Preloading has begun for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, with the game’s file size looking to be one of the smallest in years. On PC, preloading is available for both the campaign and multiplayer portion of the game, which can be downloaded together or separately. Together, the two modes total 56GB on PC.

Players who already have Call of Duty installed will receive the Black Ops 6 preload as an automatic update to their existing install, which is similar to previous Call of Duty updates. Activision warns that the download will be larger for these players, as they're getting the new UI and Black Ops 6 at the same time.

In just two weeks Activision will release the first Call of Duty game under the supervision of Microsoft. Despite that, the game is still coming to PlayStation 5 and also last-gen consoles, along with PC. Given that COD has a reputation for demanding a lot of storage space, you'll want to download the game as early as possible.

Black Ops 6, the latest in the first-person shooter franchise developed by Treyarch. JUL has left the studio to play the latest Call of Duty, leaving The Replacer to man the microphone alone. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is launching on October 25.

Black Ops 6's Skyline map, adding a sub-level by the hot tub for more cover. Skyline was a fan-favorite map during the game's open beta weekend in September, but many fans believed its center point was "too open.

W e all have our favorite Call of Duty multiplayer map, but which Black Ops multiplayer map do the developers of the game keep returning to in their spare time? IGN sat down with