CoD: Black Ops 6 And Warzone Season 2 Start Date And Details

Call of Duty Season 2 arrives in Black Ops 6 and Warzone later this month, and here you'll find everything rumored and announced so far. This includes new content, some anticipated Zombies fixes, and Ricochet anti-cheat improvements.

Call of Duty Season 2 start times

In the patch notes for the January 9 update, Activision confirmed Season 2 launches for Black Ops 6 and Warzone on January 28. These seasonal updates usually go live around 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST across all platforms.

What to expect from Season 2

A new season of Call of Duty means a new battle pass to level up. Activision hasn't revealed the details of the pass, but that information will likely be released closer to launch.

If Season 2 follows past Call of Duty seasons, the update will likely include new maps, modes, seasonal challenges, and more DLC weapons to unlock. Season 1 Reloaded is wrapping up with the ongoing Squid Game event, and it's possible that Season 2 will also have limited-time events and IP crossovers.

Anti-cheat updates

Call of Duty's Ranked Play modes for multiplayer and Warzone are infested with cheaters, and Activision has acknowledged that there have been some problems with Call of Duty's Ricochet anti-cheat system. The publisher also revealed that there are major upgrades to Ricochet that will be launching with Season 2 and 3, so hopefully those updates will finally oust the hackers in both games.

Black Ops 6

While we don't have any specific announcements for multiplayer, the January 9 patch notes for Black Ops 6 revealed a few anticipated fixes scheduled for Season 2 of Zombies. This includes an update to allow speedrunners to safely use the Shock Charge tactic on the Terminus map again, which will revert the change made that patched this method in the January 3 update.

The Season 2 update should also provide a proper fix for the frustrating Vermin double-attack bug, which was previously listed as being fixed in recent patch notes, but the problem persisted for players. The developer commented on the issue by saying, "Sometimes bugs appear fixed in testing but turn out to still be an issue in the live game after the patch goes out. This sucks for everyone involved, and it can lead to inaccurate patch notes, which we never want."

Zombies received the Citadelle des Morts map in Season 1, and while it's uncertain if another new map will arrive for Season 2, we do have story teasers that point to the next map being an excavation site in France. The setting and location sound very similar to the fan-favorite Origins map from Black Ops 2, which took place at Excavation Site 64 in Northern France.

Warzone

Details for this next season of battle royale haven't been revealed yet, but in addition to anti-cheat improvements, Season 2 will likely include new modes, events, and game improvements.

The popular Verdansk map is set to return in the springtime, which an insider has leaked to potentially be the Season 3 update for Warzone.