Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season 3 had one of the most explosive launches in Call of Duty history.
Verdansk was nuked, introducing a whole new map to the battle royale set in 1984, and Black Ops Cold War received a plethora of new modes, weapons, and Operators. It’ll be hard for another season to top this one, but Season 4 is inevitable.
Recently, we learned Call of Duty Season 4 will be launch in mid-June. As part of its reveal, we got some news about what to expect from the major free update.
Here’s everything we know about Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season 4.
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When is the Call of Duty Season 4 release date and start time?
During the Kickoff! Live Summer Game Fest event, Activision revealed that Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War Season 4 will go live on June 17. The exact time the update goes live is unannounced, but we’ll learn more as we get closer to June 17.
Is there a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 4 trailer?
Yes, there is! The trailer itself mainly focuses on the overarching Warzone and Cold War narrative, leaning into the events around Stitch and Adler from previous seasons. Of course, Activision was careful to not reveal too much, but we’ll likely find out more as we get closer to launch.
So far, we don’t know much about the contents of the update, such as which weapons will be added or any other new features. But the trailer above should hold you over until the update launches on June 17.
What will Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 4 add?
At this time, we don’t know what exactly the next season of Call of Duty will add to Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, even after the new trailer reveal during Summer Game Fest. Activision typically doesn’t reveal details on new additions closer to the season’s launch. Still, every new season comes with an updated Battle Pass as well as new Operators, maps, weapons, modes, and in-game events that can be used across Black Ops Cold War and Warzone.
Then, we have Warzone. The shift to Season 3 was a big one for the battle royale as Verdansk was nuked and players were sent back in time to a 1984 version of the map.
This new map will probably stick around for a while, so don’t expect this map to be nuked again next season.
One thing that is worth noting is that Activision sent out a survey asking about players’ satisfaction with Verdansk ‘84. The survey made mention of The Red Doors fast travel system, pointing to the possibility of their inclusion with Season 4. Prior to the Cold War integration, players were able to utilize the subway system to get around the map faster, but that was shut down. Perhaps the Red Doors will take their place.
Still, we’ll probably see some map changes as new story events play out and time progresses. While Verdansk should stay largely familiar, it will definitely be worth it to check out what has changed when the new season rolls around.
The other major thing to look forward to are weapon changes. As part of the Season 3.5 patch notes, Raven Software said:
“We have a great deal of enhancements coming to all BOCW optics and reticles in Season 4. Coupled with some exciting attachment changes, we feel the landscape of long-range viable weapons will soon be as diverse as it has ever been.”
This is huge news, as Warzone used to feel stagnant with its long-range weapons. Ever since the launch of Season 3, Raven and other Activision developers have slowly started improving the game’s meta, offering many more options when it comes to weapons. It seems this trend will continue going into Season 4.
Finally, Raven also mentioned that it will be tweaking some lesser-used Modern Warfare weapons, as well. Following the launch of Cold War, much of the focus has been on weapons from that game and the Modern Warfare guns have felt neglected. It’s unclear what Raven has in mind for this, but we’re hoping to see buffs to many underused weapons.
When will we learn more about Call of Duty Season 4?
Following the Season 4 reveal during Summer Game Fest, there are still a slew of questions we have about the forthcoming update. Though, it’s not unusual for Activision to hold off on revealing the details of the next season until a couple days before it goes live. We should expect a detailed roadmap sometime during the week of June 14.
Call of Duty Ural Mountains leaks
The final point is pertaining to leaks about the future of Warzone. As reported by Dexerto, Call of Duty leakers known as The CheeseBurger Boys released a video of the Ural Mountains map, which many had assumed would replace Verdansk.
The unreleased Ural Mountains map was apparently in development but has yet to see the light of day. In the leaked video (which has since been taken down, further lending credence to its legitimacy), a player was seen running around famous areas from the Black Ops series like Zoo, Ruka, Mines, and Sanatorium.
It’s unclear if this Ural Mountains map is still in the works for Warzone, if it will come to Blackout 2.0, or if it will be scrapped entirely. But the main point is that it was, in fact, being developed.
This article was originally published on 4.29.2021 6:06 PM
