Warzone Leaker Suggests Verdansk’s Return Has Been Delayed Well Into Black Ops 6’s Life Cycle

Highlights

Verdansk map internally delayed, returning in 2025 during Black Ops 6 life cycle, leaks suggest.
Urzikstan to receive updates and ranked play mode till then.
Treyarch Studios reportedly working on a new Resurgence map, “Area 99.”

According to a prominent Call of Duty leaker, fan favourite Warzone map Verdansk won’t be returning to the popular Battle Royale game until 2025.

It was previously reported by InsiderGaming‘s Tom Henderson that the original Verdansk would be returning to Call of Duty: Warzone by the end of 2024. According to the report, sources with knowledge of Activision’s plans were once aiming to release Verdansk alongside Black Ops 6’s first season. Which, if previous season launches are anything to go off, will likely be arriving in December.

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While Verdansk’s return hasn’t been made official by anybody at Activison, it looks like the map has now been delayed internally, as leaker BobNetworkUK took to X (formerly Twitter) yesterday to announce the news.

According to Bob, Verdansk is now set to return “during the mid-lifecycle of Black Ops 6.” This means fans won’t get to drop back into the map until 2025. Bob also stated that Urzikstan, which is the current main Battle Royale map, will continue into the release of Black Ops 6 and received new gameplay updates, map updates, and a ranked play mode that will arrive with Season 1. The aim is to “compensate” for the delay with new content for the current map.

While it’s sad news for fans eager to jump back in Verdansk, another leak from Bob gave Warzone players some more positive news. The leaker also claims that Treyarch Studios, the development studio behind the upcoming Black Ops 6, is also working on its own Resurgence map for Call of Duty: Warzone.

It’s claimed that the new, small-sized map will be released “at some point during Black Ops 6’s lifecycle.” Bob also states that the map will be called “Area 99,” with more information on the map coming in the future.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set to release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 25th. The highly-anticipated shooter is not only rumoured to be fixing Call of Duty’s shocking UI, but has also been confirmed to include a new omni-directional movement system, similar to the likes of Max Payne.