Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1: Release Date, New Maps, Weapons, and Zombies Content

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7‘s main campaign wasn’t what many had hoped it would be, but that isn’t stopping Activision from pumping out new content. The publisher is now putting its weight behind its perennially popular multiplayer mode in an update that it’s billing as “the biggest Season 01 ever” as it rolls out the COD Black Ops 7 Season 1 roadmap, featuring new (and returning) maps, modes, Loadout additions, cross-mode progression updates, a new Zombies chapter, and the Haven’s Hollow Resurgence map for Warzone. If you’re wondering what the release date for Black Ops 7 Season 1 is or what to expect from the Battle Pass and new content, here’s everything you need to know.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1: Release Date

You won’t have to wait long to check out all the new content coming your way, as Black Ops 7 Season 1 is set to kick off on December 4 and will be available to anyone who already owns the game or via Xbox Game Pass. According to the Call of Duty’s official X page, Warzone will also transition into its Black Ops 7 era on the same day, giving both titles the same seasonal launch date.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1: New Multiplayer Maps and Modes

Black Ops 7 Season 1 is kicking things off with eight multiplayer maps, along with new arenas and returning classics, releasing throughout the season. Here’s a look at every map coming to Black Ops 7 Season 1:

Launch Maps

• Utopia (New)
• Fate (New)
• Odysseus (New)
• Standoff (Remaster)

In-Season Map

• Sleighjacked (Remake)

Mid-Season Maps

• Yakei (New)
• Meltdown (Remaster)
• Fringe (Returning)

The upcoming season will also come with an array of modes, including the return of fan-favorite casual modes at launch, a new objective mode debuting mid-season, and a bunch of holiday-themed LTMs landing later. Classics like Prop Hunt and Gun Game are making a return, as will a new objective focused mode called Takeover and CODMAS LTMs later on. Activision has currently confirmed the following modes for Black Ops Season 1:

Launch Modes

• Prop Hunt (Returning)
• One in the Chamber (Returning)
• Sharpshooter (Returning)

Launch Window Modes

• Sticks & Stones (Returning)
• Gun Game (Returning)

Mid-Season Mode

• Takeover (New)

CODMAS Limited-Time Modes (In-Season)

• Holiday Havoc

• Snowfight

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1: Weapons and Attachments

A new season means more gear to play around with, and Black Ops Season 1 is adding a full lineup of weapons, conversions, and attachments and upgrades into the mix. You’ll get seven weapons right out of the gate, including everything from SMGs, an AR, an LMG, a sniper, a melee option, and a new Special weapon called NX Ravager. Below are all the new Black Ops Season 1 weapons you’ll be able to get your hands on:

• Kogot-7 (SMG)
• Maddox RFB (Assault Rifle)
• Sokol 545 (LMG)
• NX Ravager (Special)
• Ballistic Knife (Melee)
• Sturmwolf 45 (SMG)
• Hawker HX (Sniper Rifle)

On top of that, the new season also introduces a fresh set of weapon conversions and attachments, including options like the Akita Scorchlink Akimbo setup, Redwell Shade-X Suppressor, CODA 9 Adaptive Discharge MOD, M8A1 Autostrike-X8 Conversion, AK-27 Battle-Scar Conversion, and the MPC-25 Contrabloom Laser.

During the Black Ops Season 7 launch period, players will also get the chance to unlock a new Scorestreak called the Deadeye Drone via a Weekly Challenge. This lethal, remote-piloted aerial unit features a small-magazine sniper rifle and once activated, it’ll let you scout from above, kill marked Operators as well as equip upgrades like an extended magazine or the Grenadier mod for air-burst grenades.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1: Zombies

Black Ops 7’s Zombies mode is also getting a hefty dose of new content in Season 1. The headliner is Astra Malorum, a round-based map set inside a drifting observatory near Saturn that will be available at launch. As per Activision, “The heroes continue their perilous journey in search of another Shadowsmith, with their path leading them to a mysterious observatory, a relic ripped from the early 20th century now drifting silently within the shimmering rings of Saturn. Once a beacon of human curiosity and discovery, the observatory has become a ghostly monument suspended in time, its rusted domes and fractured telescopes watching endlessly over the planet’s swirling bands. Within its hollow corridors, secrets of the past, and the next step in their quest awaits.”

You’ll chase down another Shadowsmith, take on the new O.S.C.A.R. Elite robot lurking in the halls, experiment with the LGM-1 Wonder Weapon and its swarming saucer projectiles. The Main Quest will go live on day one, complete with fresh Calling Cards, XP rewards, and a new Classified Operator Skin for finishing the run.

Black Ops 7 Season 1 will take Zombies even further with the Exit 115 Survival map, a fight-to-the-finish scenario set in the isolated Reba’s Diner location from Ashes of the Damned. Directed Mode is also set to return, with guided Main Quest runs for Ashes of the Damned at launch and Astra Malorum later in the season.

Given that the holiday season is fast approaching, holiday content also plays a big role this season. Astra Malorum will get a festive Jingle Hells variant with snowballs, freezing weather, holiday presents, barrel-fire warmth zones, and the Naughty or Nice stocking power-up, which may either shower players with loot or spawn swarms of Ravagers. The List Keeper’s Challenge will be the second holiday LTM for Astra Malorum, replacing the Main Quest with a series of escalating objectives handed down by a mysterious entity.

If all that wasn’t enough, Warzone will be completely integrated into Black Ops 7 framework for Season 1, introducing a round of gameplay updates, a new Resurgence map, fresh POIs, and a holiday LTM. On the map side, you’ll be able to drop into Haven’s Hollow, a brand-new Resurgence map dropping players into a secluded Appalachian town “that feels straight out of another era.” As the studio puts it, “Though parts of the picturesque hamlet of Haven’s Hollow may look familiar, there are plenty of new areas to explore. It’s also the stage for fast-paced frenetic Resurgence gameplay.”