Call of Duty: Warzone 1 was released over three years, ago, and its third anniversary was recently celebrated in Warzone 2 by gifting free items to players, including weapon blueprints, gun buddies, calling cards, and more.
On November 22, 2022, a brand-new map called Caldera was released for Warzone 1, replacing the main battle royale map, Verdansk. It is currently the only map accessible in the game that can be played in solos, duos, trios, and quad squad sizes, with no resurgence mode available. But will Verdansk ever return to the game?
The original Verdansk map, released with the surprise launch of Warzone in 2020, was replaced by Verdansk '84 in 2021, a redesigned version of the same map set in the 1980s. The shape and layout of the map were the same, but most of the points of interest were renamed, with more changes being made seasonally.
Much of the arsenal was updated as well, with many Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War weapons undergoing changes, as well as newly added weapons from Call of Duty: Vanguard.
The updated map was favored by a significant portion of the player base due to the decreased number of high-rise buildings, resulting in a more balanced map and an improvement in game visibility.
Warzone 2 was released on November 15, after which Warzone 1's servers were disabled for a couple of weeks so that players could acclimate to the new game. The previous game has been rebranded to Warzone Caldera as that's the only core map available for players.
Many players have been returning to Warzone Caldera in recent times due to changes made to Warzone 2 that have caused some streamers and content creators to move away from the game. However, since Warzone 1 and Warzone 2 are direct competitors, with the
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