Call of Duty: Warzonelaunched in 2020 with the Verdansk battle royale map, and while it’s made changes to it and introduced thesmall-scale Rebirth Island, it’s otherwise stuck to Verdansk as its bread and butter. ManyCall of Duty: Warzonefans likely can’t imagine the battle royale game without Verdansk, but they better get used to the idea as Activision has confirmed that the iconic map’s destruction will be happening soon.
Call of Duty: Warzonewill be integrated withCall of Duty: Vanguard, which will eventually see Verdansk replaced with the new Pacific map Caldera. In the build-up to that,Call of Duty: Warzonewill host the Operation: Flashback event starting November 18. This will be an encore limited-time mode that will celebrate Verdansk, and Activision is advertising it as the “last dance” for the battle royale map.
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Call of Duty: Warzonewill start adding in references to the Caldera map starting November 24, giving players the chance to gather intel on the new map before it goes live. Then November 30 and December 1 will kick off the beginning of the end for theVerdansk battle royale map. ThenCall of Duty: Warzonewill go dark until December 2, at which point Season 1 begins and players can jump into the new battle royale map.
Based on what’s been shown so far, its clear that theCall of Duty: WarzonePacific Caldera mapis going to be a significant departure from Verdansk, with jungles, beaches, new vehicle types like planes, and much more. It will be interesting to see if this massive new map sees not only new players tryWarzonefor the first time but also brings lapsed players back into the fold.
While theCall of Duty: WarzonePacific map looks promising, getting rid of Verdansk seems like a risky move. After all, theCall of Duty: WarzoneVerdansk map has proven to be quite popular with fans, and it’s a big part of the reason why over 100 million players have jumped intoWarzone. But it’s likely a necessary move for matchmaking reasons and to ensure that theCall of Duty: Warzonefile sizedoesn’t get even more ridiculous than it already is.
So far,Call of Dutyfans have a lot to be excited about when it comes to the newWarzonecontent, but it remains to be seen if it all will live up to the hype or not. Fans will find out onceVanguardSeason 1kicks off on December 2.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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