Control the objective or stop the outbreak
Hordepoint returns as a limited-time mode, with control of the zone deciding who the zombies attack. While the Hardpoint is neutral, both teams are targets. Once a team captures the objective, the zombies attack only its opponents.
For team play, that gives everyone another reason to focus on capturing the zone: controlling the objective also changes the pressure on the opposition. That connection between the objective and the fighting is the most interesting part of this announcement.
Warzone presents a different challenge in the limited-time Giant Infected mode. A total of 64 players arrive on Haunted Hollow, with eight randomly selected players starting as Infected. The remaining Survivors must build a DNA Bomb capable of stopping the outbreak. Survival therefore comes with a concrete end goal.
Zombies: guidance, restrictions and rewards
For players focused on Main Quests, Rex Infernus gets Directed Mode at the start of the season, offering extra guidance for its Main Quest. Special rewards await those who complete every Main Quest across all Black Ops 7 Round-Based Zombies maps, giving that help a clear practical purpose.
Starting Room limits the space available: players must stay inside the house. The new Survival map Tenshu also arrives at the start of the season, adding another option for Zombies sessions.
Rogue Run expands its map selection with Paradox Junction and Kowakujō. It also adds three new rewards: Pack-a-Punch IV, an Ultra-Rarity weapon upgrade and Golden Armor. This branch of Zombies content gets both more places to play and new rewards.
Where you'll play this season
Haunted Hollow is a nighttime version of Haven’s Hollow, arriving at the start of the season. It is also where Survivors and Infected face off in Giant Infected.
Multiplayer gets Quantum, a new map set in a Guild quantum computing facility within the Arctic ice. Bloodstead brings a themed reworking of Homestead, so the season includes both a new location and a different take on a familiar map.
The new limited-time T.E.D.D. Trials mode features 6v6 battles. Its map selection consists of Roadkill from Ashes of the Damned, Inferno from Kowakujō and Lost from Totenreich.
What you can unlock and how
The route to new weapons depends on the content you take part in. The Battle Pass lets you unlock the VMP SMG and TR51 Para assault rifle. The Arcblade melee weapon, Roc 20mm Special and three new weapon attachments are available through in-game events and weekly challenges.
New victory streaks unlock Universal Weapon Camos. Black Ops 7 also gets a new season of Ranked Play.
Doom-themed rewards come through the Doom Event Pass and Tracer Pack: Doom Demonic Essence Bundle. Separately, purchasing BlackCell provides additional rewards, including the Revenant Operator and a Mastercraft weapon blueprint.
The Haunting arrives as part of Season 06 on Thursday, September 17, in both games, which are available on PS5 and PS4. Seasonal activities also include the Forbidden Summoning Event, where unlocking seals frees a creature.
