Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War Get Double XP to Celebrate the New Year

The launch of Activision’sCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwas led by one of thebest in-game events of 2020, as fans could play out the first-person shooter’s trailer in the battle royaleCall of Duty: Warzone. AfterBlack Ops Cold Warlaunched it was integrated withWarzonesimilar to the series' previous title,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and that integration is being celebrated with a special promotion for New Year’s.

Winter-themed events are common in evolving video games, particularly based on holidays such as Christmas. However, games likeAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshave also been gearing up for New Year’s Eveby releasing new items for players. Based on a Twitter post today, Treyarch is planning to help fans ring in 2021 with more of a casual present.

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There will be a double XP weekend taking place in bothCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarandWarzonestarting December 31 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Unlike previous events, such as aDouble Battle Pass XP period between December 22 and 28, it appears the New Year’s event will only affect basic level experience. That being said, it is set to last until August 03, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. PT, which should make it the perfect opportunity for players to catch up if they just got the game over the holidays.

Some fans likely wish Treyarch’s offer extended to other in-game mechanics such as weapon XP, but it is nice for the developer to provide something extra to do during a long holiday weekend. The fact that this bonus is permanent for every player during the event period also puts it a cut aboveBlack Ops Cold War’s Double XP tokens, which have been criticized for being active while players are not in a match.

Treyarch and Raven Software’s latestBlack Opstitle has been criticized for a number of things, including a host of bugs that are seemingly expected with a newCall of Dutyrelease and lackluster split-screen support. However,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhas still performed well, setting a digital sales record for the franchise at launch, according to VentureBeat.

There are sure to be plenty ofCall of Dutyfans active inBlack Ops Cold WarandWarzoneover New Year’s weekend to take advantage of the Double XP event. However, there are numerous other events to potentially tune into, such as a specialInternational Space Station stream featuringPokemon.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.