Overview
- Activision says Rebirth Island returns in both Battle Royale and DMZ: Recon, with upgraded lighting, refreshed points of interest, and visual tweaks across versions.
- DMZ: Recon on Rebirth Island adds a High Danger Zone near the prison, where players must trigger gate switches that start a 30‑second countdown, open all gates for 10 seconds, then enter a cooldown.
- The new extraction flow can spawn a boss encounter reported as Nikto, who wields a riot shield and may call in aerial support before standard helicopter extractions resume.
- The season brings an official Godzilla x Kong crossover that lets players earn Hollow Earth energy to unlock a minigame and offers Monsterverse operator skins, themed weapon blueprints, and cosmetic draws.
- An official season calendar outlines limited‑time events and playlists, including a month‑long Godzilla x Kong event, an Operation Rebirth map event, returning MP playlists, and a Mother’s Day event.