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Black Ops 7 Season 01 Reloaded Brings Fallout, New Maps, and Total Chaos

ByMollie Dominy

Call of Duty is easing into 2026 like it’s kicked the door off the hinges. Season 01 Reloaded for Black Ops 7 and Warzone drops January 8 at 9AM PT, and Activision is treating this midseason update like a second launch day. New maps, new modes, new world events, new Zombies content, a full Fallout crossover, and enough irradiated chaos to make Vault‑Tec blush — it’s all hitting at once (deep breath)!

Small Patch? No! This is a content dump with the subtlety of a Strategic Bomber.

Fallout Crossover Takes Over Black Ops 7 and Warzone

The headline addition is the nuclear‑grade crossover with Fallout. And no, it’s not just a couple of skins tossed into the shop. The Wasteland is bleeding into every corner of the game.

Here’s what’s going radioactive:

  • Deathclaw Hunt World Event — yes, you’re literally hunting a Deathclaw in Endgame.
  • Feral Ghouls — roaming hazards across multiple modes.
  • Vault Town map variant — a suburban slice of Vault‑Tec futurism dropped straight into Multiplayer.
  • Fallout LTMs — S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Mayhem and The Ghouls bring perk‑driven chaos and irradiated hordes.
  • Power Armor Royale in Warzone — Trios stomping around Verdansk in full Power Armor suits.

It’s the most ambitious crossover CoD has done in years — and the first one that feels like a full‑scale event instead of a marketing handshake.

New Multiplayer Maps and Modes in Season 01 Reloaded

Season 01 Reloaded is dropping four maps into rotation, and the lineup is a mix of nostalgia and new blood:

  • Yakei — a brand‑new map set across the neon‑lit rooftops of Japan.
  • Meltdown — the Black Ops II classic returns.
  • Fringe — back from Black Ops III.
  • Vault Town — the Fallout‑themed variant for when you want your gunfights with a side of retro‑futurism.

There’s also a new mode, Takeover, which blends Hardpoint and Domination into a shifting‑control tug‑of‑war that should keep objective players sweating.

Zombies Goes Cosmic With Astra Malorum Directed Mode

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies. A rugged, armored truck plows through a swarm of zombies in a dark, chaotic setting. A man atop fires a mounted gun, spotlight highlighting the scene.
Image of Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, Courtesy of Activision

Zombies players aren’t being left behind — oh no, no, no, they are getting their own galactic love!

  • Astra Malorum: Directed Mode gives players guided progression through the map’s main quest, making the massive Saturn‑ring observatory easier to tackle with friends.
  • Zarya Cosmodrome becomes the newest Survival map, ripped straight from Ashes of the Damned.
  • Project RADS LTM brings Feral Ghouls, Deathclaws, and radiation management into the mix — because Zombies apparently wasn’t stressful enough already.

This is the biggest midseason Zombies drop in years.

Warzone Turns Into a Wasteland Playground

Warzone is getting its own set of radioactive toys:

  • Power Armor Royale — yes, you can stomp around Verdansk in a full suit of Fallout Power Armor.
  • High Octane LTM — faster circles, juiced loot, and high‑speed chaos for Trios.
  • Win Streak Rewards — squads who chain victories earn exclusive weapon camos.
  • Anomalies — mysterious disturbances appearing across the map, with Activision refusing to explain what they do yet.

It’s the most experimental Warzone has felt since the early days of Verdansk.

Endgame Mode Adds Two Major World Events

Endgame players are getting hit with two new world events:

  • Wraith Wing — a Guild VTOL with cloning capabilities that drops reinforcements mid‑fight.
  • Deathclaw Hunt — the apex predator of the Fallout universe becomes a full‑scale boss encounter.

If you ever wanted to fight a Deathclaw with a squad of JSOC Operators, congratulations — your oddly specific dream is now canon.

New Weapons and Returning Loadout Items

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer soldier wearing a green PPE suit with a rifle runs from an explosion, followed by a robotic dog. Another soldier takes cover. Intense action scene.
Image of CoD: Black Ops 7, Courtesy of Activision

Season 01 Reloaded adds:

  • Hawker HX sniper rifle — a modernized Ballista with fast handling.
  • Sturmwolf 45 SMG — a UMP‑style bullet hose built for accuracy.
  • 13 returning loadout items from Black Ops 6, including Shock Charges, Thermal Grenades, Tactical Insertion, and a full suite of scorestreaks like the Death Machine and Strategic Bomber.

It’s a midseason update that feels like a full expansion.

The Bottom Line

Season 01 Reloaded isn’t a content refresh, more like a content overload!. Call of Duty is leaning into crossovers, leaning into chaos, and leaning into the kind of midseason updates that feel like they could’ve been standalone DLC a decade ago.

Fallout fans get their playground.

Zombies fans get new toys.

Warzone players get irradiated Verdansk and Power Armor.

Multiplayer gets a neon rooftop map and two classics back in rotation.

It’s loud, it’s messy, it’s maximalist — and it’s exactly the kind of midseason jolt CoD loves to drop when everyone thinks they’ve caught their breath.

Mollie is a site manager and article writer for Total Apex Gaming. She's loved playing and talking about games since she played her first game, Mortal Kombat, much to the dismay of those around her. She loves all forms of video games and uses her research skills to find out about every game she sees so that fangirling can commence

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