Warzone Leak Points to Verdansk’s Return

According to a new leak, Call of Duty: Warzone will be bringing back the popular Verdansk battle royale map at the end of 2024. Verdansk was the first-ever map featured in Call of Duty: Warzone, and it proved to be a huge hit. Significant changes were made to Verdansk over time, and eventually, the map was completely replaced by the Caldera map, which was significantly less popular.

Eventually, the decision was made to scrap Caldera and focus entirely on the new Warzone experience, previously referred to as Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, which debuted with the Al Mazrah map. While many fans were anxious for new experiences in Call of Duty: Warzone, many others were sad to see Verdansk go, and have been calling for its return ever since. Now it seems those fans will be getting their wish, as a new leak suggests Call of Duty: Warzone is bringing Verdansk back.

According to a report by Insider-Gaming, Call of Duty: Warzone is bringing Verdansk back as part of Season 1 for the upcoming 2024 Call of Duty game, currently known as Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War. The 2024 Call of Duty game has not been officially revealed at the time of this writing and Activision has not actually confirmed Verdansk is coming back, so fans should take this information with a grain of salt, but Insider-Gaming is known for its reliable CoD scoops.

Assuming the report is accurate, fans can expect Verdansk to come back to Call of Duty: Warzone in December 2024. Typically, the new Call of Duty seasons start in December of each year, and there’s no reason to assume that the 2024 Call of Duty will be any different.

If Verdansk does come back to Call of Duty: Warzone, one has to wonder what will happen to the game’s current map, Urzikstan. While Caldera was a huge misfire for Warzone and Al Mazrah wasn’t particularly popular either, it seems that many fans like the new Urzikstan map and so some may be sad to see it removed. It’s possible Verdansk and Urzikstan will exist in Call of Duty: Warzone at the same time, though typically the large-sized battle royale maps have replaced the existing ones in Warzone.

For many Call of Duty fans, Verdansk’s eventual return has always been a matter of “when” and not “if.” After all, Activision is clearly aware of Verdansk’s popularity, hence the decision to release the upcoming Warzone Mobile with Verdansk. The huge success Fortnite recently enjoyed by bringing back its original battle royale map only made Verdansk’s return even more likely, as it’s a strategy proven to bring lapsed fans back into the fold.

Call of Duty: Warzone

Warzone is a free-to-play battle royale game in the long-running Call of Duty series. The game has seen over 100 million active players and features several different gameplay modes.