- Call of Duty: Black Ops Season 5 has been revealed
- The update drops on July 23, 2026
- Big additions include new weapons, maps, and modes
With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on the way, Activision has revealed the next batch of content coming to 2025’s Black Ops 7 and the free-to-play Warzone battle royale.
As detailed on the Call of Duty blog, the major additions include five new multiplayer maps, three of which drop alongside the season’s launch on July 23.
The one I’m most looking forward to is Jubilee, an all-new 6v6 environment set in a rural Japanese town. It’s joined by Frequency, a remaster of a Black Ops 4 map, and a remake of Black Ops 2‘s iconic Dig (itself a version of World at War‘s Courtyard).
The two other maps, Tubro Tilt and Freerun: Descent, will be added in the subsequent Season 5 Reloaded update.
A wealth of new modes
Some new limited-time modes are dropping as part of the update as well: Overdrive Domination (a twist on the classic Domination mode that incorporates the power-up stars from Overdrive), Gauntlet Rush (which rotates between five distinct game modes), and, in the mid-season, the return of Cranked Moshpit.
It wouldn’t be a new season without some fresh weapons and attachments, and the ones coming in Season 5 are some of the wildest yet.
At launch, you’ll be able to unlock the FG42 assault rifle, a modernized version of the WW2 weapon with serious damage and almost no horizontal recoil, and the dual Gremlin SMGs, which trade the ability to aim down sights for extreme firepower and mobility.
Later in the season, the Mammoth LMG is being added and, true to its name, it’s a massive gun with two high-power barrels that fire continuously in addition to a new mace melee weapon.
On the attachment side, completing weekly challenges will unlock the likes of the Jäger 45 Grid-Breaker Kit — a crazy pistol conversion that turns your side-arm into a portable EMP blaster — or the M34 Novaline Garand Conversion that transforms the futuristic burst-fire rifle into an old-fashioned top-loaded one.
If you’re keen to dive in, Black Ops 7 is available now for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Xbox One.
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