Call of Duty: Warzonefirst debuted in March of 2020, and it was a massive success right away. A free-to-play battle royale using the popularCall of Duty: Modern Warfareas its foundation,Call of Duty: Warzonehas earned mostly positive reviews from critics and fans alike, even though it has admittedly struggled with balancing issues and technical problems. Over the past year,Call of Dutyfans have spent countless hours exploringWarzone’s Verdansk map, but a new rumor suggests that Verdansk may actually be leaving the game.
The rumor stems from the Twitter account WarzoneNewz, who claims trusted sources have said that the “end” of Verdansk is coming on March 11. March 11 is a Thursday, and that’s whenCall of Duty: Warzoneupdates come, so the dates line up, though WarzoneNewz did not provide any concrete evidence to back up their claims. It seems unlikely thatCall of Duty: Warzonewill be getting rid ofVerdansk, but then again, it could be a way to give the game a serious shot in the arm for its one year anniversary.
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SinceCall of Duty: Warzonelaunched, Verdansk has been the only large-scale map in the game. Themuch smaller Rebirth Island mapwas added a couple of months ago, but it is a much different experience than what’s found in Verdansk. With the one year anniversary ofCall of Duty: Warzonecoming up, maybe the developers will be removing Verdansk to replace it with the long-rumored new map that’s supposedly be in the works for some time.
It seems like a safer bet would be to simply add the new map along with Verdansk. Whatever the case may be, there have been rumors for some time now thatCall of Duty: Warzonewould be adding a new map. Typically, the claim has been that the new map will be based onCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarFireteam maps, similarly to how Verdansk is based onCall of Duty: Modern WarfareGround War maps.
While it’s certainly possible thatCall of Duty: Warzonecould remove Verdansk from the game and replace it with a brand new one (other battle royales have done something similar), it seems highly unlikely. After all,Call of Duty: Warzoneis adding a new Cargo Tanker locationnext week, and it seems strange for the developers to keep adding new content to a map just to remove the entire thing.
If anewCall of Duty: Warzonemapis coming, the likelier scenario is that it will be added alongside Verdansk instead of replacing it outright. For now, though, fans should take all of this information with a massive grain of salt and wait for something official from Activision.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
