‘Warzone’ Is Getting A New Map

The launch of Warzone / Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s first season is just around the corner, and with it a brand new map. Activision announced the news in a blog post detailing Season 1’s six-day delay to December 16th.

Until now, it wasn’t clear if Warzone’s map would remain the largely the same with some Black Ops-themed locations added, or if a brand new map was in the cards. I’m certainly happy it’s the latter. There’s nothing wrong with the current map, and gradual changes could have been fun also, but even good things get old after a while. A new map is a welcome change.

At this point we don’t have any details on what the new map will look like, but it’s safe to assume that a number of locations from the campaign and multiplayer will show up. I’m hopeful we’ll get a lot of environmental variety, something lacking in the current Warzone map. Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s campaign is filled with lush jungles and snow-covered cliffs. Having a battle royale map with that kind of variety would definitely be a nice change.

We do know that the Gulag will return. This means that in normal battle royale, dying will result in you getting a second chance by fighting your way out of the Gulag. However, Activision notes that this is a “new Gulag experience” which is interesting.

30 Black Ops Cold War weapons and blueprint variants will also be added to Warzone, which should help liven things up on top of the new map. We’ll finally see how Activision and its studios are going to integrate the two games, something I’ve been extremely curious about since we learned about all this. Warzone will have a new map and lots of new guns, but it will still support Modern Warfare’s arsenal and Operators and run on that game’s engine.

We’ll find out more in the coming days. According to Activision, “Between December 7 and December 16, expect lines of communication to be open as we preview numerous elements of Season One, showcasing the massive expansion of incoming content.”

There will be several additional updates prior to the launch of Season 1 as well, paving the way for the first season to kick off.