Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War: New update is here - The Numbers with lots of rewards

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A new update is available for download for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. With the patch, the new The Numbers event starts - in both Cold War and Warzone. For a limited time, you can complete nine challenges in each of the first person shooters in order to collect additional rewards. A total of 18 challenges with 19 rewards are waiting for you. If you complete a complete set of nine challenges in one game, you will unlock the new cutting and stabbing weapon Sai.

You shouldn't take much time: The Numbers ends on October 6th at 6:00 am in Black Ops Cold War and a day later in Warzone. Then the season 6 in the first-person shooters should come up. During the Numbers event, Outbreak Survival will also be live in the Zombies mode of Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (buy now € 64.99 / € 53.99). In this time-limited mode you are in the outbreak zone and only use a 1911 pistol. The mini-map is disabled.

HUD elements and blueprints are also restricted, and automatic healing is disabled. So should you suffer damage, you have to go in search of food. The current update is rounded off by individual performance improvements and gameplay optimizations in Zombies mode. The patch notes with the changes and innovations can be found below these lines.

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War - Current Patch Notes

GLOBAL

Events

The Numbers Limited-time event now live in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. Take on 18 challenges across both games to unlock up to 19 new rewards. Complete a full set of nine challenges in either game to unlock the new dual-wield Sai melee weapon. Weapons

Sai New melee weapon available as a reward for completing a full set of nine challenges in Black Ops Cold War or Warzone during The Numbers Event. Weapon Blueprint version now available via Store Bundle.

ZOMBIES

Outbreak

Modes Outbreak Survival New limited-time mode added to Outbreak. Players must eat food to replenish health. Health rain is disabled. Players load in armed only with a 1911 pistol. HUD maps and Apply Blueprint feature are disabled. Vehicles addressed an issue that caused vehicles to take higher damage than anticipated from Plaguehounds in higher regions. Blueprints

Addressed an issue with the Apply Blueprint feature with Custom Mods that could sometimes duplicate the player's weapon. Addressed an issue with the Apply Blueprint feature that could sometimes incorrectly apply a Custom Mod the first time the weapon was used. Equipment

Addressed an issue that caused the LT53 Kazimir total count to drop from 2 to 1 when taking certain actions. Stability

Added stability fixes for rare issues related to weapons and wall buys.

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Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone Season 1 – everything we know

There’s a big update coming to CoD’s battle royale game; Warzone integrates with this year’s Call of Duty, Vanguard, later this year. Call of Duty Cold War integrated with Warzone not long after Cold War’s release, and Season 1 began for both games simultaneously in December 2020.

It looks like this year will be fairly similar, with the Call of Duty Vanguard release date scheduled for November. We’ve already had a chance to play the Vanguard open beta and have put together all the Call of Duty Vanguard weapons we’ve seen in the beta so far – all of which can have up to ten attachments – so you better get planning your loadout.

Warzone is currently in Season 5, with both Modern Warfare and Cold War weapons available to players. The Warzone map changed significantly in Season 3, receiving an ’80s makeover complete with action film icons John McClane and Rambo. Now there are even more changes coming to Warzone in November with the integration of Vanguard, including a new map, weapons, and anti-cheat system.

Activision Blizzard is facing a lawsuit filed in July by the state of California (since expanded for QA and customer service contractors) alleging years of discrimination and harassment. Since then, CEO Bobby Kotick has called the company’s initial response “tone deaf”, employees have staged a walkout, Blizzard president J Allen Brack has left, and the ABK Workers Alliance has demanded change at the company. The lawsuit is ongoing; follow the latest developments here. The company is also facing a separate unfair labour practice suit alleging “worker intimidation and union busting”, filed in September by a workers’ union.

Call of Duty Warzone Season 1 release date

Warzone will reset to Season 1 after the release of Vanguard in November. Fans originally expected Warzone to update at the same time as the Vanguard release, but if last year is anything to go by, we may have to wait weeks until this happens. Call of Duty Cold War released November 13, 2020 – but Season 1 for both Cold War multiplayer and Warzone didn’t arrive until December 16.

Call of Duty Warzone new guns

We can expect a vast majority of the Vanguard guns to make their way into Warzone, and potentially earn a place in our best Warzone guns guide. Over 30 guns arrived at launch for Season 1 of Warzone and Cold War last year. It also looks like the integration between loadouts and profiles will be seamless, as the developers confirm in a Call of Duty blog post.

Call of Duty Warzone Pacific map

In the same blog post, Raven Software says, “Warzone’s Pacific map will be a change of pace from the war-torn environment of Verdansk to something that is more vibrant and alive… and something with plenty of secrets hidden within its beauty.”

It is roughly the same size as Verdansk and has “numerous points of interest to explore” which could be similar to Warzone’s bunkers, and the current Warzone red doors occupying Verdansk.

The new Warzone map will also launch with an anti-cheat system for PC and will be ready on day one of the Warzone Season 1.

While you’re waiting for Warzone Season 1, why not tinker with your current loadout, with our best Warzone loadouts, or try these other FPS games in the meantime.