A lot of buzz currently surroundsCall of Duty: Black Ops 6thanks to the recent launch of its Season Two Reloaded event on February 20. These mid-season events are an excellent way to revive the hype around the franchise’s post-launch content cycles, with Season Two Reloaded bringing a commendable range of fresh additions to the game’s multiplayer and Zombies modes, as well asCall of Duty: Warzone.
As expected, a lot of attention is being placed on the fresh multiplayer maps forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6thanks to the launch of Season Two Reloaded, with two new maps being implemented alongside a comprehensive crossover event with theTMNTfranchise. With fans already getting to grips with this content, players were quick to notice a strange teaser within one of these fresh maps, giving some exciting insight into the future of theTony Hawk’s Pro Skaterseries.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season Two Reloaded Puts a Spotlight on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Manyfans have been looking forward to Season Two Reloaded ofBlack Ops 6due to the early confirmation that it would feature the fan-favorite Grind map, which was first introduced to the series with 2012’sBlack Ops 2. Now remastered and being added toBlack Ops 6with the name Grind Ooze, the map’s skate park setting is still familiar, with a fresh coat of paint making Grind a staple of Season Two Reloaded’s multiplayer offerings.
Grind also appeared as a multiplayer map in 2018’sBlack Ops 4, with its three total appearances making it a growing staple of theBlack Opssub-franchise.
One change that has been made to Grind sticks out above all others, however, with one of the map’s rooms featuring a mysterious date on the wall: July 20, 2025. This newly added sign alsofeatures a bare-bones logo forTony Hawk’s Pro Skater, leading to an explosion of theories and discussion among fans of the franchise. Many rumors have been circulating aroundTHPSin recent weeks, with the skate park setting of Grind being the perfect place to finally shine a light on them.
These recent murmurings aroundTony Hawk’s Pro Skatersuggest that the franchise’s third and fourth installments will be released as a remake, following the successful remake ofTHPS 1and2in 2020. Another remake project seems like a logical extension of this past success, although some rumors even suggest that this upcoming project will be a brand-new entry to thePro Skaterfranchise entirely.
Black Ops 6’s Tease For a Future Pro Skater Project Has Already Been Verified
To dispel any doubt over this teaser inBlack Ops 6’s Grind map, Tony Hawk himself took to social media to confirm that the map is indeed making reference to a future gaming project, with fans seemingly having to wait for a full reveal on March 4. Of course,Activision owns both theTony Hawk’s Pro Skaterfranchise andCall of Duty, with this crossover tease within Season Two Reloaded’s content being a fascinating way to use the hype of its biggest franchise to push attention toward its other IPs.
Fans have been waiting forfurther developments for thePro Skaterfranchisefor some time now, with the excitement around this mystery project speaking for itself. While players still have to wait to gain a solid idea of what to expect from this upcoming game, the use ofCall of Dutyas a promotional tool for the title seems to have simultaneously drawn attention to both franchises in a way that would not be possible with a more traditional announcement.
