Yes, it’s true — Microsoft is bringing two of its hottest gaming franchises together for a Fallout Season 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 crossover event.
If you’re wondering how, exactly, that may work, the official Call of Duty X/Twitter account has shared a brief video teaser which shows silhouettes of Fallout TV series characters The Ghoul, Lucy, and Maximus in the smoke of war, with bullets whizzing by in the background.
“Okie dokie — stay focused, stay alive,” the text on the post reads. “[Fallout TV show] is coming to Call of Duty in Season 01 Reloaded.”
Okie dokie – stay focused, stay alive ☢️@FalloutonPrime is coming to Call of Duty in Season 01 Reloaded 💥 pic.twitter.com/uyFl3mRDkG
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) December 17, 2025
The implication here certainly seems to be that Call of Duty fans will see skins of those characters, which may or may not be tied to a premium event pass. Without further details — let alone a release date — it’s hard to say for sure, though. We’ll keep you posted, as always.
It’s an opportune time to unite these two blockbuster games, of course. Battlefield 6 now looks “extremely likely” to beat Black Ops 7 to be crowned 2025’s best-selling game, with the latter seemingly not only struggling against Battlefield’s sales, but also that of its predecessor, Black Ops 6.
Fallout, however, has never been more popular, and its highly anticipated second season premiered on Amazon Prime yesterday (December 17). The new Fallout season picks up in the aftermath of Season 1’s finale and travels through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas. Fans of Obsidian’s much-loved video game will be interested to hear that Season 2 takes a “fog of war” approach (which sure does match the video we see above) to how it juggles Fallout: New Vegas’ various endings.
We gave the opening episode of Season 2 a Good 7/10 but if you’ve yet to watch the first season, don’t forget that Bethesda and Xbox recently teamed up with Amazon and Samsung so fans watching via Samsung TV Plus can stream Fallout Season 1 for free. This means Season 1 is available subscription-free on Samsung TV Plus from now through to December 25. Samsung TV Plus is a free, ad-supported streaming service available on Samsung TV, Galaxy, Smart Monitor, and Family Hubs devices.
The team behind Amazon’s hit show are gearing up to film Season 3 “next summer,” with the hope that there won’t be a huge gap between the end of Season 2 and what’s next. As for the games? Fallout 5 will indeed take into account the canon events of the TV series, Bethesda development chief Todd Howard has confirmed.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
