- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 1 Reloaded arriving on January 8, 2026
- It introduces a lot of new maps and weapons
- There will also be one Fallout crossover
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7‘s major Season 1 reloaded content is almost here, with the update set to go live tomorrow, January 8, 2026.
Before you dive into some of the additions it brings to the table, here’s when it’s releasing in your area:
- US: 9:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. CT / 12:00 a.m. ET
- United Kingdom: 17:00 GMT
- AU: 3 AM AEST / 4 AM AEDT (9 January 2026)
Season One Reloaded comes as part of one of the biggest seasonal updates in the Call of Duty story, which has already brought a deluge of new maps, weapons and more to the world Black Ops 7.
On the multiplayer front, it introduces three new maps: Yakei, Meltdown and Fringe. Yakei is a completely new environment designed for black ops 7, located on the colorful rooftops of a Japanese city. It has a great aesthetic and the compact design looks like it will be well suited for intense 6v6 matches.
Meltdown is then a remaster of the iconic Black Ops 2 card representing the first time it has been brought back outside Call of Duty: Mobile.
Fringe is another remaster, this time of a map originally from Black Ops 3although this particular incarnation is a return from its appearance in black ops 6, giving players a chance to re-explore it with everyone Black Ops 7‘s improved traversal capabilities.
You can see each of the cards in a recent showcase video below.
They arrive along with a new game mode, Takeover, where two teams of six battle it out to capture moving territory.
At least two new weapons also drop: the Hawker HX sniper rifle and the Sturmwolf 45 SMG. On top of this, players will also be able to take advantage of a host of gear returning from Black Ops 6, including a variety of tactics, lethals and scorestreaks.
Season 1 Reloaded also marks the arrival of a Fallout TV show collaboration, which will presumably involve new playable operatives and an in-game event to complete.
Based on Activision’s many teases, I expect a cool one too Fallout-inspired variant of the Nuketown 2025 map, although this has not been 100% officially confirmed yet.
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Zombies fans will have plenty to dive into, with the addition of the new Zarya Cosmodome survival map.
For those eager to return to the Endgame mode, there will be new world events. This includes the introduction of the Wraith Wing, a terrifying ghostly VTOL boss that players will likely have to pick up to defeat.
For those who have accumulated COD points in the current battle pass, a bunch of new cosmetic bundles are set to hit the in-game store throughout Season 1 Reloaded.
Black Ops 7 is available now for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Xbox One.
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