On a late September morning in 2020, the long-running war game Call of Duty turned another page: its Season 6 update arrived for Modern Warfare and Warzone at once, across every platform, as the developers had signalled that it would. The changes gather at familiar points of the player's world, a subway threading beneath the map of Verdansk, a rural train station, a newsroom from an older game returning to life, and the careful balance of risk and reward that has always defined the battle royale. It is a small, deliberate renewal, the sort that keeps a shared world feeling inhabited by bringin
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 6 Goes Live With Metro Travel, New Maps and Armoured Royale
Once that squad's vehicle disappears, there is no coming back.
Mark
So what actually changes for someone who just plays Warzone?
Mimi
The Metro is the big one. Seven train systems, stations across Verdansk, and loot in the passageways. It changes how people move around the map.
Mark
Does it make the map safer?
Luke
Not necessarily. The trains won't run to stations outside the safe area and won't move during fighting aboard, but fighting in and around stations is allowed. The report itself calls them prime spots for ambushes.
Mark
And Armoured Royale?
Mimi
Every squad gets an armoured Cargo Truck with a turret. You respawn while the truck survives, and once it's gone, so are you.
Mark
That sounds like the truck becomes the whole game.
Luke
That's a reasonable inference, but the report only describes the rules. How it plays out in matches isn't something it can tell us yet.
Mark
The download seems large.
Mimi
57GB on PC for full Modern Warfare owners, versus 25.5GB for Warzone-only players. Console sizes are smaller, and full-game owners also need Compatibility Packs.
Luke
Worth noting the report says the update should have gone live at 7am BST, citing an Infinity Ward tweet. The Halloween events are only described as a possibility, so they're not confirmed.
El Pulso
- A subway network now cuts beneath Verdansk, and every station is a potential ambush waiting for players who step off the platform.
- Trains refuse to run toward a zone outside the safe area or while fighting rages aboard, so the rules themselves shape who escapes and who is trapped.
- Armoured Royale squads roll into battle behind a turreted Cargo Truck, living only as long as their vehicle holds its armour.
- Owners of Modern Warfare must download between roughly 19 and 57 gigabytes depending on platform, a heavy wait before the new maps open.
- New maps from the 2007 classic and the campaign's Kastovia are now live, while Halloween events are promised to follow in the coming weeks.
On a late September morning in 2020, the long-running war game Call of Duty turned another page: its Season 6 update arrived for Modern Warfare and Warzone at once, across every platform, as the developers had signalled that it would. The changes gather at familiar points of the player's world, a subway threading beneath the map of Verdansk, a rural train station, a newsroom from an older game returning to life, and the careful balance of risk and reward that has always defined the battle royale. It is a small, deliberate renewal, the sort that keeps a shared world feeling inhabited by bringing back old places in new forms.
Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone went live across every platform on the morning of 29 September 2020, with developer Infinity Ward having announced a 7am BST release. The update brings a full set of multiplayer maps, two new operators, a fresh battle pass and a fast-travel system to Warzone, with more modes and trials promised in the weeks ahead. PlayStation players were able to pre-download a patch the day before to ease the rush.
The headline change in Warzone is the Metro, a subway network linking seven train systems across Verdansk. Players who find a station can pass the turnstiles and board a train, with items scattered through the underground passages. Trains will not head toward a station outside the safe area in battle royale matches, and they will not move while fighting is taking place aboard, but elsewhere the stations are open ground, and that makes them prime spots for ambushes.
Armoured Royale is a new Warzone mode in which each squad rides in an armoured Cargo Truck fitted with a turret. Squad members can keep respawning as long as the truck survives, and once it falls, the squad is finished. A new weapon rotation also places fresh guns and blueprints across the map and in supply boxes.
For owners of the full Modern Warfare game, the new multiplayer maps include Station, a small Kastovian train platform for 2v2 Gunfight, and Broadcast, a 2007 map from CoD 4 now playable in core modes. Mialstor Tank Factory suits 6v6 and 10v10 with indoor and outdoor fighting, and Verdansk Riverside becomes a large Ground War suburb. Download sizes range from 19.3GB on PlayStation 4 to 57GB on PC for full-game owners, with extra packs needed for online play and Special Ops.
Season 6 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone went live across all platforms on the morning of 29 September 2020. According to a tweet from developer Infinity Ward, the update was due at 7am BST. It brings a full set of multiplayer maps, two new operators, a new battle pass and a fast-travel system in Warzone.
The two operators, Farah and Nikolai, come from the Modern Warfare story campaign. The season also adds new game modes, bundles and trials, with further additions planned for the coming weeks. PlayStation players could pre-download a patch the day before to ease the load. On PC, the download for full-game owners is 57GB.
The headline change in Warzone is the Metro, a subway network that lets players fast-travel between seven train systems. Stations are being opened across the map of Verdansk. A player who finds one can go through the turnstiles and board a train, and item spawns are scattered through the underground passageways leading to the platforms. There are two rules. In Battle Royale matches, trains will not run to a station outside the safe area. They also will not move at all while there is fighting aboard. Combat in and around the stations is otherwise allowed, which makes them likely places for ambushes.
Warzone also gets a new mode, Armoured Royale, in which every squad has an armoured Cargo Truck fitted with a turret and plenty of plating. Squad members can respawn as long as the truck is intact. Once a squad's vehicle is destroyed, there is no coming back. A weapon rotation puts new guns on the ground and in supply boxes, mixing familiar weapons with new blueprints. The variants break down into six Common, 10 Uncommon, 13 Rare, 18 Epic and 24 Legendary.
Owners of the full Modern Warfare game get new multiplayer maps. Station, a rural Kastovian train station, joins the 2v2 Gunfight mode, and its small footprint rewards a careful look at the layout. Broadcast, a map from 2007's CoD 4: Modern Warfare, is now playable in the core 6v6 modes. It previously appeared in Warzone as a cameo. It has a large atrium, a big newsroom and tight corridors, so it is poorly suited to long-range fighting.
Mialstor Tank Factory is built for 6v6 and 10v10 play, with a mix of indoor and outdoor fighting. Most clashes should centre on two large buildings, the tank factory and a warehouse. Other areas include an abandoned workshop, skybridge, scrapyard, shipping area and residential zone. In 6v6 games, parts of the map are sectioned off to suit the smaller lobby. Verdansk Riverside, a suburb across from the airport, becomes a large Ground War map. It has two-storey homes, shacks, garages, a pharmacy, a school, a pub-chain restaurant and a small construction site, and players can use vehicles or take positions on rooftops.
New modes, trials and challenges include Killstreak Confirmed, Gun Game TDM, HQ: Firefight and Hardpoint: Hills and Kills. The report says Halloween-themed events and cosmetics may also be on the way.
Download sizes vary by version. On PlayStation 4 it is 19.3GB, on Xbox One 22.66GB, and on PC 57GB for Modern Warfare owners or 25.5GB for Warzone-only players. Full-game owners also need Compatibility Packs for online multiplayer and Special Ops: 7.8GB on PlayStation 4 and 8GB on Xbox One, plus Survival Packs of 5.8GB and 5.9GB respectively. More modes, trials and possible Halloween content are expected over the coming weeks.
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The update was due to go live at 7am BST.— Infinity Ward, via tweet
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