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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 To Be Released On October 25

The main campaign is set in the early 1990s at the end of the Cold War. The multiplayer version will also launch with 16 new maps.

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2 years ago

June 10, 2024

Nour Nasir

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The latest title in Activision’s Call of Duty franchise is set to be released on October 25th, along with day-one availability on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription plan. The main campaign of the new Black Ops 6 will be set in the early 1990s, at the end of the cold war.

Developed by Raven Software and Treyarch, the game will also include a multiplayer mode with 16 maps as well as a new “Zombies” experience.

Set after Black Ops Cold War, the main story includes flashbacks to Black Ops 2, along with highly immersive spy missions and government conspiracies. Game locations include Southern Europe, Russian Tundra, Middle Eastern desert and the USA. In addition, Raven Software has added plenty of 90s tech and equipment, along with iconic characters like Frank Woods and Russell Adler.

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The Black Ops 6 multiplayer mode, created by Treyarch, offers 16 new maps, including 12 core 6-vs-6 environments and four strike maps that can be played in 2-vs-2 or 6-vs-6 modes. For Zombie aficionados, the round-based mode returns to Black Ops 6, delivering waves of undead opponents for players to battle through. Two new maps will be available at launch, along with a mixture of weapons and upgrades.

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In addition to new maps, the multiplayer version of Black Ops 6 also has an “omni-movement” feature designed to allow greater control. Players can now sprint, dive, and slide in any direction and even rotate while lying on the ground.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is released on October 25th for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PS4, and PS5. Subscribers to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass will get access to the new title on day one.

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Samsung And Spotify Offer Free Premium Deal In MENA

Nearly seven in ten streams in the region come from 18-to-34-year-olds — the audience Samsung is hoping to entice into its ecosystem.

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6 days ago

August 7, 2026

Nour Nasir

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Samsung has announced a partnership with Spotify spanning the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye, bundling Spotify Premium with select devices across its ecosystem. The headline offer — up to four months of Premium for free — is a first for the region.

Customers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Türkiye who buy any OLED or 98-inch television, or any Galaxy S or Z series mobile device, get four months of Spotify Premium. The offer, tiered by market and device, is available at retail and on Samsung.com, and redeemed through the Samsung Promotion and Samsung Members apps.

For Samsung, the strategy is less about free music than about lock-in. The Korean tech giant’s pitch is continuity: a track starts on a Galaxy smartphone through Galaxy Buds on the commute, moves to a Samsung TV and soundbar in the living room, and stays controllable from a Galaxy Watch. The more seamlessly music travels between those devices, the harder it becomes to swap any one of them for a rival’s.

“Technology should bring people closer to the things they love, and few things connect people the way music does,” said Omar Saheb, Regional VP of Marketing and Online Business at Samsung Electronics MENA. The partnership, he added, gives customers “a genuine reason to choose Samsung for the experience, not only the product”.

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For subscribers, Premium brings the usual package: ad-free listening, offline downloads, richer audio quality on Galaxy Buds and Samsung sound devices, and Jam, which lets friends build a shared queue.

“At Spotify, we are always working to make every listening moment feel more personal, meaningful, and worth it,” said Rami Jamal, Head of Partnerships at Spotify for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa.

The demographics go a long way to explaining the strategy. Across MENA, Türkiye, and Pakistan, nearly seven in ten Spotify streams come from listeners aged 18 to 34, according to the company — precisely the audience Samsung wants inside its hardware ecosystem before buying habits harden.