Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players lament "battle passes in between battle passes" with Squid Game event

As detailed in a newblog post, the Squid Games crossover invites players to "win it all or die trying", introducing themed awards and multiple limited-time modes across multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone inspired by the hitNetflixshow, as well as Pink Guards, VIPs, and the singing, slightly-murderous Red Light Green Light doll, Young-hee.

As noted byIGN, whilst the Squid Game Event Pass offers both a free and premium track, and battle passes are nothing new for beleaguered COD players, this is the first time an event has launched with its own premium battle pass.

"We got battle passes in between battle passes now," saidone unhappy playerin theBlack Ops 6 subreddit, whilstanotheropined: "This is just a test to see how much people are willing to pay. They just keep adding more 'premium' stuff until people finally decide it is enough. But that won't come soon I think, the whales will keep whaling".

"It all started with the bacon gun skin I bought in BO2 for $1.99. I'm so sorry folks," lamentedu/PhDExtreme.

"But all the actual playable content is free now," remindedu/hypehold. "We have already gotten more maps in BO6 (all free) than we did in the first 6 months of Black OPs 1."

At the end of last year, we reported that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 publisherActivision had reportedly replaced some of the shooter's voice actors amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actor strike.Video game performers with US actors' union SAG-AFTRA are currently strikingover concerns about the use of AI and a lack of protection for actors.

InEurogamer's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review, Chris awarded it two stars out of five, writing: "For a series built on high-octane thrills and explosive gratification, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's withdrawal to the well-trodden formula echoes the wider industry's continued allergy to risk."