CoD enlists all-time rock classic to soundtrack latest marketing barrage for Warzone’s Verdansk return
Activision's continual marketing department assault for Warzone culminated today in a bombastic launch trailer for Warzone's long-awaited return to its OG map, Verdansk, and it's sure to get the blood pumping. For any Call of Duty players who still somehow haven't realized that the 2020 launch map for the free-to-play battle royale mode is coming back this week, this trailer is sure to do it. With all sorts of Verdansk shenanigans shown off to the tune of Queen's classic "Bohemian Rhapsody," this one is likely being sent off in text messages and group chats around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqPCFUUbMiU Warzone players who continue to play the BR or those who've long since moved on are all anticipating Thursday's arrival of Verdansk, the map where Warzone made its name and where tens of millions of players dropped in five years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic to "escape from reality," as Freddy Mercury so eloquently puts it in the song. While the pandemic may have come to an end for most, the world around us still sucks in other ways, so maybe a return to Verdansk is what we all need. I've already sent the trailer to my own group chats with friends, and pals who haven't touched CoD in years are getting ready to download updates tonight. Verdansk coming back as the main BR map is just a part of the nostalgia that Activision is trying to prey on with this season of Black Ops 6 and Warzone. You can think of season three as an attempted full rollback of the past few years of updates to BR, which have largely been unpopular with a vast part of the player base. For example, returning features that were stripped from the game include floating loot, vehicles like the helicopter and "Big Bertha" truck, re-worked player movement, several popular weapons like the CR-56 AMAX and Kilo 141, a similar UI for the Buy Station, and even the original announcer and cutscenes. Will it all be enough to get Warzone back on track after years of missteps and head-scratching decisions? That's what Activision is hoping, rolling out an assumedly large marketing budget that includes this trailer but also several influencer videos on social media including baseball player Juan Soto, recording artist Tinashe, and several others. Image via Activision We'll know more once Warzone returns at 12pm ET on April 3 after 24 hours of server downtime to deploy the update. Players can play BO6 to level up weapons and continue to enjoy CoD in the meantime. The post CoD enlists all-time rock classic to soundtrack latest marketing barrage for Warzone’s Verdansk return appeared first on Destructoid.
Activision's continual marketing department assault for Warzone culminated today in a bombastic launch trailer for Warzone's long-awaited return to its OG map, Verdansk, and it's sure to get the blood pumping.
For any Call of Duty players who still somehow haven't realized that the 2020 launch map for the free-to-play battle royale mode is coming back this week, this trailer is sure to do it. With all sorts of Verdansk shenanigans shown off to the tune of Queen's classic "Bohemian Rhapsody," this one is likely being sent off in text messages and group chats around the world.
Warzone players who continue to play the BR or those who've long since moved on are all anticipating Thursday's arrival of Verdansk, the map where Warzone made its name and where tens of millions of players dropped in five years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic to "escape from reality," as Freddy Mercury so eloquently puts it in the song.
While the pandemic may have come to an end for most, the world around us still sucks in other ways, so maybe a return to Verdansk is what we all need. I've already sent the trailer to my own group chats with friends, and pals who haven't touched CoD in years are getting ready to download updates tonight.
Verdansk coming back as the main BR map is just a part of the nostalgia that Activision is trying to prey on with this season of Black Ops 6 and Warzone. You can think of season three as an attempted full rollback of the past few years of updates to BR, which have largely been unpopular with a vast part of the player base.
For example, returning features that were stripped from the game include floating loot, vehicles like the helicopter and "Big Bertha" truck, re-worked player movement, several popular weapons like the CR-56 AMAX and Kilo 141, a similar UI for the Buy Station, and even the original announcer and cutscenes.
Will it all be enough to get Warzone back on track after years of missteps and head-scratching decisions? That's what Activision is hoping, rolling out an assumedly large marketing budget that includes this trailer but also several influencer videos on social media including baseball player Juan Soto, recording artist Tinashe, and several others.
We'll know more once Warzone returns at 12pm ET on April 3 after 24 hours of server downtime to deploy the update. Players can play BO6 to level up weapons and continue to enjoy CoD in the meantime.
The post CoD enlists all-time rock classic to soundtrack latest marketing barrage for Warzone’s Verdansk return appeared first on Destructoid.
