Warzone is about to launch full-pelt into a new season, with the return of Verdansk fast approaching, but players will have to wait a bit longer than expected to drop back into the iconic map.

is getting very serious about bringing players back into the fray, leading the charge with a new update for that many players will struggle to resist. Though is getting blessed with a heap of new weapons and the fresh new Shattered Veil Zombies map, the real headliner is the return of Verdansk to Warzone, welcoming players back to the iconic map that started it all.

Several new weapons are coming to the game to commemorate the Warzone Verdansk release date, which is going to be a blast – but some players are confused as to when the map is actually launching, as the release date of Black Ops 6 Season 3 has now changed twice, with Warzone remaining stuck in place. So when exactly is the Warzone Verdansk release date? Here’s what you need to know.

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The Warzone Verdansk release date is Thursday, April 3, at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST. This time has been confirmed by a new blog post from Call of Duty, which we explored when we looked at the Warzone and .

This launch date for the Warzone Verdansk map comes a day after the Season 3 launch date of Wednesday, April 2, the point at which Warzone will experience 24 hours of downtime before going live. The game needed more time to prepare itself for launch, with the game's team first confirming a, for all of the content across both Warzone and Black Ops 6.

But now, Activision has revealed that Black Ops 6 Season 3 begins a day ahead of schedule, with Warzone lagging behind. It seems the game's team wants to ensure that players get as much content as possible after Season 3's delay, but that hasn't changed the fact that Warzone needs to endure downtime to prepare the files for Verdansk as a playable area. It seems that the reason the map and Season 3 are not arriving together is plain and simple: to generate excitement and get players involved.

It’s a curious release schedule, but it offers players the chance to dive into the new Zombies map Shattered Veil and soak up the scenery before the iconic Warzone map leaps out of retirement and its downtime. If you’ve been playing Warzone since day one, then there’s no doubt you’ll know how worth the wait will be. We’ll see you back in the stadium on the Warzone Verdansk release date, but you won’t see us before we send you to the gulag. Stay frosty!