A brand new season of content is coming to Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone.
Black Ops 6 Season 5 has been given an August 7 release date on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. According to an Activision blog post, the new season will have a 5pm BST release time.
Needless to say, the new season launches alongside a big new update, which makes a variety of changes to Black Ops 6 multiplayer. Interestingly, it launches on the same day as the Battlefield 6 early access beta, so it will be interesting to see how popular it is.
As you can see from the patch notes below, the imminent update also introduces a selection of new content, such as maps, game modes and weapons.
New maps include the 6v6 Runway location, as well as fellow 6v6 map World Motor Dynasty and Exchange, which can be played in 6v6 and 2v2.
As the name suggests, the Runway map takes place at the Arzak Provincial Airport.
“All hell breaks loose as the Rogue Black Ops team pursues one of their final targets,” reads the official description. “Wreckage and luggage litter the tarmac, flames licking the sides of the terminal and black smoke rising from the fire in the airport control tower.”
Exchange, meanwhile, is a smaller three lane map set in a vibrant Avalon marketplace.
“Crash the party and unleash havoc on this small-sized three-lane map centred around the Deli, its roof adorned with a marble statue of a mythic sea god.”
Elsewhere, new weapons include the PML 5.5 LMG, the ABR A1 Assault Rifle and the Boxing Gloves.
The launch of Season 5 also introduces the Aim High game mode, where headshots result in instant eliminations, while additional armour makes shots from the neck down less effective.
You can check out the remaining Black Ops 6 Season 5 patch notes below.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Season 5 patch notes…
New multiplayer maps…
• Runway (6v6)
• Exchange (6v6, 2v2)
• World Motor Dynasty (W.M.D.) (6v6)
New multiplayer modes…
• Aim High
• Snipers Only (In-Season)
• Cranked Moshpit (In-Season)
New weapons…
• PML 5.5 – LMG (Battle Pass)
• ABR A1 – Assault Rifle (Battle Pass)
• Boxing Gloves – Melee (In-Season, Event Reward)
New Attachments…
• 9mm PM Skull Splitter (Two Attachments, Battle Pass)
• PPSh-41 Helical Magazine (In-Season, Event Reward)
Multiplayer changes…
Modes
• Addressed an issue in Search & Destroy where players would occasionally not spawn in the subsequent round when joining a match in progress.
• Addressed an issue where Objective Kills were not properly tracking in Hardpoint and Hardcore Hardpoint modes.
Perks
• Addressed an issue with the Shadow Perk when throwing Equipment while near an enemy Shock Charge.
Scorestreaks
• Addressed an issue where the Archangel could navigate outside of the intended playspace.
UI
• Fixed a bug where players were able to redirect to the Prestige Menu from the After-Action-Report.
• Fixed an issue in Ranked Play, when switching between certain classes, the primary and secondary weapon icons silhouettes would flash red or green
• Fixed an issue where the Scorestreak widget can incorrectly glow orange and show “Ready for Use” after respawning
• Fixed an issue where users were unable to Prestige in the main Prestige menu
• Fixed an issue where the user would encounter a looping menu error due to tracked challenges in the Challenge Tracker Widget.
• Fixed an issue where the user was unable to unpin weapons whose camo challenges have been completed, and is seeing camo challenges for other game modes for those “perma-pinned” weapons.
• Fixed an issue where the weapon preview fails to display in Weapons tab when a new custom loadout is set to favorite.
• Fixed an issue where users with the Depth of Field setting set to on will see Operators A-Posing in the Winner’s Circle
