Warzone Nuke Event Part 2 Time And What To Expect From Season 3 ...

Warzone Season 3 release time explained: What can we expect from Warzone's new season?

Not long after the nuke event concludes, Season 3 will begin. Warzone Season 3 will go live on Thursday, April 22nd following an update, which will be deployed at the following times:

• UK: 5am (BST)
• West Europe: 6am (CEST)
• East Coast US: 12am (EDT)
• West Coast US: 9pm on April 21st (PDT)

To clarify, the update will go live at the above times - but once it's downloaded, you can begin playing Season 3. Since we're expecting the arrival of a refreshed map, expect a sizeable download.

First, let's look at what's been confirmed; several new weapons (PPSH-41 and the Swiss K31 at launch) and operators (including Wraith and Captain Price at launch), alongside new maps and other additions for Black Ops: Cold War's multiplayer and Zombies:

But what about Warzone? The only thing mentioned is a "map update", while an official blurb says "Containment Protocol status reports are still incoming from Armistice Central Command".

With regards to what's next, we know from leaks the map will undergo significant changes.

Specifically, we can expect a Cold War-era version of the map, with changes to existing named locations to better fit the period.

As well as a Cold War-style revamp to familiar locations, there's also the suggestion of new locations as well - including a mineshaft and a radar array.

This - as well as the April 22nd date - was previously confirmed in a VGC report (following a reveal by Twitter account On Thin Ice) which states the new map will be "an evolution of Verdansk, rather than an entirely new design".

Activision has since been battling to contain the leaks since - so don't expect to see much of a preview ahead of the map going live.

A question is how, narratively, this will work. Why does the arrival of nukes in particular lead to us travelling to a different time period? Or is it simply a neat way to wrap up one era before progressing to the other? The return of Captain Price from Modern Warfare in the new season certainly makes things confusing.

As for the period itself, it's obvious Activision wants Warzone - now its flagship Call of Duty game - to reflect its latest release, Black Ops: Cold War, albeit six months late; the VGC report says the plan was to originally have this map arrive closer to the game's launch - but "several factors" saw timings change. But whether there will be some kind of story explanation to go alongside the changes will remain to be seen.

Whatever happens, it's also entirely possible there might be some new mechanics and features yet to be revealed - though it's best to keep expectations in check. A new map, albeit a revamped version of Verdansk, is a sizeable update enough!