Blackout’s update for special Halloween event brings major fixes

Treyarch has announced an update for Blackout’s special Halloween event, as well as introduced multiple fixes to the game, itself.

Blackout’s free, Halloween-themed special event is now available for PS4 users. The mode is accessible in the Black Market, and features ‘seasonal’ gear which may be used across all game modes.

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In the spirit of the season, Treyarch has also made a Halloween Calling event for Zombies as part of the mode. Halloween Calling includes a slew of new challenges in Zombies, through which players can earn exclusive rewards.

The event will run for the same duration across all platforms.

With the Halloween update came a slew of additional updates for Blackout, including a fix to the game’s looting bug, wherein players couldn’t loot a fallen enemy if their backpack was at max capacity.

The full list of fixes are as follows:

• Blackout
  • Death Stashes
    • Fixed an issue where players were sometimes unable to loot items from a Death Stash.
• Multiplayer
  • General
    • Addressed an issue that prevented players from earning Contraband Tier progress.
    • Addressed an issue that prevented players from earning the proper amount of Contraband Tier progress in round-based games.
    • Addressed an issue with some MP matches ending in “Game Session No Longer Available”.
    • General stability improvements in the Black Market.
  • Create-a-Class
    • Addressed an issue with Attachments applying to the GKS.
  • Special Issue Equipment
    • Resolved an exploit that led to unlimited Seeker shock mines.