Summary
TheCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Shop is adding an “Astro Chicken” skin to the game, garnering a mixed reception from the community. WhileCall of Duty: Black Ops 6launched with limited offerings in the Shop, it is being regularly updated, including this chicken cosmetic.
As theCall of Dutyseries has evolved over the years, it has become a games-as-a-service platform. Because of this, cosmetics offerings extend beyond the usual camo grinds to include numerous microtransactions between the Shop and Battle Pass. As it’s a new release,Black Ops 6is missing some popular cosmetics from previous games, includingTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Shredder,The Boys' Homelander, and iconic action movie hero Rambo. The first major bundle introduced toBlack Ops 6garnered some criticism from the community, a trend that seemingly continues with an upcoming addition.
The CharlieIntel Twitter account recently shared a clip of the Astro-Chick skin being added toBlack Ops 6with an upcoming Shop update. The Astro-Chick Ultra Skin can be equipped toBlack Ops 6Operator Grey, and it replaces her usual aesthetic with a pixelated chicken head and a silver spacesuit. The spacesuit has many smaller details as well, including glasses on the front and a backpack with a picture on it, with a ladle hanging out of a pouch. Beyond the Operator Skin, the Astro-Chicken appears to come in a bundle with various offerings, including four Weapon Blueprints, a Calling Card, a Cymbal Monkey skin, and more.
What’s Included in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Astro-Chick Bundle?
Similar to the head of the Operator Skin, the Mother Clucker Weapon Blueprint has a pixel aesthetic, and it replaces enemies with blocky chickens when killed. The Payback Blueprint features the Dead Ops Arcade logo with “Mama’s Revenge” as a subtext, and it has stars and stripes like Freedom Fried Chicken onBlack Ops 6’s Rewind map. Beyond the Astro-Chick skin which players can also use inWarzone, gamers can play as a raccoon with the Cash Bandit Tracer Pack or a Shark with the G’Day Bait pack. While this is being praised by many members of the community, others are comparing the game toFortnitewith its current lineup of cosmetic offerings.
Although some gamers are taking issue with the colorfulBlack Ops 6Operator Skins, there are many realistic offerings like Locked In and Cascade Failure. As Treyarch continues to update the in-game Shop, more cosmetics will be added, potentially including collaborations like previousCall of Dutygames.
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
