The lofty plans for Season 4 of Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops 6 have now been outlined by Treyarch, with fans of the longstanding shooter franchise having a huge range of fresh content to look forward to. Launching on May 29, Season 4 covers all the bases in terms of sprucing up BO6's core multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone, with fans of Warzone in particular having a lot to look forward to.
Over the course of Season 4, Call of Duty: Warzone will be expanded with fresh content, including the likes of limited-time modes, new killstreaks, contracts, and field upgrades. While these fresh changes are exciting in their own right, Season 4 will also see the introduction of a brand-new POI to Verdansk, with The Overlook shaping up to be one of the most chaotic and ambitious POIs that Warzone has ever seen.
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Warzone's New Overlook POI Could Be a Game-Changer
Warzone has had to make plenty of changes over the years to compete with the highly competitive and saturated industry of battle royale shooters, with the title's association to the Call of Duty name only taking it so far. Like most battle royale experiences, some of Warzone's most bold and divisive changes have come in the form of brand-new major maps, leading to some high-profile controversies stemming from the replacement of fan-favorite experiences.
Of the many maps that Warzone has featured over the years, none have left quite the same mark as Verdansk, the original map that the game launched with during its meteoric rise to popularity in 2020. Despite Warzone's attempts to innovate, it was clear that many fans desired Verdansk to return as a major map since its replacement by the Caldera map in late 2021. These desires were finally met with Season 3 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone, with Verdansk returning to the title in all its glory.
Despite the influence that nostalgia had on this decision, the latest content plans for Warzone show that Raven Software is not afraid to add some fresh flair to the classic map, with a ground-breaking POI known as The Overlook being added to the game with Season 4. The Overlook replaces many of the original buildings in downtown Verdansk, with the POI itself being a giant under-construction skyscraper that is set to dominate the Verdansk skyline.
Warzone's New The Overlook POI is Impossible to Ignore
The Overlook is set to be the largest building in Verdansk by a significant margin, with its many floors and surrounding areas being filled with tight corridors, strategic sites, and even secrets for players to uncover. The two cranes that flank The Overlook offer an even higher vantage point, offering sight-lines that essentially cover the entire map, with these two cranes even being fully operational and allowing players to create strategic positioning or to utilize the cranes as make-shift elevators.
Horizontal ziplines will also offer quick access from ground-level to the heights of The Overlook and vice versa, offering an even faster pace of gameplay within the chaotic POI.
The introduction of The Overlook seems to be a great way to add some distinction to the latest iteration of Verdansk without compromising the feel and recognizability of the iconic original, with this new POI anchoring the map's downtown area and creating a new clear focus for players. Even without the novelty of The Overlook's freshness, the massive building and its vast interior seems like the perfect battleground for high-risk, high-reward combat and exploration, shaping up to be a hot-drop location that is not for the weak-hearted.
Call of Duty: Warzone
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 78%
- Released
- March 10, 2020
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Infinity Ward, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 8.0 & IW 9.0 (Warzone 2.0)
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- First-Person Shooter, Battle Royale
