UPDATE: The new Call of Duty Modern Warfare Playlist update is now available to download on PS4, Xbox One and PC. And as noted in the official patch notes, there’s been a few changes made to MW multiplayer and COD Warzone.
Another one or two smaller patches could be released this week, but it looks like this could be one of the final significant updates before Call of Duty Season 5 arrives in early August. Playlist patch notes can be found below, courtesy of Infinity Ward.
Modern Warfare
- Gunfight (no Blueprints)
- Gunfight 3v3 – Knives Only
- Deathmatch Domination and Drop Zone
- Shipment 24/7
- Shoot House 24/7
Warzone
- Removes Plunder Quads
- Adds Plunder: Blood Money Trios
ORIGINAL: Season 4 is winding down this week and we will soon see the release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare Season 5 across PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Activision have been slowly teasing big changes to COD Warzone, which is expected to include a new train crossing the map. And with the Call of Duty Season 5 release date expected to fall on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, this week will likely see the final Season 4 updates.
Modern Warfare patches come regularly, and a new playlist update is landing this week. And with it being so close to a new Season and Battle Pass launching, this week’s Call of Duty Warzone patch doesn’t contain much in the way of new content.
Developers Infinity Ward could choose to launch some much-needed bug fixes along with refreshing the current lineup of playlists.
So there could still be some interesting changes made even a week before Warzone Season 5 kicks off. For now, we know that Modern Warfare and COD Warzone will see the return of a few different modes and playlists variants.
Based on prior releases, we would expect the next Call of Duty Modern Warfare update to release on Tuesday, July 28, or 24-hours later.
This means that one of the final patches for Warzone Season 4 could be available to download at around 6pm BST, on July 28.
Some stuff is being saved for the weekend, with Activision deploying a new “triple feed” XP event, to help Call of Duty fans complete their Battle Passes.
This means Double XP, Double Weapon XP, and Double Battle Pass system tier progression for all, as well as the return of Shoot House 24/7, Shipment 24/7, Deathmatch Domination + Drop Zone, and Juggernaut Royale Quads in Warzone.
The Modern Warfare Playlists will be going live during the week, while the XP event and Juggernaut mode will be going live this weekend.
Meanwhile, it looks like developers Infinity Ward are working on some big map changes for Verdasnk, which will hopefully shake things up a little.
The source of the new information regarding Call of Duty Season 5 is streamer NICKMERCS, who revealed some of the first footage for the upcoming update.
The short clip also featured a train horn, which strongly suggests that those realigned tracks will be put through their paces soon.
A loot train hurtling across the Verdansk map would help spice things up, but that might not be the most significant change coming to the game.
More footage from COD Warzone shared by Twitch streamer Tyler’ TeePee’ Polchow this week includes a new map reveal. The footage, which appears to be staged within the Verdansk football stadium, includes a vast explosion going off.
And if the hints prove to be correct, this could mean that the Stadium is about to change in some big ways. Depending on what caused the explosion, the area surrounding the Stadium could become a new hazard zone.
Another theory is that the Stadium will be opened up by the explosion, which will leave different ways to enter the new area.
If both a new train and the stadium go live the same week, it will make for a great way to start Modern Warfare Season 5.
Another change being planned for Call of Duty Warzone is that more players will be getting banned from the game in the coming weeks.
A new message from Infinity Ward confirms that a new ban wave is being worked on across all platforms, telling gamers this week:
“Cheating will not be tolerated. More banwaves are coming. If you receive a ban, it is for unauthorised manipulation of game data.
“Please do not use unauthorised 3rd party software to mod or hack. This includes tools such as hex editors, that equip items you have not acquired properly.
“We define this as cheating and there is no place for that in our game. This is a bannable offence and you risk losing your account.”
“Any user who is found to be decompiling or reverse engineering game code or data on disk or in memory is subject to penalty.
“To “Decompile” or “Reverse Engineer” the software is a breach of EAULA section 3 condition 7. “You agree that you will not do, or allow, any of the following:… (7) subject to applicable laws, reverse engineer, derive source code, modify, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works of the software.”