Activision has revealed contemporary particulars on the subsequent map coming to battle royale Warzone, and it’ll be acquainted to followers of Call of Duty multiplayer.
Wazone is getting a brand new Resurgence map in Season 1 known as Area 99, which is described as the “birthplace” of Nuketown. Test it out in the trailer beneath.
Welcome to Area 99, the birthplace of Nuketown and Treyarch’s new Resurgence map for Warzone, dropping in Season 1. pic.twitter.com/n0k6ApeJRF
— Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) August 28, 2024
Set in a U.S. pretend city used for nuclear checks, Nuketown is one of the most well-known and well-liked recurring maps in the Call of Duty sequence. It’s tiny, which makes for quick and sometimes chaotic gameplay, good for gamers who’re on the Call of Duty grind and wish to stage up weapons, unlock attachments, or full challenges.
Area 99, developed by Black Ops 6 studio Treyarch with help from Warzone custodian Raven Software program (union employees from which just lately filed a ‘unhealthy religion bargaining’ criticism in opposition to Activision and dad or mum firm Microsoft), contains 10 distinctive POIs (factors of curiosity), every fleshing out the Nuketown we all know from Black Ops.
POIs embrace Reactor, which powers the covert base that surrounds it, Manufacturing, which is residence to Nuketown homes in various states of building, Model Meeting, which does precisely what you’d think about, and Pods, the place deserted Echo Ridge Weapons Station worker housing is stacked vertically.
Elsewhere, for the first time, Basic Status, a devoted Mastery Camo observe, and Darkish Ops Challenges shall be coming to Warzone in Season 1. Gamers also can return to the basic in-game stock system with simply accessible, devoted slots for objects and gear.
There isn’t any phrase, nevertheless, on the return of Verdansk to Warzone. Verdansk, the map that kicked off Warzone again in 2020, is reportedly set to hit Warzone as soon as once more in some unspecified time in the future in 2025.
Warzone Season 1, in the meantime, launches following the launch of Black Ops 6 on October 25, 2024. We have already seen the world first Black Ops 6 nuke achieved, earlier than the beta even launches.
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