On September 27, Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone turn toward the dark and the uncanny with Season Six, 'The Haunting,' a season that borrows monsters, sorcerers and heroes from other franchises to fill its maps and modes with horror. It is the familiar old impulse of games and stories to dress up in borrowed masks at the season of shadows, here made into a shared playground where players meet Diablo's Lilith and Inarius, DOOM's chainsaw, and Skeletor's sorcery. Much of what it promises remains unfinished, held back for October and for the midseason turn when a familiar city will be
Call of Duty's Season Six 'The Haunting' Adds Diablo, DOOM, Skeletor and More Crossovers
Vondel will become Vondead, its canals running red
Mark
So what's the big draw of Season Six?
Mimi
The crossovers. Lilith and Inarius from Diablo become playable operators, and there's a Skeletor bundle, a DOOM weapon pack, plus Evil Dead 2 and Hellsing cosmetics.
Mark
And the DOOM content is weapons, not a character?
Mimi
Right, the Tracer bundle has multiple weapons, including a chainsaw and a shotgun with DOOM themes.
Luke
Worth noting the full contents of that bundle aren't listed. We know it includes those two, but the source says multiple weapons without naming them all.
Mark
What's happening in Warzone?
Mimi
Zombie Royale and Lockdown return for a limited time, Operation Nightmare begins October 17, and mid-season Vondel turns into Vondead with a zombie outbreak.
Mark
Is there a boss?
Mimi
'The Butcher,' a mythical being in the underworld. Beating him earns rewards.
Luke
Which are unknown. The blog teases them but doesn't say what they are, so nobody should assume anything about their value.
Mark
And Modern Warfare 2 players?
Mimi
Four new maps at launch, La Casa and Koro Village for Core, King and Fight for Gunfight, then Halloween reskins and mode twists mid-season.
Luke
All of this comes from the developer's announcement as relayed by one outlet. It's a plan, not a verified experience, and mid-season dates are still loose.
Der Puls
- Season Six, 'The Haunting,' drops on September 27 across every platform, bringing a crowd of crossover characters into the battlefield.
- Diablo's Lilith and Inarius, Skeletor, and DOOM's Tracer bundle arrive as playable operators and weapons, mixing franchises in one arena.
- Operation Nightmare opens October 17, sending players after monstrous Bounty targets and eldritch anomalies in Warzone.
- Mid-season, Vondel becomes Vondead as a demonic incantation unleashes a zombie outbreak and the canals run red.
- A mythic boss called 'The Butcher' waits in the underworld, and its rewards remain a secret until players reach it.
On September 27, Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone turn toward the dark and the uncanny with Season Six, 'The Haunting,' a season that borrows monsters, sorcerers and heroes from other franchises to fill its maps and modes with horror. It is the familiar old impulse of games and stories to dress up in borrowed masks at the season of shadows, here made into a shared playground where players meet Diablo's Lilith and Inarius, DOOM's chainsaw, and Skeletor's sorcery. Much of what it promises remains unfinished, held back for October and for the midseason turn when a familiar city will be transformed into something else entirely.
On September 27, Season Six of Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone arrives on every platform, carrying the title 'The Haunting' and a season built around horror and crossovers. The Call of Duty blog lays out its first details, and the lineup reads like a visit to other people's nightmares.
Diablo's Lilith and Inarius become playable operators, joined by a Skeletor bundle from Masters of the Universe with sorcery-themed Blueprints and Emblems. DOOM brings the Tracer weapon bundle, including a chainsaw and shotgun, while Evil Dead 2's Ash Williams and Hellsing's Alucard add their own cosmetic packs. Gaia also receives a skin, a humanized Mother Nature.
In Warzone, Zombie Royale and Lockdown return, and Operation Nightmare begins October 17, sending players after monstrous targets on a Bounty board and into investigations of eldritch anomalies. The larger change comes mid-season, when Vondel becomes Vondead: a sorceress's demonic incantation has loosed a zombie outbreak, and the canals run red. Players may also face a mythical being called 'The Butcher' in the underworld, though its rewards are still hidden.
Modern Warfare 2 gets new Core maps La Casa and Koro Village and Gunfight maps King and Fight at launch, with El Asilo and Embassy reskinned later and several modes given Halloween twists. The next markers are launch day, Operation Nightmare, and the arrival of Vondead.
On September 27, Season Six of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone arrives on every platform the games run on. Its title is 'The Haunting,' and the first details, laid out in a post on the Call of Duty blog, show a season built heavily around horror and crossovers with other franchises.
The headline names are from Diablo. Lilith and Inarius, two of that series' best-known characters, will be playable as operators. They are joined by an operator bundle for Skeletor from Masters of the Universe, which comes with what the blog calls evil sorcery-themed Blueprints and Emblems.
DOOM is also part of the lineup. The DOOM Tracer Weapon Bundle contains several weapons, among them a DOOM-themed chainsaw and shotgun. Two further cosmetic packs round out the crossover content: an Evil Dead 2 bundle featuring Ash Williams, and a Hellsing bundle starring Alucard. There is also a skin for Gaia, essentially a humanized Mother Nature.
In Warzone, the limited-time Zombie Royale and Lockdown modes return, along with new events. One of them, Operation Nightmare, starts October 17. Players clear a Bounty board by facing what the blog describes as a host of monstrous targets and by investigating eldritch anomalies.
The biggest change to Warzone's map comes mid-season, when Vondel becomes Vondead. The blog's account is that a sorceress's demonic incantation has unleashed a zombie outbreak, and the canals run red with blood. It also teases that players will be able to fight a mythical being called 'The Butcher' in the underworld. The rewards for doing so have not been revealed.
Modern Warfare 2 gets its own additions. From the start of the season, two new Core maps, La Casa and Koro Village, and two new Gunfight maps, King and Fight, will be available. Mid-season, the existing maps El Asilo and Embassy receive reskins in keeping with the spooky season. Drop Zone, Infected, Domination, Grind, and Kill Confirmed will also get Halloween-themed twists.
The first marker to watch is launch day on September 27, followed by Operation Nightmare on October 17. The mid-season arrival of Vondead, and whatever The Butcher offers, will fill in the details the announcement left open.
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A demonic incantation by a sorceress has unleashed a zombie outbreak, bringing nightmares to life as the canals of Vondead run red with blood.— Call of Duty blog post on Season Six
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