Black Ops 6 Double XP Weekend and Multiplayer Free Trial Starts Friday

Ho, ho, ho -- Christmas is coming early in Black Ops 6. The next surprise in the CODMAS event slate, developer Treyarch has announced a new double XP weekend that will run from Friday, Dec. 13 to Monday, Dec. 16.

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. This is also the first Black Ops 6 double XP weekend that includes double battle pass XP, which will help players grind out some extra tiers now that we're playing through the back half of season 1.

The Gobblegum Mania and Merry Mayhem events are also still running as part of the Black Ops 6 season 1 content cycle, so players can take advantage of the double XP weekend to level up the new Maelstrom shotgun or try to earn some of the new Power Keg and Time Out Gobblegums in the zombies game mode.

Here's everything you need to know about this double XP weekend.

When does the Double XP Weekend start in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6?

During the event, players will benefit from double player and weapon XP and a double Gobblegum drop rate.

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This double XP weekend is scheduled to start on Friday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. ET.

Not sure when the double XP weekend goes live for you? Here's when the weekend event started in your time zone:

• ET: Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.
• CT: Dec. 13 at 12 p.m.
• MT: Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.
• PT: Dec. 13 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.

While this patch only adds double XP, it's still worth prepping your game before you sit down to play. A much larger upcoming patch will include a festive version of Liberty Falls in the Jingle Hells event mode starting on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

When does the Double XP Weekend end in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6?

The double XP weekend runs for four days, ending on Monday, Dec. 16. 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: Dec. 16 at 1 p.m.
• CT: Dec. 16 at 12 p.m.
• MT: Dec. 16 at 11 a.m.
• PT: Dec. 16 at 10 a.m.

Does Call of Duty Warzone have double XP this weekend?

Warzone players will also be able to earn double player XP and double weapon XP during the event.

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Call of Duty Warzone has a double XP weekend running in tandem with Black Ops 6 this weekend. That means Warzone players will also be able to benefit from the double player XP and double weapon XP between now and Monday, Dec. 16.

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.

Black Ops 6 multiplayer free trial week

The new Black Ops 6 multiplayer free trial will run for a week, but it limits players to certain core game modes.

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In addition to double XP weekend, Treyarch is opening the floodgates to new players with a week-long free trial of Black Ops 6's multiplayer and zombies modes. This free trial won't require PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.

The free trial includes the Team Deathmatch, Hardpoint, Domination, Kill Confirmed and Kill Order core multiplayer modes, the Prop Hunt featured game mode and the Liberty Falls and Terminus zombies maps.

While the double XP weekend ends on Monday, Dec. 16, the Black Ops 6 free trial will continue until Friday, Dec. 20 -- meaning that anyone will have access to Black Ops 6 multiplayer and zombies for one week, free of charge.

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