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Brian Raffel, who co-founded Raven Software in 1990, is retiring after more than three decades with the studio that helped shape Call of Duty and a long list of earlier classics.
Season 3 turns Warzone into a much speedier playground. Wall jumping and grapple hooks land in Battle Royale and Resurgence, including Verdansk, starting April 2. No special loot needed for wall jumps, and grapple hooks return as usable Tactical gear.
Raven Software is introducing map rotation to Warzone's main battle royale mode in Season 3. Verdansk and Avalon will take turns as the active map, with Avalon receiving Warzone-specific changes like the Gulag.
Raven Software is adding a Solos playlist to Black Ops Royale on March 19, but the developers caution the mode was built for Quads and is not fully balanced for solo play.
Raven Software will add Solos to Call of Duty: Black Ops Royale as a Private Match option next week to collect early data on pacing and balance. The studio says some backend work is required before it goes live.
Black Ops Royale arrived in Warzone with Avalon as its playground, but fans say the map feels too empty with only 100 players. Players and streamers want the count raised to 150 to fix long stretches without action.
Raven says Black Ops Royale launched with only quads and no weapon skins so the mode’s core works first. Players are split between relief and rage.