Overview

• Season 5 goes live August 7 with an in-game space-laser event shattering the National Acropolis Arena’s sealed roof.
• The multi-step Satellite Hijack contract challenges squads to race to trigger an orbital strike that explodes open the stadium.
• In the second week, Stadium Resurgence—a 36-player rapid-action mode—drops players into high-intensity skirmishes inside the arena.
• Activision will roll out new maps, the PML 5.56 LMG, ABR A1 assault rifle, fresh operators and themed bundles across the season.
• A redacted narrative hints at a clandestine military base beneath the stadium and builds anticipation for Black Ops 7 details at Gamescom.