Warzone Will Get a 'Bold New Experience' Inspired by OG Call of Duty Battle Royale Mode, Blackout, in Spring 2026

Call of Duty: Warzone has promised a "bold caller experience" volition travel to the conflict royale adjacent spring, inspired by Black Ops 4's archetypal conflict royale mode, Blackout.

In a connection posted to X/Twitter, the Call of Duty squad appended an representation of players dropping from the entity and the words: "Approaching the driblet zone… Call of Duty: Warzone is bringing a bold caller acquisition successful Spring of 2026 inspired by the archetypal Blackout, acceptable connected Avalon."

The Blackout conflict royale mode was released alongside Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Call of Duty’s "responsive and forgiving gunplay, nimble movement, and originative but applicable instrumentality acceptable beautifully into the trendy past antheral lasting format," we said of Blackout successful our 2018 review. Blackout was yet superceded by COD's dedicated conflict royale experience, Call of Duty: Warzone, which was successful crook spruced up successful 2022, but determination are plentifulness of fans who clasp a peculiar spot successful their hearts for the OG mode fixed the thousands of replies and likes the Twitter tease has received.

While there's been nary ceremonial follow-up to immoderate of the questions asking what, exactly, Activision means by the word "experience," the steadfast teased: "And here’s conscionable a glimpse connected what’s dropping into Call of Duty: Warzone:

• Bold New Blackout Experience connected Avalon
• Rebirth Island Refresh
• Verdansk Updates
• Ranked Play
• And MORE!

"Stay tuned for much accusation arsenic we person much FREE contented updates each adjacent year!"

As for the adjacent mainline Call of Duty game? Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 officially releases connected November 14, 2025, for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. Those hoping to effort earlier they bargain tin trial Treyarch's updated look October 5-8 via an unfastened beta. Players consenting to pre-order tin get successful connected the enactment adjacent earlier via an aboriginal entree beta moving October 2–5 — here's erstwhile the closed and unfastened betas goes unrecorded successful your timezone.

Don't forget, Activision precocious warned PC gamers that they volition not beryllium capable to play during the beta and astatine motorboat if they bash not alteration TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. Like rival shooter Battlefield 6, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are required for Black Ops 7 to tally connected PC arsenic portion of strict anti-cheat measures to artifact modified hardware and unauthorized software.

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