Activision has revealed the Season 5 roadmap forCall of Duty: Black Ops 6andWarzone. After the last season left many players unimpressed,CoDhad a tall order ahead of it in winning back favor to generate excitement ahead of the next entry’s release. It’s now clear just howCall of Duty: Black Ops 6plans to do that when Season 5 kicks off in early August.
Call of Dutyannounced thatBlack Ops 6Season 5 would start on August 7in a July 28 tweet. While the post didn’t give away much, it revealed Sims would return as an operator and showed what looked suspiciously like an M249 LMG in his hands. Now that the full roadmap is available, fans can get a better idea of what to expect fromCall of Dutyover the coming months.
According to the official roadmap, Season 5 will begin at 9 AM PST on August 7, bringing three new multiplayer maps with it, including a new iteration of the ever-popular WMD map. Midway through the season, another multiplayer arena called Jackpot, inspired byBlack Ops 4’s Casino, will make its way to the game. ThefinalBlack Ops 6Zombies map Treyarch teased earlierwill also be available once Season 5 begins, and fans now have a name: Reckoning. On top of the new map, Zombies players will also get a new sci-fi weapon called the Gorgofex and take on the Uber Klaus, an elite zombie enemy inside a massive exoskeleton.
Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 5 Brings New Maps, Weapons and Game Modes
Previous teasers led fans tobelieve thatBlack Ops 6was bringing back the M249 LMG, but the roadmap reveals that the weapon is actually a different LMG called the PML 5.56. The ABR A1 assault rifle and Gravemark .357 revolver will also be available, with the former dropping at launch and the latter coming midway through the season.Black Ops 6is also introducing boxing gloves as a melee weapon.
Season 5 is also bringing some new and returning game modes. These include the modifier Aim High, where headshots are one-hit kills and everything else does minimal damage, and the returns of Snipers Only and Cranked Moshpit. BeyondBlack Ops 6andWarzone, the roadmap reveal confirmed that two older titles will be available as standalone titles starting on July 29. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, asCall of DutypreviouslyremovedModern Warfare 3andModern Warfare 2from the HQ app, and anyMW2andMW3content inWarzonewill remain unaffected.
