In mid-December 2022, Infinity Ward and Raven Software opened a new chapter for their Call of Duty games with Season 01 Reloaded, a free update for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. Its centerpiece is Atomgrad Episode 1, the franchise's first player-versus-environment raid, a demanding mission for squads of three that asks players to find their own teammates rather than be matched by machine. It is a quiet acknowledgment that a shooter built on fast, anonymous matches can also reward patience, coordination, and the older pleasure of working toward something together. Over five seasons, the rai
Season 01 Reloaded Brings First PvE Raid, Shipment Map to MW2 and a Football Mode to Warzone 2.0
The first PvE raid the franchise has ever released
Mark
Why does a raid matter for Call of Duty specifically?
Mimi
Because it's the first PvE raid the franchise has released. Atomgrad Episode 1 is designed for three players and the story continues the Modern Warfare 2 campaign across five seasons.
Mark
How do you actually get in?
Mimi
You need a Raid Assignment. You earn one through a Daily Challenge in Multiplayer or Special Ops, a top-20 finish in Warzone 2.0 Battle Royale, or a DMZ final exfil with at least $30,000.
Luke
And there's no matchmaking. That's a real constraint, though the source doesn't say how players will react to it.
Mark
So you bring your own squad.
Mimi
Yes, and only one person needs an active assignment, which lasts a week.
Mark
What about rewards?
Mimi
Normal difficulty guarantees the Gaz: Convoy skin. Veteran guarantees a unique weapon blueprint. Both also give one of seven loot pool items.
Luke
Those reward details are attributed to the Call of Duty Twitter account, so that's where they come from. Nothing here tells us how hard the raid is.
Mark
And Warzone Cup?
Mimi
Teams of three drive ATVs to push a giant football into a goal. First to five goals, or most goals after five minutes, wins.
Luke
Worth noting it's limited-time, and the source gives no end date for it, unlike the Shipment holiday decorations.
Der Puls
- A franchise that has never offered a cooperative raid now hands players one, with no matchmaking to smooth the way.
- Access is a gamble of effort: a daily challenge, a top-20 Warzone finish, or a costly DMZ exfil with at least $30,000 in cash.
- Once a squad has an assignment, the reward roll shifts between Normal and Veteran difficulty, with loot pools that decide what each run yields.
- Warzone 2.0 spins up a football-inspired Warzone Cup, where ATV-riding teams push a giant ball toward goal while ramming rivals.
- DMZ's AI combatants are scaled back in damage and numbers, easing a mode players had found punishing.
In mid-December 2022, Infinity Ward and Raven Software opened a new chapter for their Call of Duty games with Season 01 Reloaded, a free update for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. Its centerpiece is Atomgrad Episode 1, the franchise's first player-versus-environment raid, a demanding mission for squads of three that asks players to find their own teammates rather than be matched by machine. It is a quiet acknowledgment that a shooter built on fast, anonymous matches can also reward patience, coordination, and the older pleasure of working toward something together. Over five seasons, the raid story is set to carry the Modern Warfare 2 campaign forward.
Infinity Ward and Raven Software released Season 01 Reloaded for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0, and the headline is the first PvE raid in Call of Duty history, Atomgrad Episode 1. Built for teams of three, it arrives with no matchmaking, so players must gather their own squads before they can even step inside.
Entry is earned, not bought. A Raid Assignment lasts one week and can come from a specific daily challenge, a top-20 finish in any Warzone 2.0 Battle Royale playlist, or boarding the final DMZ exfil helicopter with at least $30,000 in cash. Only one teammate needs an active assignment for the whole group to enter.
Rewards are randomized. Finishing on Normal guarantees the Gaz: Convoy skin plus one item from the raid loot pool, while Veteran difficulty guarantees a unique weapon blueprint alongside a loot pool item. Episodes will follow seasonally, continuing the Modern Warfare 2 campaign across five seasons.
Elsewhere, Modern Warfare 2 brings back the Shipment map with holiday decorations, and Warzone 2.0 adds Building 21, the operators Gaz and Klaus, and Mini Royale. Warzone Cup, inspired by the World Cup then underway, pits two teams of three in a ball-pushing contest at Al Easima Field. DMZ, meanwhile, softens its AI combatants, reducing both their damage and their numbers.
Infinity Ward and Raven Software released Season 01 Reloaded for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 the day before this report was published. The update is free, and its headline feature is something the franchise has never had: a PvE raid, called Atomgrad Episode 1.
The raid is built for teams of three. Episodes will arrive seasonally, and the story will pick up where the Modern Warfare 2 campaign left off, running across five seasons. There is no matchmaking, so players have to assemble their own squads.
Getting in requires a Raid Assignment, which can be earned in one of three ways. A player can complete a specific Daily Challenge in either Multiplayer or Special Ops. They can finish in the top 20 of any Warzone 2.0 Battle Royale playlist. Or they can board the final exfil helicopter in DMZ carrying at least $30,000 in Cash. An assignment lasts one week, and only one member of the team needs to hold an active one for the group to enter.
Raid drops are randomized, and repeat completions unlock different rewards, including Veteran mode. According to the official Call of Duty Twitter account, finishing Atomgrad Episode 1 on Normal difficulty guarantees the Gaz: Convoy skin, plus one of seven items from the raid loot pool. Those items can be a player card, an emblem, a loading screen, or a unique weapon blueprint. On Veteran difficulty, the guaranteed reward is a unique weapon blueprint, again alongside one of seven loot pool items.
Modern Warfare 2 also gets the Shipment map, a franchise staple. From December 21, 2022, through January 4, 2023, it will carry holiday-themed decorations.
Warzone 2.0 receives a new area called Building 21 and two new Operators, Gaz and Klaus. It also gets two limited-time modes. The first, Warzone Cup, is plainly inspired by the football World Cup under way at the time. Two teams of three Operators meet at Al Easima Field, home to a league rival of Al Mazrah's football club. Each player drives a special ATV with a pulse ability, used to push a massive football into the opposing goal. Players can collect and throw Shock Sticks to stall opponents, or boost through enemy vehicles to ram them aside. The first team to score five goals wins, or whichever team leads after the five-minute limit.
The second mode is more familiar: Mini Royale returns, a condensed take on standard Battle Royale. DMZ also changes, with substantial nerfs to AI combatants, both to the damage they deal and to how many of them appear.
Watch for the next raid episodes, which are planned to continue the campaign storyline over the coming seasons.
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Normal difficulty guarantees the Gaz: Convoy skin; Veteran guarantees a unique weapon blueprint.— Official Call of Duty Twitter account, as reported by Wccftech
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