As part of the crossover with Amazon Prime’s The Boys TV show, the Temp V Field Upgrade has been parachuted into Warzone and its modes. While its inclusion has largely been questioned and canned by players, it turns out it can be used as a ruthlessly efficient counter to campers.

Season 4 Reloaded, dropping on July 12, brought a major pop culture crossover to Warzone in Activision’s collaboration with The Boys. Among Homelander, Black Noir and Starlight skins, it also introduced the Temp V Field Upgrade, a spin off of the show’s Compound V.

A major change with Warzone Season 4 Reloaded will see DMZ players punished for killing too many real-life opponents, in a serious shake up to the extraction mode.

When the Season 4 Reloaded overview dropped on July 11, Activision promised changes to DMZ’s ‘Plea for Help’ mechanic, as well as to ‘squads specifically hunting other players’. We now know the form those changes take thanks to the full patch notes.

Warzone’s DMZ playerbase have been responding to the reveal of Season 4 Reloaded (S4R) on July 10, with one new item in particular coming in for some criticism.

Activision’s reveal of S4R, two days before it is expected to launch on July 12, featured little on DMZ. Instead, it focused on The Boys crossover, a new automatic shotgun and a new Vondel Waterfront map.

DMZ has relatively catered to squad players with each passing update, making the experience almost unbearable for solo players. However, a new development could alleviate the stress for independent players, as the mid-season introduces helpful mechanics for Assimilation, Plea for Help, and the latest contract.

The Assimilation mechanic has been a massive problem for many DMZ fans, given that it allows Operators to establish a six-player team over time instead of the initial three-solider group. Thus, players have been overwhelmed by the large amounts of enemy squads, especially those who track down independent players.

Call of Duty Season 4 Reloaded will officially welcome the chaotic characters from The Boys as they take a break from their “heroic” roles and step in as Operators.

During a fictional press conference, Black Noir was the first to confirm this development in his own unique way, in which he answers questions through his expressions. One of the first major announcements is the characters featured in the crossover, including Starlight, Homelander, and Black Noir.

Over the years, annual Call of Duty installments have featured different weapons of different strengths. Some are perpetually weak but others are at the opposite end of the scale: so strong they can be considered overpowered. Here, we’re taking a trip down memory lane and picking the top 10 most overpowered weapons in Call of Duty history. 

For this list, we’re trying to ignore good weapons and focus on those that were so strong, at least for a period of time, they qualified as OP. Not all were dominant for months, with the respective devs generally quick to nerf standout guns. However, some were at the height of their powers for inexplicably long periods so, without further ado, here are our picks. 

Warzone’s DMZ extraction mode has been immensely popular with a portion of the player base since it launched in late 2022. While there’s huge variance in the missions players can complete and the items they need to extract with, the majority of tasks center around finding and extracting with a valuable item. That’s why the exfil helicopter is so important.

The helicopter is essentially players’ safe passage out of whichever exclusion zone they find themselves in. In Warzone Season 4, that’s one of Building 21, Al Mazrah, Ashika Island or Vondel. You just need to find your way to an exfil location, call in the chopper and survive through to its arrival. It’ll then airlift you and your contraband to safety. It might not be that simple anymore, though.

The first time I stepped into the DMZ universe, I was overwhelmed by its extensive mission-based system, differing from the main campaigns and multiplayer rounds I’ve played in past COD games. What made it even more complicated was the fact that Faction objectives were relatively vague in details, making it more challenging to advance in levels and unlock exclusive gear.

Fortunately, Call of Duty Season 4 has introduced a new central hub, the Forward Operating Base, to implement a more coordinated approach to the previous disorderly system. Now, I’m a sucker for organization, so once I saw the tidied-up menu screen, I felt less apprehensive than I did before. No longer are all the objectives jumbled into Faction missions, as Passive tasks are available to complete at any time. 

DMZ players are calling on Warzone’s developers to nerf AI — in terms of strength and number — as Season 4 changes make the popular extraction mode incredibly difficult. While some might welcome the challenge, others think it’s too hard and have even referred to matches as “miserable”.

Warzone Season 4, dropping back on June 14, changed an awful lot for every mode, including DMZ. While AI buffs and spawns did not appear in the patch notes, players have reported experiencing much more difficult lobbies in this regard.

A significant change to one Warzone DMZ Vest – the Stealth Vest – with June 14’s Season 4 update means there may just be a new best vest in town – one that players should look to get hold of whenever they’re infiltrating or extracting.

The Season 4 update dropped on June 14, changing many aspects of the battle royale. TTK has (finally) been slowed and AI presences reduced.

Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 Season 4, in amongst the new Vondel map and a DMZ reset, is finally addressing long-standing players complaints over time-to-kill (TTK), AI and a ‘rejoin’ feature to ensure disconnections are no longer final.

Warzone 2, now rebranded as just Call of Duty: Warzone, has long faced criticism from its player base over the speed at which players can be eliminated. We’re inclined to agree, believing that it’s a lot harder to enjoy a battle royale where every death feels like a consequence of being spotted, rather than outgunned or outplayed.

Warzone 2’s upcoming Vondel map has been expanded in an explosive trailer at the Summer Game Fest. You’ll be able to see all the unique environments of the new location, from a medieval castle to a deserted zoo to a soccer stadium.

Vondel will be free-to-play in modes like Resurgence, DMZ, and Battle Royale, with a release date of June 14, 2023.

An emergent image, reportedly showing a first glimpse of Warzone 2’s Vondel battle royale map, has also pointed to a major name change and rebranding of Warzone 2.0 – just 6 or so months after it released.

It probably won’t be news to you that Warzone 2 Season 4 is set to bring a new battle royale environment called Vondel. We’ve known for a while it will be set in the Netherlands and developed by support studio Beenox. It promises a new environment on Al Mazrah’s scale but, hopefully, more in the way of traditional WZ fun.

In the build up to Warzone 2 Season 4, there have been reports that the game’s Steam playerbase (admittedly not the most popular platform among Call of Duty players) has slumped to another new low. It fits into a wider theme of a nosediving player count, with anticipation for the battle royale sequel gone, instead replaced by frustration and an inescapable feeling that it continues to be one huge missed opportunity. It’s also why I was pleased to hear about Vondel, a new environment dropping with Season 4. It’s a welcome change and one that can inject new life into Warzone 2 – but it can’t do it on its own. 

There were swathes of anticipation surrounding Warzone 2’s launch back in late 2022. It was seen as a guaranteed success for Activision, eradicating the lethargy that had enveloped the first Warzone and replacing it with a fresh battle royale sure to capture the original’s replayability and fresh take on BR. However, it’s not been that simple. Player counts and Twitch viewership have crumbled since fall of last year, as has player faith in the developers’ ability to rectify the situation. Al Mazrah has failed to capture the flow and balance of Verdansk; the time-to-kill (TTK) remains inexplicably fast; and bugs and glitches are still prevalent enough to affect the average player all too frequently. 

With the upcoming launch of Call of Duty MW2 and Warzone 2 Season 4, Infinity Ward has revealed several new additions for DMZ, reinvigorating the current version for the next phase.

Like Season 2, you can expect a fresh start with the following update to accommodate the new missions and upgrades. Faction progress will also be reset to make room for another ability in Faction [CLASSIFIED].

The Call of Duty rumor mill is always spinning, even at the most unsuspecting times of the year. We’ve become accustomed to fall releases being preceded by spring and summer leaks, often throwing a host of details the way of CoD fans turning their attention towards the series’ next instalment. 2023 has been no different, promising Modern Warfare 3 and removing any lingering possibility that Modern Warfare II will receive a two year life-cycle.

Since Activision’s insistence that a “full” and “premium” Call of Duty title would drop in late 2023, we’ve come to expect a Sledgehammer Games-developed sequel to Modern Warfare II. It’s maybe an acknowledgement of the lacklustre reception SHG’s last two titles – WWII and Vanguard – have received, but it’s also a promising sign that Call of Duty wants to build on content and IPs they know players enjoy.

Call of Duty’s midseason patch notes have finally arrived, providing players with the latest intel on upcoming events and expected features.

One of the first things you can check out is the new map, Alboran Hathchery, a medium-sized remote facility in Spain with 6v6 multiplayer mode. Players can also equip the latest state-of-the-art handguns through the in-game challenges. While the FTAC Siege is excellent for rapid fire rates and swift movement speeds, the GS Magna packs a powerful punch that becomes even deadlier when you hold down the trigger.

Season 3 of Warzone 2 and MW2 changed many aspects of the battle royale and annual instalment in the Call of Duty franchise, including the arrival of widespread weapon adjustments, two new multiplayer maps and much, much more.

Naturally, a large amount of skins, bundles and other cosmetics made their way into both titles. Some, though, provoked a furious backlash from DMZ players when it became clear they offered tangible bonuses in-game. From players receiving a UAV at the start of matches to spawning in with a better backpack, they were quickly denounced as “pay to win”.

After much anticipation from the player base, Season 3 of Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 has dropped in-game, doing so on April 12. The changes are significant and what we’ve come to expect from the inception of new seasons. The full Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 Patch Notes are detailed below.

Among the standout changes are those to snipers, which can now one-hit so long as incendiary ammunition is equipped. The developers have also promised further monitoring of Warzone 2’s pacing, with some changes to movement, weapon damage and looting coming as a result of player feedback.

Recent Call of Duty instalments have toed a line between new and classic content pretty adeptly; with Modern Warfare 2 continuing that trend as well. With players looking ahead to Season 3 of post-launch content, the developers have confirmed that the Intervention sniper rifle will return, albeit under the new moniker of the FJX Imperium. To that effect, we’re picking five more classic CoD: Modern Warfare weapons that could join the Intervention in future seasons of MW2 and Warzone 2.

1. G36C

The G36C, like a number of weapons on this list, has featured in multiple CoD titles through the years. It’s a strong all-round assault rifle, boasting decent damage, range and handling.