Nicolas Cage joins Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in Season 4 Reloaded on June 25

Call of Duty Season 4 Reloaded drops on June 25 as the game's self-styled Summer of Action update, and the headline addition is Nicolas Cage — now a playable operator in both Black Ops 7 and Warzone. The actor is known for Con Air, National Treasure, Gone in 60 Seconds, and his recent turn as Spider-Noir, and he arrives with a dedicated Nick Cage event complete with free and paid tracks. The operator skin itself is locked behind the paid pass, which — like similar recent events — is expected to run around $10.

Season 4 Reloaded packs in a lot beyond Cage. Two new 6v6 multiplayer maps arrive: Zenith, a brand-new map set inside a cliffside manor, and Launch, a remaster of the original Black Ops 1 rocket facility map. Two new modes join the rotation — Team Blueprint Sharpshooter, where every player's weapon rotates simultaneously and elimination streaks earn movement and score bonuses instead of scorestreaks, and Knife Fight, a melee-only spin on Gunfight. On the weapons side, the Executioner's Duet melee weapon and the AN-94 assault rifle — returning from Black Ops 2 — round out the season's free weapon additions. The Zombies side gets the new round-based map Kowakujo, set in a feudal Japanese castle in the Dark Aether. Its story follows Takeo and tasks players with fighting Nyxara's army, freeing the last Shadowsmith, and lifting the curse on Takeo's soul. New enemy types include the Oni — armored, electricity-wielding melee fighters — alongside Scorched Zombies and fire-drenched Hellhounds. A new Wonder Weapon is in the map but Treyarch is keeping it redacted, telling players to discover it themselves. The Legendary Hellping Hound GobbleGum lets you summon a friendly Hellhound, and a Cursed mode unlocks new Pack-a-Punch Camos.

Black Ops 7 has had a rough ride since launch — a weak campaign, underwhelming multiplayer additions, and some poorly received cosmetic choices. The Black Ops Classic playlist, which strips out omnimovement and modern equipment in favor of older-style movement and gameplay, became a genuine bright spot and has now been made a permanent mode. Season 4 Reloaded adds four more maps to its rotation: Launch, Fringe, Hacienda, and Gridlock.

The Cage trailer ends with him walking away from an explosion in slow motion, which is exactly the energy the Summer of Action branding promises. Whether a Hollywood operator skin can sustain momentum for a game that's struggled to find its footing remains to be seen, but the sheer volume of content dropping June 25 — new Zombies map, new maps, permanent Classic mode, and Nic Cage — gives players plenty of reasons to log back in.