WhenCall of Duty: Warzonefirst launched, it did so with a number of innovations to the battle royale genre. One of the most popular innovations was the Gulag, which allows killed players to earn their way back into a match by defeating an opponent in a 1v1 encounter.Call of Duty: Warzoneeventually replaced the original Gulag with new versions based on existingCall of Dutymultiplayer maps, a decision that was somewhat divisive in the community.
WithCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 6, Activision and Raven Software are bringing back the original Gulag that fans remember from whenWarzonefirst launched. The Gulag will look near-identical to how it did during its original run inCall of Duty: Warzone, but besides some minor cosmetic tweaks, there is one notable change that fans will want to keep in mind when the Gulag returns to the battle royale on October 7.
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Activision has confirmed that thereturning original Gulagnow has a new set of lockers that appear in the spawn points on the map. These lockers will allowCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers to take advantage of new sightlines that weren’t available before. It will be interesting to see how these new sightlines change up strategies in the original Gulag, if at all.
Fans have been asking for the original Gulag to return inCall of Duty: Warzonefor some time now, so it’s great to see it finally make a comeback. However, one has to wonder exactly how long it will be available in the game. It’s possible that the original Gulag will only be playable inCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 6 and will get replaced once a new season of the game starts, though that remains to be seen.
In the meantime, the newCall of Duty: Warzonemap launching later this year could very well introduce its own take on the Gulag. For the uninitiated,Call of Duty: Warzoneis getting a new large scale mapbased on the Pacific Theater of World War 2, launching as part ofWarzone’s integration with the newCall of Duty: Vanguardgame. Not a lot has been revealed about this newWarzonemap to date, but with theCall of Duty: Vanguardrelease date right around the corner, fans should find out more sooner rather than later.
Before the newCall of Duty: Warzonemap launches, fans have the Halloween event to look forward to, with The Haunting invading the battle royale beginning October 19. Not much has been revealed aboutCall of Duty: Warzone’s Haunting plans this year, though leaks have revealed thatGhostface fromScreamwill be one of the skins available to purchase in the shop.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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