{"id":34786,"date":"2023-07-12T12:40:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T10:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1857319"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T11:45:39","slug":"the-boys-in-call-of-duty-skins-dates-cod-mid-season-update","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-boys-in-call-of-duty-skins-dates-cod-mid-season-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boys in Call of Duty: Skins, dates &#038; CoD mid-season update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> This mid-season update is truly Diabolical. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 12 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>This week in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/call-of-duty\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Call of Duty<\/a>, Activision\u2019s iconic gaming franchise is teaming up with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-boys-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Boys<\/a>, with characters from Amazon\u2019s darkly comic superhero series becoming playable skins in Warzone and Modern Warfare 2.<\/p>\n<p>The Boys began life as a comic, penned by Garth Ennis and designed by Darick Robertson, and its live-action adaptation is one of the boldest productions you\u2019re likely to find on a streaming service these days. To begin to describe why would make this article very NSFW.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a fan of both Call of Duty and The Boys, you\u2019ll be pleased to know that Homelander, Starlight and Black Noir will all be playable by the end of the week. Read on to learn more!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is The Boys event in Call of Duty?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Boys event in Call of Duty begins today (<strong>Wednesday 12th July<\/strong>) with the arrival of Starlight. This is the full schedule of when each character will arrive:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Starlight \u2013 Wednesday 12th July<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Homelander \u2013 Sunday 16th July<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Black Noir \u2013 Thursday 20th July<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>As well as those characters being playable, you\u2019ll also see The Boys branding beginning to pop up around the Al Mazrah and Vondel maps as of today.<\/p>\n<p>There are also two \u2018Diabolical\u2019 Camo Challenges to complete, and even a \u2018Temp V\u2019 field upgrade in Warzone.<\/p> <h2><strong>How to get The Boys skins in Call of Duty<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To get The Boys skins in Call of Duty, you will simply need to<strong> buy them from the store<\/strong> once the mid-season update takes effect at 5pm BST on Wednesday 12th July.<\/p>\n<p>As far as we know, there\u2019s no way to get The Boys characters without paying for the privilege, which seems quite fitting when you consider the capitalist tendencies of Vought from the show.<\/p>\n<p>Each operator pack \u2014 the Starlight one, the Homelander one and the Black Noir one \u2014 will be priced at 2,400 COD points. They each come with their own items and a unique finishing move.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6330504109112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-boys-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Boys season 4 release date speculation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/the-boys-spin-off-gen-v-trailer-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Boys spin-off Gen V gets deliciously dark trailer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/homelander-gta-5-mod-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Seth Rogen reacts to epic Homelander GTA 5 mod<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>CoD Season 4 Reloaded: Mid-season update explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is all happening as part of Call of Duty Season 4\u2019s mid-season \u2018Reloaded\u2019 update, which will also bring plenty of other goodies detailed in the image below.<\/p>\n<p>This Call of Duty mid-season update will happen at <strong>5pm BST on Wednesday 12th July<\/strong>, from a UK time zone perspective, with the Season 4 Reloaded content being patched into the game at that time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> 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Warzone, a new Vondel gulag, a public event entailing \u2018the return of Operation Scan\u2019, and a field upgrade called the Portable Redeploy Drone (PRD).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Modern Warfare 2, there\u2019s also a new 6v6 multiplayer map (Vondel Waterfront) to check out. And there\u2019s The Raid finale, dubbed Atomgrad Episode 04, to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, in MW2, there are new weapons (MX Guardian Shotfun), a new Operator (Izzy) and new bundles to check out. But for some of us, The Boys content is far more exciting than all that! Check out the fun little trailer below:<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Black\" noir=\"\" announces=\"\" call=\"\" of=\"\" duty=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0BsjDPIM9B4?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">free Gaming Newsletter<\/a> for weekly insights, and <strong> <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest updates.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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