While the wider sentiment surrounding Call of Duty Black Ops 7 has been somewhat mixed, the core fans of the franchise have so far been treated to some of the best Seasonal support in the franchise’s history. This streak looks to be continuing with Season 3, officially arriving today alongside tons of new maps; modes; weapons and more.

Officially going live later today, Black Ops 7 Season 3 is being split up in two halves as per usual (with the second half ‘Reloaded’ update arriving in roughly a month’s time. Even at launch however, Season 3 is set to introduce a great deal of substantive additions, including but not limited to:

• 2 new weapons at launch (6 in total across the Season)
• 5 new maps (9 in total)
• Zombies: Ashwood Survival Map
• Zombie Battle PvPvE mode
• Warzone ‘big map’ rotation
• BO7 movement added to Warzone
• Warzone Map updates
• New Endgame skill tracks and abilities
• Endgame ‘Operations’
• New weapon attachments (7 in total)

As mentioned, this covers just some of the many additions coming with the launch of Season 3 – with much more slated to drop throughout the Season, including a new major Zombies map Totenreich alongside half a dozen new relics; a parkour-focused ‘freerun’ multiplayer mode; Prop Hunt Royale and much more.

Full details on Season 3 / Reloaded can be found HERE.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Season 3? Has Black Ops 7 been keeping up with its promises of unparalleled seasonal support? Let us know down below.

For the past year or so, one of the biggest leakers in the Call of Duty space has been TheGhostofHope, with the insider having revealed a ton of information regarding current and even future COD entries. In the wake of a recent report by the insider claiming that some major shake-ups may be happening internally, Activision have now “legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information related to Call of Duty.”

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, known Call of Duty leaker TheGhostofHope revealed that “Activision has legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information related to Call of Duty/Activision and I am complying with their demands. Still gonna stick around and chat about Official Call of Duty info and anything not related to leaks/confidential information. Cheers for these past few years.”

Interestingly, alongside this recent revelation, Call of Duty themselves commented on these latest events. In response to one tweet by COD YouTuber ‘TDAWG’ who asked “So if Call of Duty is shutting ghostofhope down…was he right about everything…?” the official Call of Duty account replied with:

“Nah. Even when leaks are wrong, they still hurt the people building the game and mess with player expectations.”

Whether TheGhostofHope was right or not, we will have to wait and see, but for better or for worse, it seems Activision is cracking down on leaks moving forward.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this latest move? Do you believe COD’s response to the matter? Are leaks damaging to player expectations? Let us know your thoughts down below.

Black Ops 7: Season 2 Reloaded is set to be massive for Call of Duty, with the mid-Season update reintroducing the fan-favourite Blackout mode from BO4 – an alternate take on the Battle Royale formula. Ahead of the update’s arrival next week, Activision have shared everything you need to know about Season 2 Reloaded and its Black Ops Royale mode.

Taking to their blog, the team at Activision offered a deep-dive into the new Black Ops Royale mode. Inspired by Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode, this alternate take on the BR formula is set to launch on the 12th of March and offers a ton of changes compared to Warzone – including but not limited to:

• No loadouts
• No gulag
• No buy stations
• Wingsuits instead of parachutes
• 5 attachment upgrade paths
• New backpack menu
• Lootable perks with no fixed slots
• Returning equipment including grapple hook and sensor dart
• Full omni-movement support
• Cradle Breaches featuring zombies

All of this will of course be taking place on the Avalon map which has so far been used for BO7’s Endgame mode (albeit with some visual changes).

Full details on the new Black Ops Royale mode can be found HERE, but in essence it seems to be sticking surprisingly close to the original Blackout experience.

Over the years, sentiment surrounding Blackout has grown, with many claiming that its biggest issue was being tied to the premium Black Ops 4 – meaning finding matches over time became increasingly tough. With this new Black Ops Royale however being tied to Warzone, it will be interesting to see how the mode is received, especially compared to the somewhat stale Warzone. We won’t have to wait long to find out.

KitGuru says: Are you excited for Season 2 Reloaded? Did you enjoy the OG Blackout back in the day? How does it compare to Warzone? Let us know your thoughts down below.