{"id":235612,"date":"2021-04-26T11:32:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T08:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/warzone-goes-back-in-time-for-its-next-update\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T08:32:47","slug":"warzone-goes-back-in-time-for-its-next-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warzone-goes-back-in-time-for-its-next-update\/","title":{"rendered":"#Warzone’ goes back in time for its next update"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Warzone’ goes back in time for its next update<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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For its next update, the free-to-play game<\/a> “Call of Duty: Warzone” is going back to the ’80s.<\/p>\n

Publisher Activision unveiled the brand new map for “Warzone,” called Verdansk ’84, following an event culminating in a modern version of the Verdansk map getting nuked.<\/p>\n

The transition of Verdansk marks the shift of “Warzone” to Season 3, as players welcome a colorful return to the destination’s more pristine times.<\/p>\n

Players will go through an infiltration sequence where they detonate a nuke, then rewind time to drop them directly into a version of Verdansk from nearly 40 years ago.<\/p>\n

The revamped map will boast seven new locations, including five featuring updated layouts. For example, the airport, which was shown destroyed in Season 2, looks practically new, with a more accessible second floor ideal for sniping.<\/p>\n

“It’s a completely different layout, and it feels completely different, but yet it’s familiar to players,” said Amos Hodge, creative director at Raven Software.<\/p>\n

Other spots include the Summit, which was the location of the dam in Season 2, and will feature functioning cable cars.<\/p>\n

The big update arrives as “Call of Duty: Warzone,” which launched just over a year ago, reaches a key milestone: 100 million players. “Warzone” is the franchise’s spin on the battle royale genre made popular by games like “Fortnite” and “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), dropping dozens of players onto a map fighting to survive.<\/p>\n

Call of Duty” was already the most popular video game franchise in the U.S. According to research firm NPD Group, “Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War” was the best-selling game of 2020. The franchise overall has been the best-selling in the U.S. for 12 straight years.<\/p>\n

With last year’s introduction of “Warzone,” the game’s base of players has only grown, said Activision President Rob Kostich during an interview with U.S. TODAY.<\/p>\n

“‘Warzone’ has really become a focal point for the franchise,” said Kostich. “In many ways, I guess I would think about it as a welcome mat to Call of Duty.”\n <\/p>\n\n

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