Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Release Big Update for January 2025

Summary

Treyarch Studios and Raven Software release new updates for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone.
Both titles can now jump into the limited-time Squid Game event, which includes new modes, store bundles, and a premium event pass.
The latest update also includes numerous bug fixes and improvements for multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone.

As a seasoned gamer with decades of experience under my belt, I must say that the latest update for Call of Duty is nothing short of a masterpiece! The Squid Game event has brought a fresh wave of excitement to the game, and the limited-time modes across Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone are simply captivating.

I’ve been playing Call of Duty since its inception, but this is the first time I’ve ever felt like a contestant in a real-life competition. The Pink Guards, VIPs, and Young-hee characters add an extra layer of immersion that makes me feel like I’m right there in the thick of it all.

The Squid Game Event Pass is a fantastic addition, with rewards that make you feel like a true champion. And the best part? It’s free for all players! The Premium Track is also available for those who want to take their game to the next level.

I especially appreciate the changes made to movement and mantling speeds – it’s always great when developers listen to the community and make adjustments that improve gameplay. The Battle Ready Wildcard has been a game-changer, and I’m excited to see how its role evolves in future seasons.

The addition of the Cleaver Melee weapon is also a welcome surprise – it’s always fun to have new toys to play with! And let’s not forget about all the bug fixes that have been implemented – it’s a breath of fresh air when games run smoothly, and I can focus on the action instead of technical issues.

All in all, this update has brought a renewed sense of excitement to my gaming life. I can’t wait to see what else Activision has in store for us in the future!

Oh, and let me tell you a joke – why did the Call of Duty player cross the road? Because it was his duty to be run over by traffic! (Cue laughter)

Treyarch Studios, the game developers, have rolled out an extensive update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. This update includes fresh content, enhancements, and bug resolutions to enrich the gaming experience in this highly-acclaimed first-person shooter. In addition to the new update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Raven Software has also launched a new patch for Call of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play battle royale game.

In addition to addressing several issues, both Black Ops 6 and Warzone are set to receive fresh content based on Squid Game, the popular Netflix series that is nearing its final season. On January 2, publisher Activision announced details about this extensive partnership through a new blog post. The collaboration will introduce new game modes, operator skins, and a premium event pass for players. Among the three limited-time modes coming to Black Ops 6 as part of this collaboration is Red Light, Green Light, where participants must dash from one end of a field to another within a set time frame. However, they can only move when they hear “green light,” and must freeze whenever they hear “red light”; failing to do so results in elimination.

The most recent update for both “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” and “Warzone” is now active across all compatible devices such as PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. This new version of “Call of Duty” introduces numerous Squid Game-inspired elements, along with a multitude of bug fixes and enhancements to the overall user experience in multiplayer, Zombies, and “Warzone”. Treyarch has boosted all mantle speeds, allowed players to open and close doors while sprinting, and made several UI improvements to the game’s post-action report, among other changes.

With the January 3 Squid Game update, both Warzone and Black Ops 6 are set to introduce an array of fresh cosmetic items and modes. However, this collaboration has stirred some debate. Instead of just offering a plethora of new store bundles and limited-time modes as anticipated, Activision has something additional up their sleeve – a premium event pass for the Squid Game collab. This pass grants access to exclusive rewards such as a Front Man operator skin. Unfortunately, the community seems displeased with this move, criticizing Activision for releasing yet another paid Battle Pass.

As a long-time player of Call of Duty games, I’m always excited for updates and new content, especially when it comes to my favorite game, Black Ops 6. The January 3 update has really caught my attention, as it introduces a new Wildcard called High Roller for the Black Ops 6 players to explore. Having played many games where I had to choose between just three Scorestreaks, I can’t wait to see what it will be like to equip up to four per game with this new Wildcard. It’s definitely going to add a fresh and exciting dynamic to the gameplay. For all those who are eagerly awaiting more details about the latest Call of Duty update for Black Ops 6 and Warzone, I highly recommend checking out the full patch notes below. This update is sure to bring some much-needed changes and improvements that will make the gaming experience even better.

Call of Duty Patch Notes for January 3 Update

GLOBAL

Movement

Increased all mantle speeds.
Doors can now be opened and closed while sprinting.

Weapons

New Cleaver Melee weapon now available via Event rewards.
Addressed an issue where the player’s view could become obstructed with specific weapons when using the Dark Practitioner Tracer Pack Bundle without an optic.
Addressed an issue where Gun Screens would not be visible on the Saug Mecha-Drake Mastercraft Blueprint.
Hawker Hybrid optic now correctly works with the Ginger Dread Blueprint.

Improved AAR flow.
- Added a Dismiss button to exit at any point and a timer.
- Added a Summary at the end.
Improved readability when searching for a match.
Addressed an issue where Gun Screens could not be previewed.

Important Notice: Following the recent update, certain players might find that their selected Operators and Operator modifications have been reverted to default settings.

MULTIPLAYER

Modes

Red Light, Green Light (NEW)
- Young-hee is watching, so don’t misstep at the wrong time. Get on the pitch in the Red Card stadium and play three rounds of Red Light, Green Light, each two minutes long.
- In Round 1, no one gets a weapon. In Rounds 2 and 3, you can pick up weapons on the ground and eliminate other competitors with melee attacks and Finishing Moves. There’s just one simple rule: When Young-hee says “Green Light,” the fight is on. Move a muscle after she says “Red Light” and you’re toast.

Pentathlon (NEW)
- Prove that you have what it takes in the long run by competing in a series of Multiplayer modes to find out who reigns supreme! Play Domination, Kill Confirmed, and Hardpoint along with two new mode variants: Piggy Bank Team Deathmatch and Roulette.
  - In Piggy Bank TDM, every elimination adds score to the Mega Piggy Bank; fight for possession of the huge payout when it drops part way through the match.
  - In Roulette, one-shot eliminations via the Roulette Handgun award double the points, though with each fired shot there’s a chance it’ll blow up in your hands!

Squid Game Moshpit (NEW)
- Fire up the Squid Game Moshpit including Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Hardpoint with a twist as players gain access to three important Squid Game-themed features:
  - Red Light, Green Light Scorestreak: Is the fight getting too hectic for you? Stop the enemy in their tracks with this Scorestreak that calls “Red Light,” commanding all enemy players to stop moving or risk elimination.
  - Piggy Bank: Eliminated players have a chance of dropping a Piggy Bank that awards a small score boost when picked up. For a bigger payday, watch for the Mega Piggy Bank. Every elimination adds additional score to the Mega Piggy Bank, so once it drops, fight for it to acquire all the deposited score within.
  - Roulette Handgun: The epitome of high risk, high reward. The Roulette Handgun spawns in the center of the map; grab it to activate a permanent UAV effect while wielding it and land one-shot eliminations against enemies, earning more than double the normal score to help you obtain Scorestreaks more quickly. The catch? Your location will be marked for everyone to see, and every shot has a chance to blow up the weapon, taking you down with it.

Prop Hunt
- Improved spatial audio on Prop whistles.
- Addressed an issue where Prop UI could remain present when switching rounds to the Hunter team.
- Addressed an issue where Props could block doors from opening when locked in place.

Wildcards

High Roller (NEW)
- Allows players to equip up to four Scorestreaks.

Scorestreaks

RC-XD
- Slightly reduced the RC-XD’s max damage.

Archangel Launcher
- Addressed a rare issue where the next bullet fired from a weapon after using the Archangel Launcher could be an Archangel rocket.

Care Package
- Care Packages will now contain the Scout Pulse Scorestreak less frequently.

LDBR
- Decreased the damage the LDBR does to its owner.
- Reduced score requirement from 950 to 800.

Sentry Turret
- Increased Sentry Turret fire rate.
- Increased Sentry Turret HP.
- Reduced score requirement from 1000 to 950.

Hellstorm
- Reduced score requirement from 1050 to 1000.

Watchdog Helo
- Slightly increased the Watchdog Helo’s damage.
- Increased Watchdog Helo accuracy when it acquires a new target.
- Reduced score requirement from 1100 to 1050.

Strategic Bomber
- Reduced score requirement from 1300 to 1100.

A.G.R. MK 1
- Top speed increased.
- Acceleration increased.
- Addressed an issue where the A.G.R. MK 1 was deploying with less HP than intended.

Dreadnought
- Slightly increased Dreadnought HP.
- Reduced score requirement from 1800 to 1700.

Addressed an issue where the wrong Finisher would sometimes be previewed.
Addressed various issues with overlapping text.
Correct Calling Cards now display during the Winner’s Circle in Free-For-All.

Audio

Reduced the range of Emote sound effects.

ZOMBIES

Maps

Citadelle des Morts
- Elemental Sword Wonder Weapons
  - General
    - All swords can now hit up to two enemies per swing. The additional hit will do damage based on distance.
    - Additional hit damage is 100% at close-to-medium distance and 50% beyond that.
    - Players can now parry Amalgam grabs with Elemental Swords.
    - Addressed an issue where sword damage could be decreased when using the Void Sheath Augment for Aether Shroud.
  - Balmung
    - Ability procs more frequently while charged.
    - Reduced the required kills to charge from 40 to 25.
    - Decreased cooldown from 20 to 10 seconds.
    - Slightly lowered the chance to activate the passive effects to account for the decreased cooldown between activations.
  - Durandel
    - Increased special attack damage.
    - Increased Electric Beam special attack damage per tick from 40% to 65% of base zombie health.
    - Ability now procs more frequently while charged.
    - Decreased cooldown from 25 to 3 seconds.
    - Slightly lowered the chance to activate the passive effects to account for the decreased cooldown between activations.
    - Addressed an issue where Durandel’s charged attack would not be visible to other players.
  - Caliburn
    - Adjusted to activate Napalm Burst Augments when the sword procs, similar to Balmung and Durandal.
  - Solais
    - Slightly reduced effectiveness of Armor regeneration ability.
    - Slightly increased swing interrupt time for sword swing.
    - Lowered Armor regeneration percentage from 5% to 4% per swing.
- Main Quest
  - Addressed an issue where players could sometimes be unable to pick up the Lightning Rod depending on where it dropped.
  - The Lightning Rod zombie will now return to the Dungeon if there are no players nearby.
  - Addressed an issue where activating the Time Out GobbleGum to progress a round during the Main Quest boss fight would respawn eliminated players in the starting area and down them.
  - Players will now respawn in the boss fight arena.
  - Addressed an issue where Special Round effects would not disable when entering the Main Quest boss fight.
  - Adjusted Deadshot ADS placement to be more accurate against the Main Quest boss.
  - Addressed an issue where Krafft could speak to the player before interacting with him in the Dungeon.
  - Addressed an issue where saving and quitting in a Solo match before speaking to Krafft would prevent Main Quest progression after loading the save.
  - Addressed an issue where the Light Ritual mirrors could not be interacted with after a player joins in progress.
  - Addressed an issue where wisps in the Light Challenge for the Mystic Orb would freeze visually but still count toward completion.
  - Addressed an issue where the Mystic Orb would not be visible to players joining in progress after the Knight’s Ceremony.
  - Addressed an issue where Main Quest progress was not saved when picking up the Mystic Orb after the Knight’s Ceremony and saving and quitting in a Solo match.Addressed an issue where the Durendal sword could be floating upon loading into a saved Solo match.
  - Addressed an issue where melee weapons would not be able to open one of the locks on the Pack-a-Punch container.
  - Closed an exploit where players would take no damage and be unable to move when failing the Sanctuary timed challenge.
  - Addressed some instances where a specific set of interactions could lead to blank objective text.
  - Addressed an issue where the Blood Aetherium Crystal could get stuck in a non-playable area.
  - Addressed some issues with visual effects spawning in non-intended locations.
  - Updated the model for the Mystic Orb.

Terminus
- Addressed an issue where players respawned by progressing a round during the Main Quest boss fight with the Time Out GobbleGum would be unable to see the boss’s health bar.
- Addressed an issue where the Workshop Lockdown Main Quest step would end early by placing a Shock Charge after starting.
- Speed Boost option now properly functions during the Boat Race Side Quest.

Modes

Dead Light, Green Light (NEW)
- Compete in an undead version of the stop-and-go game in Dead Light, Green Light. In the “Green Light” phase, players gain a bonus to earned Essence, so rack up the zombie eliminations. Once “Red Light” is called, Essence is drained from any player who moves, so spend big before this phase or hang tight to avoid throwing away your hard-earned currency. And it doesn’t end there. When the dreaded “Dead Light” phase begins, prepare for a tough fight as a meaner wave of enemies approach.
- Available first in Citadelle des Morts, with Liberty Falls added after Week 1.

Directed Mode
- Directed Mode now available for Citadelle des Morts with unique rewards.
  - NOTE: The deadline to earn the Main Quest early completion rewards for Citadelle des Morts via Standard Mode has been extended until the end of Season 01 to allow players additional time to complete the Main Quest.
- Extended time between rounds and the delay between spawning zombies after five looped rounds at the round cap in Directed Mode.

Training Course
- Addressed an issue that would prevent the “Getting New Weapons” station from progressing.

Weapons

Addressed an issue where players would lose the ability to equip a second weapon if the “Weapon Cycle” setting was enabled.

GobbleGums

Addressed an issue that left the player vulnerable briefly while teleporting from “Anywhere But Here!” or “Nowhere But There” GobbleGums.

Ammo Mods

Shadow Rift
- Big Game
  - Big Game will no longer deal lethal damage to Elite enemies.

Field Upgrades

Aether Shroud
- Void Sheath Augment
  - Addressed an issue where melee weapon damage would not be increased.

Scorestreaks

Mutant Injection
- Addressed an issue where Mangler Cannon effects could be stuck on the screen after the Scorestreak has ended.

Chopper Gunner
- Addressed an issue where the gun from the Chopper Gunner could be used after the Scorestreak has ended.

Sentry Turret
- Addressed an issue that prevented a Sentry Turret from being placed after using the Balmung charged ability.

Power-Ups

Fire Sale
- Addressed an issue where rarely Fire Sale would leave an extra Mystery Box on the map.

Enemies

Doppelghast
- Addressed an issue where the needle blast from a Doppelghast affected by Brain Rot could harm the player.

Vermin
- Addressed an issue where Vermin could sometimes hit twice with one attack.

Activities

Splitscreen
- Addressed an issue where zombies would sometimes ignore the host player.

Challenges

Camo Challenges
- Addressed an issue where Pack-a-Punched GS45s would not progress the Siamese Camo after Military Camo progression was complete.

Daily Challenges
- Addressed an issue where the “Drink 3 Perk-a-Colas” Daily Challenge would not progress.

Calling Card Challenges
- Prestige 3: Explosive Surprise
  - Addressed an issue where the Explosive Surprise Prestige 3 Calling Chard Challenge was not tracking properly.
- Prestige 8: Close Call
  - Updated this Challenge to count kills from teleporting with the “Anywhere But Here!” GobbleGum.
  - Updated this Challenge to also include “Nowhere But There!” GobbleGums.
- Addressed issues that prevented the following challenges from tracking properly:
  - Trophy Hunter: “Madness”
  - Prestige 6: “Gullible”
  - Prestige 7: “Old Faithful”
  - Prestige 10: “Stupify”

WARZONE

Squid Game NEW LIMITED-TIME

Experience the thrill of either winning it all or giving your best shot as the Squid Game phenomenon lands in Call of Duty®, offering a unique in-game Event brimming with themed prizes and various Limited Time Modes throughout Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone. Additionally, fresh Squid Game Bundles introduce characters like Pink Guards, VIPs, and Young-hee to the battlefield.

Fasten up your green tracksuit and accumulate XP in Multiplayer, Zombies, or Warzone to secure rewards within our latest Squid Game Event. Demonstrate your prowess as a top contender by showing off these achievements. The Squid Game Event Pass is offered gratis to all players, while the Premium Track can be purchased for 1100 COD Points.

MODES

Squid Game — Call of Duty: Warzone [Urzikstan] NEW LIMITED-TIME

Gather your team and take part in a rotating set of challenges across Urzikstan, where only the toughest contestants stand a chance of winning. After each round, squads that perform poorly will be disqualified. Be alert: at any moment, a new challenge could initiate a game of Red Light, Green Light. Remember your moves.

MOVEMENT

All mantle speeds have been increased.
Doors can now be opened and closed while sprinting.

WILDCARDS

Battle Ready
- Replaced the regular UAV with a Supply UAV.
- The text description will remain incorrect until Season 02.

In Season 01, the Battle Ready Wildcard’s power has been clearly demonstrated by consistently supplying Advanced UAVs to collaborative teams. Starting today, we’re making an adjustment that eliminates the UAV and replaces it with a Supply UAV and Utility Box instead. This shift in its function transforms the Battle Ready Wildcard from primarily offering recon advantages over opponents, into a more supportive role that focuses on sustainability.

WEAPONS

Cleaver Melee weapon now available via Event rewards.

BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue allowing players to gain the benefits of the Battle Ready Wildcard while grabbing a loadout with a different Wildcard.

Fixed an issue causing enemy parachute opening sounds from occluding properly, making it seem enemies parachuting are closer than they were.

Fixed an issue preventing players from using an Advanced UAV after already calling one in during the match.

Fixed an issue preventing controller players from using a Killstreak if it is not appearing on the HUD.

Fixed an issue preventing players from dropping stacks of $500.

Fixed an issue preventing spawn protection on Rebirth Island from functioning properly.

Fixed an issue preventing the exfil animation from playing in Ranked Play.

Fixed an issue that could kick players out of a match when leaving a chat channel.

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