Call of Duty: Warzone recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with a nostalgic trailer and an announcement that the battle royale is bringing back the original Verdansk map on April 3. Thanks to an in-game countdown found in the Warzone's main menu, we can calculate exactly when the OG map arrives.

Warzone's Verdansk map is officially right around the corner, as Activision lines up its return with Black Ops 6 Season 3.

Warzone fifth anniversary trailer teases Verdansk and a bunker code, implying the return of bunkers on the map. Bunkers typically hold weapon racks, ammo boxes, and other valuable loot that can give players and teams an advantage.

Ahead of this, Activision released a nostalgia-themed trailer set to "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole. The CG trailer calls back to Warzone's earliest days, showing off some of the locations that are set to return. It ends with a soldier looking directly into the camera, with a tear streaming down his face as he smiles.

Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 3 is scheduled to arrive on April 3, after Activision pushed the update back two weeks from its original launch date of March 20. The in-game Battle Pass timer has been revised to reflect the change. Conversely, players have two extra weeks to grind out any season two rewards they’ve yet to unlock.

Warzone players may want to mark April 3 on their calendars, as Call of Duty confirms a major announcement for the battle royale.

Warzone has been the replacement of the Verdansk map, which the game launched with in 2020, with the Caldera map in late 2021. Ever since the change a sizeable contingent of players have been unhappy,

Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Issues delivered straight to your door or device Verdansk is coming back to Call of Duty Warzone, but fans want more than just the map; they want all the old mechanics to return,