New Major Ability: Death Machine
Deadly machine gun. High damage per shot and large magazine capacity.
Endgame’s free-to-play period will extend to the end of Season 05, so bring your friends and jump into all the new content waiting for you in Avalon! If you haven’t tried Endgame yet, now’s the perfect time to start earning all the Weapon Camos, Operator Skins, and additional rewards the mode has to offer.
New Weekly Challenges
Complete challenges every week of the season to unlock new Loadout items, Camo rewards, and XP. Check the Weekly Challenge menu at the start of Season 04 to see the available rewards and the challenges required to unlock them. Complete any six challenges across any or all of the four supported modes to unlock the weekly reward, including new Attachments plus the devastating Iron Rain Scorestreak, the Grimhawk Special Weapon, the “Unescapable Deep” M8A1 Marksman Rifle Weapon Blueprint, and more.
New Season 04 Events
Nuked Challenge Event (Zombies-Only, Launch)
Complete challenges within the new Nuked Survival map in Zombies to earn themed rewards including two new Weapon Camos, a Weapon Charm, and the “Crack in Space” REV-46 SMG Weapon Blueprint.
Illicit Cargo Camo event (Multiplayer + Zombies + Endgame, In-Season)
A mercenary will do anything for the right price. Unlock the new VX Compact Assault Rifle and contraband remastered Weapon Camos smuggled in from Black Ops III titles by completing Weapon Class Challenges in Multiplayer, Zombies, and Endgame. And yes, there’s a Mastery Camo for unlocking all eight Camos in the Event across all four modes.
Full Season 04 Breakdown
For a full breakdown of content arriving throughout the season and at Season 04 Reloaded, including Kowakujō, a new Round-Based Zombies map, be sure to check out the Call of Duty Blog. Look below for our Season 04 Patch Notes and stay tuned for further updates right here.
GLOBAL
RICOCHET ANTI-CHEAT
With Season 04 now live, we’re building on our anti-cheat systems to better protect players and ensure fair matches across all platforms. The following security measures are now enabled and actively enforced in-game.
Players who fail Microsoft Azure Attestation (MAA) checks will be placed into a separate matchmaking pool. To access all playlists, players must successfully complete the MAA process. Because the pool of players who haven’t passed our attestation checks is small, access is limited to a select set of playlists to help maintain healthy matchmaking.
Players who do not complete attestation will be limited to Nuketown 24/7 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battle Royale Casual in Call of Duty: Warzone. This requirement helps protect the integrity of the game and the experience of the broader community.
How it works:
If your PC isn’t compliant, you will receive a notification that your system failed attestation, and matchmaking access will be adjusted accordingly.
If you attempt to play with party members whose PCs aren’t compliant, you will also receive a message that you’ve failed attestation because at least one party member did not meet secure attestation requirements.
To be fully compliant, your system will need:
TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) enabled
Secure Boot enabled
For AMD users, versions of AMD’s TPM software in the 3.x.0.x range can return an error during the attestation process, and the fix is to update the system BIOS or firmware.
If you don’t have these features enabled, you will be placed into a separate matchmaking pool. You also won’t be able to match with players whose systems meet our security requirements or with console players.
If you need help updating your settings, visit our Player Support page.
MULTIPLAYER
Modes
Black Ops Classic (New Mode)
Revisit the roots of Black Ops experience with Black Ops Classic, a curated Multiplayer mode focused on the core fundamentals.
Simplified Gameplay: Movement is streamlined to focus on classic combat, removing advanced mechanics such as sliding, Wall Jumping, and Omnimovement, for a more grounded feel.
Classic Loadout: Players fight using carefully selected default loadouts and custom loadouts with restrictions, emphasizing essential weapon mastery.
Old-School Pacing: The mode is designed to deliver a slower and tactical flow.
Iconic Maps: Battle across throwback maps including Firing Range, Raid, Nuketown, Summit, and more, bringing classic matchups into rotation.
Black Ops Classic is built to capture the nostalgia and the identity of the Black Ops series while offering a distinct way to play within Black Ops 7.
General Playlist Updates
Blueprint Gun Game – In-Season
Replaces Gun Game in Party Games tab
6v6 Gunfight – In-Season
Replaces Gunfight in Party Games tab
Weapons
Shotguns