After some teases about Rambo and Die Hard’s John McClane both coming to Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War, the Call of Duty Twitter account has now confirmed “80s Action Heroes” for both aforementioned games, as well as Call of Duty Mobile. The tweet further overtly calls out both Die Hard and Rambo, but previous hints could indicate that this ’80s Action Heroes tease is for more than just a couple of premium paid packs for Operator skins and other cosmetics.

Some heroes Die Hard. Others draw First Blood.
The action begins May 20th. pic.twitter.com/8Rr3c7g26u
? Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 13, 2021

First hint is the wording of the tweet, which says that “the action begins May 20th.” This seems like a lot of hustle and bustle for something to just end up being licensed premium packs. May 20th will kick off Season Three Reloaded, and the expectation is something a little more than just the privilege of paying $20 to look like Sylvester Stallone or Bruce Willis. (Curiously, we haven’t yet actually seen McClane at all, so it’s unknown if we’ll actually be able to look like Willis’ John McClane.) But wording isn’t the only evidence we have to go on. When Season Three was first unveiled, the roadmap teased Season Three Reloaded and a mid-season event. It’s not uncommon for each Call of Duty Season to have a mid-season refresh event to keep pace for the second half of the Season. Season Thre...