UPDATE: Good news, Verdansking queens, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone season 3’s new release date has been revealed, so we know when the iconic map’s returning

UPDATE (10/02/25, 3:50 PM GMT): Activision has now confirmed that Verdansk will be returning to Call of Duty: Warzone on April 3, with a fresh teaser showing off a bunch of long, romantic shots of soldiers fondling its soil and trying to make love to what looks like some tiling.

Naturally, there’s some shooting and other war stuff going on as well, because this CoD and the only love it allows is the love you have for penetrating other people with bullets, shrapnel, and other deadly killing apparatus. To be fair, a soldier does cry a single tear after looking through some binoculars here, rather than getting a raging erection a few klicks south of the waist, so maybe some emotional development’s happening.

Anyway, the map arrives next month alongside the delayed season 3 of both Warzone and Blops 6. Are people hyped? Well, the top comments on the teaser are all players begging for classic Warzone’s servers to simply be re-opened instead, so kinda.

Original story follows:

If you were hoping to be delving into season 3 of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone later this month, you’re out of luck. Activision has announced that it needs a bit more time to put together this update, but has also promised that when it does drop, it’ll be “a big moment”.

With classic map Verdansk on its way sometime soon – this season being a definite possibility in terms of its entry point – it’s a delay that’ll frustrate some folks. But, hey, at least the new release date announced isn’t quite April Fools’ Day.

“Season 3 is a big moment for Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops 6, and we’re taking the time to deliver a great experience starting on April 3,” Activision wrote in a social media post confirming the new plans, “More to come following Call of Duty: Warzone’s 5th anniversary next week…”

So, April 3 is the date you’ve got to look forward to now, rather than the March 20 date that had been pencilled in the new season’s start point, because it’s when season 2 is slated to end. That means two more weeks of waiting are on tap for you, but that tease of more stuff to come following Warzone’s fifth birthday on March 10 could mean you’re at least not waiting for announcements regarding what the fresh season will bring.

Verdansk is the hot tip, given it was confirmed to be returning in spring 2025 by Activision last summer, so folks will definitely be keeping an eye out for teases of it, especially given that CharlieIntel has recently reported that content creators have been testing the map ahead of its return.

Are you keen to drop back into the OG Warzone map soon, and how do you feel about this Season 03 delay? Let us know below!