Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Confirms Another Double XP Weekend — And It’s Coming Fast

Treyarch Studios has announced another Double XP weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone, giving players yet another opportunity to level up faster. With this upcoming event, it will mark the fourth Double XP weekend within just one month of the game’s launch.

Double XP Events Keep Coming 🔁

Since Black Ops 7 launched on November 14, Treyarch and Activision have been unusually generous with progression boosts:

• Double Level XP
• Double Weapon XP
• Increased Gobblegum earn rate in Zombies

This aggressive cadence of Double XP events suggests a clear push to keep players engaged and progressing.

Black Ops 7 Launch Performance Raises Questions 📉

Although Black Ops 7 is the latest mainline Call of Duty release, its debut has been noticeably quieter than previous entries:

• 📊 Steam peak at launch: just over 100,000 players
• 🆚 Battlefield 6 comparison: over 747,000 concurrent players on Steam

While console numbers aren’t included, the gap highlights a muted PC launch, especially for a franchise that usually dominates attention.

Season 1 Didn’t Deliver a Player Surge 🚫

Activision likely hoped the Season 1 update on December 4 would reignite interest — but player numbers remained largely unchanged. Despite that, Season 1 delivered substantial content:

• Five new Multiplayer maps (with more coming)
• New weapons and game modes
• Additional Operator skins
• Warzone updates, including:A new Resurgence map
• Two new modes
• Expanded Verdansk points of interest

Next Double XP Weekend — Dates & Details 📅

The next Double XP event is officially scheduled:

• ▶️ Start: Friday, December 19
• ⏹️ End: Monday, December 22

Bonuses include:

• ⚡ Double Level XP
• ⚡ Double Weapon XP
• ⚡ Faster Gobblegum drops in Zombies

❌ Double Battle Pass XP has not been confirmed and is unlikely, as Treyarch typically reserves it for late-season events.

Why So Many Double XP Weekends? 🤔

The frequent XP boosts may be a strategic move to:

• 📈 Improve player retention
• 👥 Boost active player counts
• 🔄 Encourage continued engagement during Season 1

Despite traditionally strong sales, recent data places Black Ops 7 as only the 7th best-selling game of the year, behind titles like Battlefield 6 and NBA 2K26. While still successful, it’s a noticeable dip compared to Black Ops 6, which ranked second overall in 2024.

What’s Next for Black Ops 7? 🔥

Activision has already teased Season 1 Reloaded, which will include:

• A Fallout TV series collaboration
• New themed Operator skins

A release date hasn’t been confirmed yet, but more details are expected soon.

For dedicated fans, the constant Double XP weekends are a welcome bonus 🎯 — but they also highlight how hard Activision and Treyarch are working to keep Black Ops 7 in the spotlight.