Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War brings back fan-favorite map WMD, and adds Vargo 52 Assault Rifle

Activision and Treyarch announced a bit of a surprise this morning — there’s a new map headed to 2020’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and it’s arriving tomorrow. WMD is the remastered map of the original map with the same name. Black Ops: Call of DutyThis is a set of abandoned weapons facilities.

According to Activision’s official description: “Expect a lot of action around the central Production Facility and bring backup when navigating the treacherous roads. Climb just about anything and everything to get the most out of this map, as verticality is the name of the game here.”

Treyarch will also be delivering the new Vargo 52 Assault Rifle to multiplayer and Zombies. Activision says it’s “particularly effective where versatile equipment reigns — and in Zombies, it can be one of the most devastating assault rifles in the game with the right suite of attachments.”

These two releases are unexpected, given that Activision rarely makes new Call of Duty content. Activision claims that Vanguard: Call of DutyThe series’ 2021 entry, titled, was not as successful.

Activision’s official announcement post has more details on WMD and the Vargo 52.