Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode Blackout is free to play throughout April

For a brief period last year I thought Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode was going to take off. Blackout looked like Playerunknown's Battlegrounds but played like Call of Duty--a perfect combination, I thought, for those who wanted a more grounded battle royale experience without all of PUBG's jank. And then Apex Legends happened. Respawn's battle royale folded in many of the same improvements as Blackout--more mobility, snappier shootings, better inventory management. Oh, and it was free.