Call of Duty Season 5 for Black Ops 7 and Warzone launches July 23

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Season 5 update to launch on July 23: New Japan map, Zombies content and more announced

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 5 launches July 23 with new multiplayer maps and modes. Players will experience additional Zombies content and significant Warzone updates. New weapons and a fresh Battle Pass offer over 100 unlockable rewards. Several in-game events are planned throughout the season for engagement. Endgame mode will remain free before becoming exclusive to Black Ops 7 owners.

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Call Of Duty Season 5 Puts You Inside A Pinball Machine, Heavy Metal Heroes Mode Returns

Call of Duty's Season 5 roadmap has been revealed for Black Ops 7 and Warzone, which includes a pinball-themed multiplayer map, the return of Heavy Metal Heroes in battle royale, and the final Zombies map for the Black Ops 7 storyline. Season 5 arrives on July 23, and all the major highlights can be found below. More weapons to unlock  Season 5's Mammoth LMG Black Ops 7's weapon pool expands in Season 5 with four more additions. Some weapons will be available in the battle pass and others will arrive later in the season. Season 5 includes: FG42 assault rifle (battle pass) Gremlin SMG (battle pass) Mammoth LMG (later in season) Mace melee weapon (later in season) Just like past seasons, the update will include new attachments, camos, and weapon challenges. New battle pass and BlackCell Season 5 battle pass highlights Season 5 adds a brand-new battle pass filled with cosmetics and XP tokens. This battle pass features over 100 pieces of unlockable content (excluding BlackCell) and includes two base weapons to unlock. The paid $10 pass is needed in order to unlock all the standard pass rewards, and the $30 BlackCell bundle is available for those wanting even more cosmetics to unlock. Spectre's battle pass skins and BlackCell variants The assassin known as Spectre returns from Black Ops 3 and 4 to headline the Season 5 battle pass. Cipher is the new BlackCell-exclusive operator, and this soldier is described as being "part of a black budget project that fused condemned inmates with advanced combat sub-systems." Purchasing the Season 5 battle pass will immediately unlock the Instant Rewards Page, including the following items: 10% Battle Pass XP Boost The "Spectre" Operator Skin for the new Spectre Operator plus a BlackCell variant for those who purchase BlackCell The "Dawn Shred" Legendary Blueprint for the Voyak KT-3 Assault Rifle The "Swift Talent" Emote The "Make an Entrance" Animated Calling Card Players who purchase and complete the Season 5 battle pass will earn the following completion rewards: "Viscera" Ultra Operator Skin for Spectre plus a BlackCell variant for those who purchase BlackCell "Fission Core" Legendary Blueprint for the Carbon 57 SMG 200 COD Points "Thousand Cuts" Animated Calling Card "Strive" Animated Emblem "Gift Card" Ultra GobbleGum (x1) Limited-time events Activision details a few events for the season. This includes a Machine of War event and a special Treyarch-themed event to celebrate the studio's 30th anniversary. These are available across all modes, but there will also be a Zombies-exclusive leaderboard event for the upcoming Eidskallen Lighthouse Survival map. Of course, these are just some of the events planned for Season 5. Events arriving closer to the midseason "Reloaded" update will be revealed closer to launch. Multiplayer maps Nuketown-themed pinball machine MP map Season 5 adds five more multiplayer maps: Jubilee, Frequency, Dig, Turbo Tilt, and Descent. Jubilee arrives at launch as a brand-new 6v6 map set in a rural Japanese town during a festival. Frequency is a remaster of the 6v6 Black Ops 4 map set within a covert listening center positioned deep within the mountains. Dig is a remaster of a small map from Black Ops 2 set within an archaeological dig site. Turbo Tilt is a brand-new small map for 2v2 and 6v6 modes. This map shrinks players down to fit and fight within a Nuketown-themed pinball machine. The map features a deadly moving pinball to avoid as well as other elements. Descent is a brand-new map for the parkour-based Freerun mode. Multiplayer game modes The season introduces a brand-new game mode called Overdrive Domination. In this mode, players must capture, hold, and defend objectives while "eliminating targets with style" to earn stars for your team. This style is basically achieved through medals, so by earning headshot, multikills, and other various medal types throughout the match. Earning stars from style kills grants the following: 1 Star - Cognition Uplink: Increased perception to help you find your next target. 3 Stars - Hyper Speed: Increased movement speed to reach your target faster. 6 Stars - Ballistic Overdrive: Increased weapons handling to help you eliminate your target. Gauntlet Rush is another new mode for the season. This mode includes a rotation of five modes within a single match: Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, Hardpoint, and Roulette. Each game mode lasts for two minutes before seamlessly switching to the next one. Players must eliminate enemies and play the objective to increase their operator's enhancements, which includes faster movement speed, weapon-swap speed, and improved headshot damage. Additionally, Call of Duty's Cranked mode makes its Black Ops 7 debut. This is the mode with the "Cranked" timer, where players must keep chaining kills together to refill their timer and avoid going boom.  More Endgame content Black Ops 7's co-op Endgame mode continues to receive support in Season 5. A new assignment is added to Avalon called Burn Run, which challenges players to a race in a bomb-rigged vehicle. This a race against the clock, but running over enemies and objects will add valuable seconds to the mission timer. Exotic abilities are getting powerful boosts. Players can now "boost" their major and minor abilities with rare enhancements that can be acquired in the match. Ability boosts are found mixed in with the other reward types found in item cases. New Zombies Survival Map And Story Finale Rex Infernus Zombies map teaser At launch, Season 5 will add three smaller Zombies experiences. Eidskallen is a survival map that takes place on a small section of the Totenreich round-based map. There will also be a Starting Room map for Season 4's Kowakujo, which will limit players to just the Outer Ward of the castle. The recently added Rogue Run mode arrives on the Astra Malorum map. The midseason Reloaded update season will introduce the final round-based Zombies map as the story conclusion for Black Ops 7's Zombies. This map is called Rex Infernus, and the teaser image provided by Treyarch is a house that looks very similar to Dr. Monty's home on the Revelation's map from Black Ops 3 Zombies. Warzone new POI for Verdansk Season 5 launches with a brand-new point of interest for Verdansk called Drone Labs. Additionally, supply drones will launch into the air with valuable gear, and players can shoot them down and retrieve the supply. Heavy Metal Heroes arrives to Warzone Heavy Metal Heroes heavy-vehicle gameplay The fan-favorite Blackout mode Heavy Metal Heroes makes its debut in Warzone battle royale. This is a 50v50 limited-time mode with a focus on heavy vehicle combat and superhero-style powers.  Operator eliminations earn players powers, such as faster movement, armor regeneration, and other critical upgrades. The matches also contain lootable mobility abilities like the Flicker, Kinetic Jump, and the grappling hook abilities from the Endgame mode. Unfortunately, this is listed as a standard battle royale LTM and not specified for the Blackout-inspired Black Ops Royale mode. 

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CoD: Black Ops 7 And Warzone Season 5 Release Date And Details

Call of Duty Season 5 arrives to Black Ops 7 and Warzone later this month. Activision has revealed a few details of what players can expect for this next batch of content, including the return of the Frequency map and Spectre operator from past Black Ops games. Season 5 will also deliver the final Zombies map to wrap up the Black Ops 7 storyline. Call of Duty Season 5 start times Season 5 of Black Ops 7 and Warzone arrives on July 23, so players won't have to wait much longer for new content. Call of Duty's big updates usually go live at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST across all platforms. What to expect from Season 5 A closer look at Spectre from Season 5 of Black Ops 7 Call of Duty seasons typically include a brand-new battle pass, more DLC weapons to unlock, new maps, and additional game modes. A season also generally includes limited-time events and new challenges to complete. Activision has already revealed one of the new operators for Season 5. The assassin known as Spectre returns from Black Ops 3 and 4. This operator is featured on the official artwork for Season 5, meaning they'll likely be the main battle pass operator. Spectre is dual-wielding what looks like submachine guns and another operator is holding a light machine gun, so these are weapons teased for this new season. Call of Duty seasons also typically bring a new season of Ranked Play and rewards for both multiplayer and Warzone. Multiplayer New seasons of multiplayer typically include new maps, game modes, and new challenges. Treyarch teased an image of Frequency from Black Ops 4, so this map is expected to return in Black Ops 7 for Season 5. Frequency is a standard 6v6 map, but the size is on the smaller side. The setting takes place at a covert listening center positioned deep within the mountains. Zombies As previously announced by Treyarch, Season 5 introduces the last Zombies map to the Black Ops 7 storyline. This finale is expected to arrive with the midseason "Reloaded" update, which should launch around the end of August. Of course, this doesn't mean that future seasons won't include a Zombies map, but it will likely be something smaller like a survival or starting room location based off one of the main maps in the game. Warzone Specific details for Season 5 of Warzone haven't been announced yet, but this will likely include limited-time game modes, new events, and changes to the weapon pool. The promotional art for Season 5 of Warzone includes a sky full of drones with crates attached to them. This could be a teaser for a new killstreak or delivery of a special care package.

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