfect map to drop with the game’s first seasonal update, along with a new weapon and likely the Black Ops 6 patch for Warzone.

A true fan-favorite, I personally can’t wait to get back on Nuketown, as it’s often the map I play the most. If you’re ranking up guns or trying to complete camo challenges, Nuketown 24/7 playlists promise lots of gunfights in a small location, making it perfect for grinding your way through the progression system.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated as we learn more about Nuketown’s introduction to Black Ops 6.