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Originally set to launch tonight at 9 pm PT, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season Five has been pushed out by 24 hours due to a “testing issue.” The Season Four Battle Pass has been extended to account for the delay and the new launch time for Season Five is now August 12 at 9 pm PT. The delay was confirmed by Activision to CharlieIntel, who tweeted the confirmation.
Activision confirms Season 5 of Warzone & Cold War is delayed.
Activision: “Season 5 of Black Ops Cold War and Warzone will now launch on Friday, August 13th. This is due to a testing issue that was discovered earlier this week.”
Season 5 begins August 12 at 9PM PT.
— CharlieIntel – Call of Duty News (@charlieINTEL) August 11, 2021
Meanwhile, Treyarch and Raven are getting players excited for the new Season with a fresh Battle Pass trailer that highlights the various Operator skins and other unlocks you can get across Season Five’s 100 tiers of content.
Next Season’s Battle Pass also comes with a new exclusive in the Battle Pass Bundle: a special “Kyubi” Kitsune skin that will only be available to those who purchase the bundle ahead of August 31. You can get a look at the exclusive skin in the header image above.
The developers previously highlighted a number of new things coming next season, including an Among Us-like party game mode coming to Black Ops Cold War, new points of interest in Warzone, and plenty of fresh multiplayer maps. There also seems to be a secretive event being teased.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season Five now launches on August 12 at 9 pm PT, 24 hours later than originally scheduled.
[Source: Call of Duty]
