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The DMZ Free Trial begins Now! PLAY DMZ FOR FREE UNTIL NOV 11 AT 10AM PT
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For a limited time from November 6 at 12PM PT through November 11 at 10AM PT, get full access to DMZ in Call of Duty® Modern Warfare® 4 for FREE.“DMZ Comes alive” – The IndependentDeploy into the definitive Call of Duty extraction experience, a living combat sandbox where every deployment is a new story. Go solo or…
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For a limited time from November 6 at 12PM PT through November 11 at 10AM PT, get full access to DMZ in Call of Duty® Modern Warfare® 4 for FREE.“DMZ Comes alive” – The IndependentDeploy into the definitive Call of Duty extraction experience, a living combat sandbox where every deployment is a new story. Go solo or squad up to loot, fight, negotiate, betray, and extract with whatever you can carry across Hajin.
Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 Battle Pass System, BlackCell, and New Store Bundles
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Season 1 Battle Pass and BlackCell: 50+ Guaranteed Rewards!*The Season 1 Battle Pass is packed with 100+ Rewards, including a brand-new catch-up system that guarantees 50+ rewards in the Battle Pass*. In addition to the normal unlocking of Battle Pass content, players who fall behind in the Battle Pass will be…
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Season 1 Battle Pass and BlackCell: 50+ Guaranteed Rewards!*The Season 1 Battle Pass is packed with 100+ Rewards, including a brand-new catch-up system that guarantees 50+ rewards in the Battle Pass*. In addition to the normal unlocking of Battle Pass content, players who fall behind in the Battle Pass will be automatically caught up to the Reward matching the current day of the season, up to day 50.*Requires a paid Battle Pass. The Battle Pass itself is easier to navigate: Log in to collect your rewards and keep playing to unlock an easy-to-follow 100-tier track filled with additional Operator Skins, Weapon Blueprints, Finishing Moves, Calling Cards, Weapon Charms, Reticles, and more. How Do I Purchase the Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 Battle Pass? You can purchase the Season 1 Battle Pass in one of four different ways:Battle Pass: For 1,100 COD Points, receive access to the Season 1 Battle Pass. Battle Pass Bundle: For 2,400 COD Points, receive access to the Season 1 Battle Pass, plus 20 Tier Skip Tokens. BlackCell: Purchase BlackCell, and you automatically receive access to the Season 1 Battle Pass, plus 20 Tier Skip Tokens, as well as all earnable BlackCell content and other rewards detailed below. Vault Edition: For players who purchase the Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition, in addition to all the other Vault Edition rewards, you gain access to all BlackCell and Battle Pass content, providing you log into the game during Season 1. How Does the Modern Warfare 4 Battle Pass Work? The plan is straightforward: Simply play Modern Warfare 4 Multiplayer, DMZ, or Call of Duty®:…
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1: Everything You Need to Know
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xCall of Duty: Warzone Season 1: DeclassifiedOverview and RoadmapWith the arrival of Season 1 in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4, players will get their hands on new Multiplayer maps and modes, a new area, bosses, and other bonus content in DMZ, plus new weapons, attachments, and more. For full details, check out our…
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xCall of Duty: Warzone Season 1: DeclassifiedOverview and RoadmapWith the arrival of Season 1 in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4, players will get their hands on new Multiplayer maps and modes, a new area, bosses, and other bonus content in DMZ, plus new weapons, attachments, and more. For full details, check out our Season 1 deep dive into Multiplayer and DMZ. Season 1 also features a major update to the free-to-play Call of Duty®: Warzone™, including full integration with Modern Warfare 4. Read on for all the details you need regarding Season 1 in Call of Duty: Warzone, including intel on the new Hajin and Zodiac maps, new gear like the Zipline Launcher and Grabber Drone, Elite Perks, and more. The Season 1 Roadmap featuring all new content arriving in Call of Duty: Warzone. Prepare for an escalation of warfare when Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 goes live at 0000 (midnight) ET on November 6 (2100 PT on November 5). Call of Duty: Warzone: Welcome to the Hajin ConflictCALL OF DUTY: WARZONE SUMMARYSeason 1 Integration: Season 1 fully integrates Modern Warfare 4 into Call of Duty: Warzone, introducing a fresh leveling experience, an influx of new weapons, new gameplay mechanics, and more. New Battle Royale Map – Hajin: Explore the massive Hajin Battle Royale map, bringing Call of Duty: Warzone to South Korea for the first time in a region narratively linked to the Modern Warfare 4 Campaign. New Resurgence Map – Zodiac: Drop into the new Zodiac Resurgence map, a compact combat zone built around the DRC Advanced Systems drone assembly and manufacturing headquarters. New…
58.8% of 788,252 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 58.7. The developers have shipped 1 substantial update in the past six months, adding 14.5.
reception 58.7·support +14.5·Mixed
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7 days ago
Historical posting rhythm
every ~3 days
Substantial updates (6 mo)
1
Current silence
2× normal
The developers post roughly every 3 days and were last heard 7 days ago — within their normal range. 1 substantial update recorded in the past six months, 1 classified as major.
Last successful news check: Nov 11, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.
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patchSep 29, 2026
Warzone Season 1 Adds Operator Skin Toggle for Modern Warfare 4 Purists
Call of Duty: Warzone has long served as a meeting point for Operators, weapons, and cosmetics drawn from multiple titles in the franchise. With the launch of the Modern Warfare 4 chapter, the developers are acknowledging that not every player wants that visual pluralism.
What changed
Starting with Season 1 of Modern Warfare 4, Warzone gains an Operator Skin Toggle — a client-side filter built specifically for this chapter.
When ON: Any Operator or Operator Skin from another Call of Duty title (the source cites Black Ops 6 as an example) equipped by another player — enemy, party member, or squadmate — is replaced in your view by a Modern Warfare 4 Operator. This applies in the lobby and during a match.
Your own Operator is unaffected. Whatever skin you have equipped continues to display as-is, regardless of its origin title.
The toggle is OFF by default. Other players never see any change on their end.
No content is removed. Operators and weapons from Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, Black Ops 6, and Black Ops 7 remain available, along with earned and purchased Skins, Blueprints, and Camos. Existing Carry Forward plans for previous titles are also described as unaffected.
The source notes the filter was "built specifically for the Modern Warfare 4 chapter," suggesting it is scoped to this season's context rather than a permanent franchise-wide system.
For players who found Warzone's cosmetic variety immersion-breaking, the toggle offers a way to enforce visual consistency — without imposing that preference on the lobby at large.
patchAug 15, 2026
Black Ops 7 Season 05 Reloaded Arrives August 20 With Zombies Finale and New Modes
Season 05 Reloaded, the mid-season update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone, is set to go live on August 20 at 9AM PT.
What changed
Zombies
The Black Ops 7 Zombies storyline reaches its grand finale with the arrival of Rex Infernus.
Multiplayer
A new map called Turbo Tilt is described as a Nuketown-inspired pinball machine setting.
A brand-new Freerun course tests movement skills.
Additional Weekly Challenges unlock new Attachments and a Mace Melee Weapon.
Warzone
Black Ops Royale returns as a mode.
Loaded Resurgence joins as a Weekend LTM.
The Burn Run Assignment continues inside Endgame — players race a Guild-rigged UTV through flaming checkpoints, knocking over enemies and obstacles while managing a countdown clock. Repair and Boost power-ups appear along the route.
Endgame (Free to Play)
Endgame remains free to play through the end of Season 05, with co-operative Operations available for leveling and rewards.
New in-game events with additional rewards are also mentioned, though specifics beyond the above were not detailed in the announcement.
For players tracking the Zombies narrative, the arrival of Rex Infernus marks a story endpoint the mode has been building toward — making this update more than a routine content drop.
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Following Season 5, this update shares our latest progress reducing disruptive voice behavior across Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone, along with ongoing work to support positive multiplayer experiences players already create in matche…
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Outlast the Unknown: Black Ops Season 06 is Here!The HauntingThe Haunting returns and there’s nowhere to hide! Season 06 is brimming with evil as fright-filled maps and modes arrive as part of a colossal update that will satisfy your sweet …
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