Call of Duty: Warzone is taking the series back to its origins with an official teaser trailer for the return of the Verdansk map. The hit battle royale shooter from Infinity Ward and Raven Software takes a more realistic spin on the genre, pitting up to 150 players against each other either on their own or in small teams. Now these teams will be able to take their battles to the streets of the fictional city of Verdansk, with the reintroduction of a map that was originally added in Modern Warfare Season 1.

A new teaser trailer officially confirms something that's been teased in the game for a while: the map of Verdansk is returning to CoD: Warzone on April 3 as part of Season 3. The return is a momentous occasion for the game, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary by revisiting the very first Warzone map, which launched alongside the game in 2020. The map was removed from the rotation in April 2021 to give way to new locations like Rebirth Island and Caldera, but it's held a special place in players' memories.

The teaser trailer, appropriately titled "Unforgettable Verdansk," evokes these nostalgic feelings with an emotional song about memories. It takes players in slow motion through several characters entering the new map with purpose, as explosions and mayhem rage around them.

Celebrate Call Of Duty: Warzone's Fifth Anniversary Within The Original Map

The Game Returns To Its Original Map For Its Fifth Year

Call of Duty: Warzone first launched on March 10, 2020, so its return announcement coming exactly five years later is fitting. The map's triumphant return on April 3 will allow players to "revisit a place of unforgettable memories," according to the YouTube description of the teaser on the official Call of Duty . Besides an official confirmation that Verdansk is returning to the game, not much else is known about the map yet.

The original Warzone map was not without its faults, with issues like vantage points plaguing the gameplay and giving some players an unfair advantage. But there was also much to love about the map, and many players it fondly. The map had a huge variety in its points of interest and plenty of variation in combat areas to keep the battles interesting. Despite its short run time, the original Verdansk map tested the waters with what works and what doesn't and paved the way for future Call of Duty: Warzone maps that followed.

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There Are More Fun Announcements Planned

Season 3 of Warzone is arriving a bit later than anticipated, with a delay from March 20 to April 3. According to a post on the Call of Duty X page, the delay is due to the team "taking the time to deliver a great experience." The third season is a big moment for the game as it enters a decisive fifth year. The player count for the game has been on the decline, according to Dexetro, with numbers hitting record lows since 2022 at a peak of 54,575 monthly players last month.

Player response to the news of Verdansk's return is mixed, with many fans excited to revisit the map and others afraid that new battle mechanics will make the location less fun than they it being. Despite some fans' misgivings, the five-year anniversary events and nostalgic returns to classic elements of the game might be enough to rekindle fans' love for Call of Duty: Warzone. More announcements are planned for the game in the coming week.

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