Loadouts? Not in Call of Duty’s Black Ops Royale

There’s a new mode about to hit for Call of Duty multiplayer. Black Ops Royale is all about surviving and scavenging.

Take a deep dive into Black Ops Royale

Okay, so maybe the latest Call of Duty title wasn’t quite your cup of coffee. But if you’re one of the fans for whom the game’s fallen out of rotation, you might want to have a look at Black Ops Royale. A new addition coming to the first-person shooter’s multiplayer suite, it’s a decent shake different than what we’ve seen to date.

In the mode, players are dropped (via wingsuit) into Avalon. Once they’re on the ground, they’re tasked with two things; scavenging for weaponry and surviving. The latter shouldn’t come as a great shock, this is CoD after all, but the former? That term might be eyebrow raising, at least a little. After all, players are fairly used to equipping loadouts for Call of Duty online action.

That’s decidedly not what you’ll be doing in Black Ops Royale though, and it’s not all that’s new and different. The mode itself brings a whole mess of new features, equipment, and more with it. And to that end, Activision has unleashed a special look, deep-diving into what you can expect.

So scroll down, check out the trailer, and take a read through the latest intel. Then start strategizing. This new Call of Duty experience lands on March 12th.

Pay attention soldier

Did you check out the trailer? Hyped? Well, as promised, we’ve got that list of bullet points right from Activision for you. If you do peruse it though, and you still haven’t had enough, then make sure to click over to the official CoD Blog. There you’ll find even more about Black Ops Royale.

On top of that too, we’ve got a few slick links for you. The team behind Black Ops Royale has put together a Tac Map and POI guide. In the former, you can get an eagle eyed view of the expanse that is Avalon, and in the latter you can go even deeper into its various zones and areas.

• Welcome to Black Ops Royale: Black Ops Royale is a Blackout-inspired Battle Royale experience set on Avalon. Players infil by wingsuit and build their power through scavenging, with no Loadouts, no Gulag, and no Buy Stations. Jump in, scavenge to survive, upgrade weapons, master Cradle Breaches, and outlast 24 rival squads on Avalon’s massive warzone.
• Weapons, Archetypes, and Upgrading: After infil, it’s pure scavenger warfare: scramble to find Black Ops 7 weapons with fixed Build Archetypes and five-attachment upgrade paths. Hunt for Attachment Kits to raise weapon Rarity, unlocking your preset build, and push your arsenal to Legendary before the competition does.
• Black Ops Royale Perk System: The original Call of Duty BR Perk system returns and includes a flexible twist: no fixed slots, just five swappable, consumable boosts you activate when the moment demands. Loot them, swap them with your squad, and time them wisely — each temporary advantage can shift the balance of a firefight or the fate of your squad throughout the match.
• Black Ops Royale Equipment: Arm yourself with a full Blackout-inspired arsenal: carry two types of Equipment at once and use returning favorites like the Grappling Hook, Sensor Dart, and Trauma Kit, plus potent Killstreaks and the Tiered Armor Vest system. Scavenge smartly and deploy the right tool at the right moment to survive Avalon’s escalating chaos.
• Black Ops Royale Match Features: Black Ops Royale reshapes match flow with wingsuit infil, wall-jumping Omnimovement, swimmable waterways, and crossable tidal flats. No Gulag — redeploy via Tokens or captured Towers. Command land, sea, and air vehicles, outmaneuver rivals, and stay ahead of the ever-closing Collapse.
• Activities: Avalon’s optional Activities add to looting with purposeful risk: hunt bounties, crack Strongboxes for Armor, capture Relays for UAV sweeps and redeploys, or fight through Guild defenses for premium rewards. Choose your objective, secure the advantage, and dictate the pace of the match.
• Cradle Breaches shroud parts of Avalon in red gas, spawning hallucinated zombie hordes and revealing desirable loot invisible outside the zone. Brave the chaos to face a Mangler Boss or unlock a Mystery Box for the best armor, weaponry, and other top-tier rewards — if you survive.
• Integrations and Launch Timing: Black Ops Royale ties directly into Black Ops 7and Call of Duty: Warzone progression, with exclusive Challenges, Missions, and camo unlocks — plus the cross-mode Counter Skies Event Pass (March 17 – April 2). Earn the Swordfish A1, new Attachments, Operator Skins, and more when the mode launches March 12 at 9PM PT.

Activision press release