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Activision Cuts Black Ops Bundle to $60 Until Aug 6

7/10/2026

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Summary

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Activision is offering a limited-time discount that lowers the combined price of both Black Ops titles and their season passes to about $60 until August 6.
Each game normally costs $40 and each season pass $29.99, totaling $140 for the full experience.
The ports omit wager matches, theater mode and cross-play, retain campaign, multiplayer, Zombies and the emblem editor, and include a free Black Ops 2 customization pack.

History

Historical Context

Valve’s Steam platform, which by February 2011 generated 50–70 % of all PC game downloads, began offering large-scale seasonal discounts that year, establishing a model of deep, time-limited price cuts. Activision’s 2024 Black Ops bundle, halving the $140 price, follows that precedent, showing how Steam’s discount-driven strategy now shapes publisher pricing across the industry.

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Story summary

Activision is offering a limited-time discount that lowers the combined price of both Black Ops titles and their season passes to about $60 until August 6.
Each game normally costs $40 and each season pass $29.99, totaling $140 for the full experience.
The ports omit wager matches, theater mode and cross-play, retain campaign, multiplayer, Zombies and the emblem editor, and include a free Black Ops 2 customization pack.

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