Modern Warfare 4 is barely out. Season 1 is already lining up its next fight.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launched on October 23, and Activision has already detailed its first season. The October 28 announcement schedules Season 1 for November 6, bringing changes across Multiplayer, DMZ, and Warzone. That date belongs to the announced seasonal update; the game itself is already available.

Multiplayer gets Backstab, Canyon, and a reworked Shoot House at the season's start. Ministry and Overflow are among the locations planned for mid-season. Shipment arrived during the preseason, so it should not be confused with a map that still requires the November update.

The bigger addition for extraction players is X01, a Black Site location for DMZ with new enemies and Orders. Activision's separate Forward Operating Base guide explains the preparation between deployments: equipment storage, crafting at the 3D Printer, Operator progression, and the decision about what to take into the field.

Warzone integration is also part of the announcement, including Hajin and Zodiac. Activision says a separate Warzone briefing is due November 2. Until that post arrives, the published Multiplayer and DMZ details are the firmer basis for planning your return.

Our take: decide which mode your group actually wants to play before turning the roadmap into a checklist. A short multiplayer session and a DMZ deployment ask for different kinds of preparation. The useful headline is a dated content plan, rather than a promise that every announced addition arrives at once.