Season 1 splits into three drops, with the second and third being the focus here. California Resistance lands on November 18, 2025, followed by Winter Offensive on December 9, 2025.
Season 1 picks up from the Rogue Ops rollout at the end of October, and both updates follow the principle that most additions apply in both Multiplayer and REDSEC, so squads keep their progression no matter the mode.
What’s New in California Resistance?
California Resistance shifts the fight to Eastwood, a SoCal suburb where villa backyards, pool decks, and a private golf course become live-fire lanes.
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The layout supports everything from small-team shootouts to larger vehicle pushes, so you get quick flanks through side yards and longer sightlines across fairways.
Sabotage is a limited 8v8 mode in which both sides take turns trying to secure or defend high-value cargo.
Damage the sites with whatever tools you bring. Grenades, gadgets, and placed explosives all count.
The team that wrecks the most objectives wins. On the REDSEC side, California Resistance adds Rodeo to the Gauntlet rotation.
Rodeo focuses on armored dominance, with squads scoring by holding tanks scattered across the map.
After each stage, the lowest teams drop, which keeps the pace brisk and rewards crews that can both drive and anchor positions under pressure.
Which New Gear, Vehicles, and Weapons Drop Here?
Several new sandbox vehicles join the suburban front, led by the Turfpro PVT Royale golf cart, a four-seater built for rapid drop-ins and fast escapes through lawns and cul-de-sacs.
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It relies on passengers for defense, so positioning and timing matter more than armor. Battle Pickups appear as rare cache-only power spikes.
Secure one, and your squad can swing a fight with a chargeable railgun or an armor-shredding minigun, but availability is limited, and paths to the caches are contested.
California Resistance adds the DB-12 dual-tube pump shotgun, the M327 Trait eight-shot revolver, and the Slim Handstop underbarrel for improved handling.
Overall, they encourage punchier close-range play and improved recoil discipline.
How Does Winter Offensive Transform the Fight?
Winter Offensive focuses on survival as Empire State returns in a limited Ice Lock mode that freezes Brooklyn and changes how squads move and defend.
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The Freeze modifier gradually drains health if players do not find Heat Zones or create their own warmth with incendiaries and other tools.
Because of that rule, your pathing now considers not just cover and angles, but also how close you are to heat.
The new Winter Offensive Gauntlet in REDSEC features three predetermined operations that all share the Freeze condition, meaning teams can’t muscle past a weak start anymore.
What New Tools Arrive With the Winter Event?
The melee lineup now includes an Ice Climbing Axe that matches the winter setting both visually and practically.
It lands accurate strikes and suits the event’s quick-pick skirmishes near the icy cove.
For creators, the Portal toolset pulls the Ice Lock rules and the wintry Empire State variant into its sandbox, which means community Verified modes and custom lobbies can remix the Freeze economy for objective play, survival scrims, or anything in between.
How Do Unlocks & Structure Work This Season?
If you’re working through unlocks, Season 1 follows the same general pattern.
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California Resistance spreads two practical weapons and the Slim Handstop across the pass and challenges, while Winter Offensive leans on its event ruleset, a seasonal melee item, and creator drops rather than a new primary weapon.
The phase dates above are firm, and press round-ups mirror the same scope and timing as EA’s posts, which is helpful when you are lining up squad nights or content coverage.
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