Call of Duty Modern Warfare's Season 5 begins on Friday, August 7, and the full details include major changes to the Warzone map, unlockable music tracks for vehicles, new multiplayer maps, and much more. After weeks of teases, Season 5 arrives in a massive patch (that will apparently shrink your game file), and we have all the major details below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-warzone-season-5-images&captions=true"]

Warzone Season 5 - Map Changes

• The Stadium Opens: After 4 seasons closed, Verdansk Stadium has now opened up, featuring a cover-strewn football pitch, rows of seating, underground parking and multiple routes of entrance and exit.
• Freight Train Added: A huge new train will now be circling the Southwestern part of the map at all times, allowing for an interesting new dynamic for squads, who could take it over and hold carriages while on the move.
• Train Station Opens: To celebrate the addition of the train itself, the Verdansk Train Station is now also open, including a main ticket hall, platforms, and plenty of new indoor areas to explore.
• Exterior Ascenders: Tall building roofs were previously only accessible by dropping form the air, or riding an elevator cable, making them relatively easily defensible. The new season complicates matters a bit, by adding exterior cables to multiple buildings, offering new points of access to take down snipers.

Warzone Season 5 - New Mode, Weapons and Customisation

• Mini Royale Mode: This is a fast-paced variant of the classic Warzone BR experience, lowering the number of players, and only including the first and last five minutes of the normal experience - essentially, it should be faster and bloodier.
• New Weapon Pickups: Items in supply crates have been rotated once more, adding eight Common, 13 Uncommon, 15 Rare, 19 Epic, and 25 Legendary different variants to discover and equip.
• Wartracks: A new customisation option, Wartracks are unlockable songs that can be attached to vehicles like paint jobs or horn noises, and will play for yourself and all passengers when you're driving. Three Wartracks will be available on day one, and all will be instantly unlocked if you purchase the Battle Pass.

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Multiplayer Season 5 - New Maps

• Livestock (Gunfight Map): A rural compound with a central barn, this Gunfight map includes a large central area with multiple flank routes.
• Petrov Oil Rig (6v6 Map): Split into five sections this oil rig map includes a lifeboat muster area, helicopter pad, bridge, cafeteria and rig drill. It's designed for close to mid-range combat with small areas with sniper-friendly sightlines.
• Suldal Harbor (6v6 Map): This port area is peppered with choke points ideal for snipers to watch, but multiple interior or cramped areas for close range attacks.
• Verdansk International Airport (Ground War Map): Based on the Warzone area, the airport include a large indoor area, along with huge open runways and hangars.

Multiplayer Season 5 - New Modes and Missions

• Bare Bones: A new playlist of TDM, Domination, HQ, Hardpoint and Kill Confirmed maps with a crucial twist - no killstreaks, field upgrades or perks.
• Search and Destroy Double Down: A larger version of Search & Destroy - it's 12v12, not 6v6.
• New Mastery Challenges: For "the most elite players", there are more than a dozen new challenges to max out your weaponry skills.

Season 5 Battle Pass

• Instant Unlocks: Buying the new Battle Pass will immediately earn you a new Operator, Lerch, the head of the new Shadow Company faction. You'll also receive three Wartracks, the a Rodion Opeartor skin, and a 10% XP boost for the season.
• New Weapons: At Tier 15, players will unlock the new ISO SMG, a close range, lightweight gun with rapid rate of fire. At Tier 31, you'll unlock the AN-94 AR with a "hyperburst" feature that fires a full-auto volley, followed by a second round, without much recoil. Both of these are free to all players once the Tier level is reached.
• New Unlocks: Other new Battle Pass unlocks include skins for multiple characters, the Nevermore finisher (where a raven kills your opponent), 15 new weapon blueprints, and a Compass watch.
• Tier 100 Unlocks: Reaching the top Battle Pass tier will net you the Rook skin for Roze, the Veil vehicle skin, and The Company's Might, an Assault Rifle Lima with negative tracer rounds.

[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

This week in Red Dead Online, track two brand new Legendary Animals, the dangerous Teco and Sun Gators and get 50% bonuses for doing so.

This week in Red Dead Online, track two brand new Legendary Animals, the dangerous Teco and Sun Gators and get 50% bonuses for doing so.

Back in June, Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios said that the early access release of its Dungeons & Dragons RPG would happen in August. Maybe. Well, as the developer announced today, it turns out that maybe clause has come into effect. Baldur's Gate 3's early access release won't happen this month. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/13/baldurs-gate-3-new-guerrilla-collective-trailer"] Announced on Twitter, Larian said "BG3 won’t hit August, but it’s just around the corner." The studio does have a release date set, though, and will reveal it as part of the 'Panel From Hell', which takes place at 10am PT on August 18. Larian boss Swen Vincke will be joined by his team and Geoff Keighley to deliver the news.

Good news and bad news. BG3 won’t hit August, but it’s just around the corner. We’ll be announcing the release date, as well as big news on the Panel From Hell alongside @geoffkeighley, @LarAtLarian and the Larian crew. Tune in Aug 18th. https://t.co/S1RlVpJ8yw pic.twitter.com/NCkrnHHpH0

— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) August 4, 2020

For more from Baldur's Gate, be sure to check out our coverage from the previous reveals, where we ran down everything new in the latest BG3 build, as well as chatted in-depth to Vincke about how the game is more like Dungeons & Dragons the more it's developed. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=baldurs-gate-3-early-access-announcement-screenshots&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Back in June, Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios said that the early access release of its Dungeons & Dragons RPG would happen in August. Maybe. Well, as the developer announced today, it turns out that maybe clause has come into effect. Baldur's Gate 3's early access release won't happen this month. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/13/baldurs-gate-3-new-guerrilla-collective-trailer"] Announced on Twitter, Larian said "BG3 won’t hit August, but it’s just around the corner." The studio does have a release date set, though, and will reveal it as part of the 'Panel From Hell', which takes place at 10am PT on August 18. Larian boss Swen Vincke will be joined by his team and Geoff Keighley to deliver the news.

Good news and bad news. BG3 won’t hit August, but it’s just around the corner. We’ll be announcing the release date, as well as big news on the Panel From Hell alongside @geoffkeighley, @LarAtLarian and the Larian crew. Tune in Aug 18th. https://t.co/S1RlVpJ8yw pic.twitter.com/NCkrnHHpH0

— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) August 4, 2020

For more from Baldur's Gate, be sure to check out our coverage from the previous reveals, where we ran down everything new in the latest BG3 build, as well as chatted in-depth to Vincke about how the game is more like Dungeons & Dragons the more it's developed. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=baldurs-gate-3-early-access-announcement-screenshots&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

What's up, everybody? We love checking in with the listeners (and viewers), and now you have the chance to actually let your beautiful voices be heard on Game Scoop! At the bottom of this article, you will find an option that lets you share a brief video with us and the IGN community, powered by the audio and video commenting tool, Yappa. We want as many Game Scoop! fans as we can get to answer this question: What do you think about Spider-Man being exclusive to PlayStation in Marvel's Avengers? It's obviously good for PlayStation. But is it good for gamers? Let us know your thoughts, and we'll pick out our favorite responses to play on this week's episode of Game Scoop!

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What's up, everybody? We love checking in with the listeners (and viewers), and now you have the chance to actually let your beautiful voices be heard on Game Scoop! At the bottom of this article, you will find an option that lets you share a brief video with us and the IGN community, powered by the audio and video commenting tool, Yappa. We want as many Game Scoop! fans as we can get to answer this question: What do you think about the Halo Infinite delay? It's obviously good for PlayStation. But is it good for gamers? Let us know your thoughts, and we'll pick out our favorite responses to play on this week's episode of Game Scoop!

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DC Comics has just announced Injustice: Year Zero, a digital-first prequel to the popular Injustice: Gods Among Us video game and its tie-in comic books. While DC's previous Injustice comics have explored the five years of history leading up to the events of the original game and then bridged the gap between that game and its sequel, Year Zero dives even further back in the timeline. This prequel series explores a new conflict set before the fateful day when Superman killed Joker. Subtitled "Fall of the Old Gods," Year Zero sheds light on this universe's version of the World War II-era Justice Society, even as it reveals what happens when the Joker manages to take control of the world's most powerful heroes in the present day. IGN can exclusively debut several pages from Injustice: Year Zero - Chapter 3, which feature Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Check them out in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=injustice-year-zero-exclusive-preview&captions=true"] Injustice: Year Zero is again written by Tom Taylor, with a rotating art team that includes Rogê Antônio, Cian Tormey, Rain Beredo and Wes Abbott and covers by Julian Totino Tedesco. The first three chapters are available to purchase now on Read DC, ComiXology and other digital comics retailers. Each chapter is priced at $.99, and a bundle of the first three chapters is also available for $2.49. The series will run for 14 chapters in total, with new installments releasing every Tuesday. “Year Zero isn't as morally grey as what comes after,” said Tom Taylor told The Hollywood Reporter. “This is Superman and Batman at the peak of their friendship. Lois and Clark as a team. The Justice League united, and the Justice Society as a shining example for all. Of course, by its very nature, there's going to be tragedy and shocks and deaths, but there will be hope, there will be triumph, there will be love with the loss and heart alongside the hurt.” While there's no word yet on whether a third Injustice game is in the works, we did recently learn about a surprising influence the series had on DC's Birds of Prey movie. Taylor is also the writer behind the popular DCeased series, which is set in another alternate DC Universe ravaged by a techno-zombie plague. That series recently received a digital-first companion of its own in the form of DCEased: Hope at World's End. Check out the video below to see Taylor reflecting on the challenge of combining superheroes and The Walking Dead: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/21/dceased-writer-on-creating-the-walking-dead-with-superheroes-comic-con-2019"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

DC Comics has just announced Injustice: Year Zero, a digital-first prequel to the popular Injustice: Gods Among Us video game and its tie-in comic books. While DC's previous Injustice comics have explored the five years of history leading up to the events of the original game and then bridged the gap between that game and its sequel, Year Zero dives even further back in the timeline. This prequel series explores a new conflict set before the fateful day when Superman killed Joker. Subtitled "Fall of the Old Gods," Year Zero sheds light on this universe's version of the World War II-era Justice Society, even as it reveals what happens when the Joker manages to take control of the world's most powerful heroes in the present day. IGN can exclusively debut several pages from Injustice: Year Zero - Chapter 3, which feature Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Check them out in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=injustice-year-zero-exclusive-preview&captions=true"] Injustice: Year Zero is again written by Tom Taylor, with a rotating art team that includes Rogê Antônio, Cian Tormey, Rain Beredo and Wes Abbott and covers by Julian Totino Tedesco. The first three chapters are available to purchase now on Read DC, ComiXology and other digital comics retailers. Each chapter is priced at $.99, and a bundle of the first three chapters is also available for $2.49. The series will run for 14 chapters in total, with new installments releasing every Tuesday. “Year Zero isn't as morally grey as what comes after,” said Tom Taylor told The Hollywood Reporter. “This is Superman and Batman at the peak of their friendship. Lois and Clark as a team. The Justice League united, and the Justice Society as a shining example for all. Of course, by its very nature, there's going to be tragedy and shocks and deaths, but there will be hope, there will be triumph, there will be love with the loss and heart alongside the hurt.” While there's no word yet on whether a third Injustice game is in the works, we did recently learn about a surprising influence the series had on DC's Birds of Prey movie. Taylor is also the writer behind the popular DCeased series, which is set in another alternate DC Universe ravaged by a techno-zombie plague. That series recently received a digital-first companion of its own in the form of DCEased: Hope at World's End. Check out the video below to see Taylor reflecting on the challenge of combining superheroes and The Walking Dead: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/21/dceased-writer-on-creating-the-walking-dead-with-superheroes-comic-con-2019"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

FIFA 21 is making a number of tweaks to make online play a smoother experience, with less opportunity for trolling - including removing celebrations, making cinematics shorter, and more. EA Sports has explained that several decisions have been made based directly on community feedback, many of which focus specifically reducing the means for annoying opposing players. The Shush celebration (which became increasingly infamous among online FIFA players) and the A-OK gesture celebration (which has recently been added to lists of hate symbols) have both been removed from the game, and the length of goal celebrations has been reduced. Online, there will no longer be a walk back cinematic played after goals either. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=fifa-21-13-new-images&captions=true"] Similarly, waiting times for multiple set piece events have been drastically reduced from FIFA 20's 30 seconds. The new waiting times are:  

• Kick-off: 10 seconds
• Throw-in: 12 seconds
• Goal kick: 15 seconds
• Corner kick: 15 seconds
• Penalty kick: 15 seconds
• Free kick: 20 seconds
• Kick-in (Volta only): 15 seconds

  Online, many animation sequences will be auto-skipped, such as when a player heads to fetch the ball for a throw-in, or the keeper walks to put the ball down before a goal kick. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/18/ea-sports-montage-trailer-ea-play-2020"] To stop a different kind of annoyance, EA Sports has also removed all ball collision from outfield players' hands, up to their elbow. It might seem an odd choice, but this prevents any possibility for an arm blocking a shot with no penalty, because of the online game's lack of a handball rule. It's a promising, er, promise, hopefully focusing online FIFA play more on actual football simulation than the somewhat benign bursts of psychological warfare it's occasionally resembled in recent years. We'll see how much that's worked when the game's released on on October 9 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Origin and Steam (with next-gen versions coming at a later date, with free upgrades). If you want to know more about the changes it's making, you can check out how Career Mode is changing. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.