Get ready to unleash the arsenal, because Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 05 launches in jut 10 days, Thursday, July 23, and it is bringing a fresh wave of new maps, modes, weapons, and events to the fight. We have combed through the full rundown, and there is a lot to dig into across Endgame, Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone. Can't play the video? Here it is on YouTube.
What is new in Black Ops 7 Endgame?
Endgame gets a new assignment and a way to power up your abilities:
New Assignment: Burn Run - Race against the clock in a bomb-rigged vehicle that is ready to explode. Stay the course, blast through fiery checkpoints, and run over objects and enemies to earn bonuses and add additional time.
Ability Boosts - Upgrade your Major and Minor Abilities with enhancements acquired in Zone IV and Nightmare regions, offering reduced cooldown times, extra ammo, and other improvements.
Which new Multiplayer maps are coming?
Season 05 stacks up new and remastered maps, with a couple more arriving at Mid-Season:
Jubilee (New) - Fight through a rural Japanese town as a festival turns to chaos and the streets erupt in conflict.
Frequency (Remastered) - Deploy to the mountains of Hunan and battle for control of the listening station's global surveillance capabilities.
Dig (Remastered) - Battle alongside ancient ruins at an archaeological dig site in Avalon where rival forces clash over what lies beneath.
Turbo Tilt (New, Mid-Season) - Shrink down to size and enter a pinball machine in a wild Mid-Season map inspired by the history of Nuketown.
Freeun: Descent (New, Mid-Season) - Jump, dive, slide, and more in an all-new Freerun obstacle course.
Ranked Play also returns, bringing new seasonal rewards for those who climb the ranks.
What about the Limited Time Modes?
Overdrive Domination (New LTM) - Capture objectives and eliminate targets with style to earn stars and gain Operator buffs.
Gauntlet Rush (New LTM) - Compete across a gauntlet of Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, Hardpoint, and Roulette. Stay active to earn buffs and collect Gain Stacks for extra score.
Cranked Moshpit (Returning, Mid-Season LTM) - Eliminate enemies to activate the Cranked timer and earn Operator buffs. Your life ends when the timer runs out, so do not let up.
What is happening in Zombies?
Zombies fans get a new survival map at launch and plenty more building toward the round-based finale:
New Survival Map: Eidskallen Lighthouse - Push for the highest round using the resources available in a confined section of Totenreich made up of Beacon Island and the Lighthouse. Earn rewards for reaching round milestones.
Kowakujo Directed Mode and Starting Room - Get extra guidance on the Main Quest as Directed Mode comes to Kowakujo. In Starting Room, drop into the Outer Ward and survive with whatever is on hand.
Rogue Run: Astra Malorum - Drop into three new Rogue Run playlists on Astra Malorum. Beat the round, pick your upgrade, and earn rewards for reaching milestones in this roguelite twist on Zombies.
New Round-Based Map (Mid-Season) - Confront the Warden in the Round-Based Zombies finale arriving at Mid-Season.
Perk, GobbleGum, and Legacy Weapons (Mid-Season) - Shrug off the horde with the Widow's Wine Perk, a new GobbleGum, plus two Legacy Weapons.
What is new in Warzone?
Verdansk gets a fresh point of interest at launch, along with new killstreaks and features:
A new POI arrives east of TV Station and south of Quarry, unleashing Drones across Verdansk. Scour the main buildings for loot or fight across the drone obstacle course out back. Rumors suggest the presence of an armed JLTV on site, for those who can secure it.
HKDs Killstreak (Launch) - The Guild's deadly drone tech arrives in Resurgence and Battle Royale. Seek out the devastating killstreak to drop an aerial payload on your foes.
Quickdrop Kit (Mid-Season) - Return to the match more quickly with this stackable reward that cuts down your squad's redeployment time.
Resurgence Ranked Play - Rank up and earn rewards in a new season of Ranked Play: Resurgence.
What comes in the Battle Pass and BlackCell?
Spectre headlines the Season 05 Battle Pass, bringing the cold precision of a free-agent assassin into the fight. Progress through the pass to unlock new Weapon Blueprints, Operator Skins, and more. Purchase BlackCell for additional rewards including the new Operator Cipher and a Mastercraft Weapon Blueprint, each featuring additional unlockable variants via in-game challenges.
As for the new arsenal:
FG42 Assault Rifle - available in the Battle Pass.
Gremlin SMG (dual wield) - available in the Battle Pass.
Mammoth LMG - unlock through in-game Events and Weekly Challenges.
Mace Melee weapon - unlock through in-game Events and Weekly Challenges.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 05 launches Thursday, July 23. Which addition are you most excited to jump into - the Verdansk Drone Labs or that pinball-themed Nuketown remix? Let us know in the comments.
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