Call of Duty Warzone’s Next Map Is Area 99, the ‘Birthplace’ of Nuketown [IGN]

Activision has revealed fresh details on the next map coming to battle royale Warzone, and it’ll be familiar to fans of Call of Duty multiplayer.

Wazone is getting a new Resurgence map in Season 1 called Area 99, which is described as the “birthplace” of Nuketown. Check it out in the trailer below.

Welcome to Area 99, the birthplace of Nuketown and Treyarch’s new Resurgence map for Warzone, dropping in Season 1. pic.twitter.com/n0k6ApeJRF

— Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) August 28, 2024

Set in a U.S. fake town used for nuclear tests, Nuketown is one of the most famous and popular recurring maps in the Call of Duty series. It’s tiny, which makes for fast and often chaotic gameplay, perfect for players who are on the Call of Duty grind and want to level up weapons, unlock attachments, or complete challenges.

Area 99, developed by Black Ops 6 studio Treyarch with support from Warzone custodian Raven Software (union staff from which recently filed a ‘bad faith bargaining’ complaint against Activision and parent company Microsoft), includes 10 unique POIs (points of interest), each fleshing out the Nuketown we know from Black Ops.

POIs include Reactor, which powers the covert base that surrounds it, Manufacturing, which is home to Nuketown houses in varying states of construction, Mannequin Assembly, which does exactly what you’d imagine, and Pods, where abandoned Echo Ridge Weapons Station employee housing is stacked vertically.

Elsewhere, for the first time, Classic Prestige, a dedicated Mastery Camo track, and Dark Ops Challenges will be coming to Warzone in Season 1. Players can also return to the classic in-game inventory system with easily accessible, dedicated slots for items and equipment.

There is no word, however, on the return of Verdansk to Warzone. Verdansk, the map that kicked off Warzone back in 2020, is reportedly set to hit Warzone once again at some point in 2025.

Warzone Season 1, meanwhile, launches following the release of Black Ops 6 on October 25, 2024. We’ve already seen the world first Black Ops 6 nuke achieved, before the beta even launches.

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