Black Ops Royale launches in Warzone today to try and help the 'stagnant' with 'the nostalgia of Blackout'

Call of Duty: Warzone is about to get its biggest update in years with the arrival of an all-new mode: Black Ops Royale. Inspired by the fan-favorite Blackout of Black Ops 4, this addition is intended to breathe new life into the free-to-play title.

"It's been a little stagnant," explained Warzone game director Pete Actipis in a briefing seen by TechRadar Gaming. "What we wanted to do is make sure, from the ground up, that this mode would have a very different flow to it."

To do this, the development team has been "embracing" the "Black Ops and Blackout experience" while still offering a "brand-new" big map for players to explore, he said.

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This was reiterated by Black Ops Senior Director of Production Yale Miller ...