{"id":606,"date":"2025-03-04T10:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T11:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=606"},"modified":"2025-03-06T18:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T18:20:26","slug":"call-of-duty-warzone-in-trouble-claims-insider-as-fears-of-a-shutdown-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/call-of-duty-warzone-in-trouble-claims-insider-as-fears-of-a-shutdown-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Call Of Duty: Warzone in trouble claims insider as fears of a shutdown grow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are you still playing Warzone? (Activision)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are signs of Call Of Duty<\/a> losing significant numbers of players, which could encourage Activision<\/a> to abandon plans for Warzone 3.<\/p>\n

It was a big deal when Activision first released free-to-play battle royale Call Of Duty: Warzone in 2020. Although everything about the game had leaked ahead of its reveal, that did little to dull excitement amongst fans, with the game attracting six million players in only one day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Warzone was shut down and replaced by its successor<\/a>, Warzone 2.0 (which Activision now just calls Warzone) but the attempt to reset the game’s popularity has not really worked as planned.<\/p>\n

According to the latest rumours (which include claims of the 2026 Call Of Duty being made for the next gen Xbox<\/a>), if the next season of content doesn\u2019t turn the game\u2019s fortunes around then Activision will ditch its plans for a Warzone 3.<\/p>\n

Is Call Of Duty: Warzone being shut down?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In case you\u2019re thinking, \u2018Wait, there\u2019s going to be a Call Of Duty: Warzone 3?,\u2019 Activision has not said anything about it officially. However, it\u2019s something fans have suspected is happening for the last couple of months.<\/p>\n

Back in January, datamining efforts by X user CODWarfareForum<\/a> uncovered references to a Warzone 3 (apparently codenamed REX) within Warzone\u2019s files, alongside references to Call Of Duty 2026, which is speculated to be Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As such, the running theory is that a new iteration of Warzone is planned to launch alongside the 2026 game. However, Call Of Duty insider GhostOfHope<\/a> says that whether this new Warzone happens hinges on the current Warzone\u2019s next update.<\/p>\n

Season three of Warzone and Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/a> is going to be an important one, since it will mark the return of the original Verdansk map. As a reminder, this was the map Warzone debuted with in 2020, but it was destroyed in-game and replaced with a new map in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ever since, players have been clamouring for it to come back and, last year, Activision announced it would do so in spring 2025<\/a>, no doubt emboldened by the nostalgia driven success of Fortnite OG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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EXCLUSIVE Details for Modern Warfare IV (2026):- No Old Gen support- Traditional UI like the older games (More traditional than BO6)- Engine being overhauled to address MWII problems like "visual clutter" etc.- Being developed on Dev Kits for the Next Xbox- No "Warzone 3"\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/xzmdjiDARd<\/a><\/p>\n

— Hope (@TheGhostOfHope) March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

The plan was for season three to arrive on March 20 (since that\u2019s when season two\u2019s battle pass expires), but Activision has opted to hold the update and Verdansk back for an extra couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

\u2018Season 03 is a big moment for Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops 6, and we\u2019re taking the time to deliver a great experience starting on April 3,\u2019 reads an X post<\/a> from the Call Of Duty account.<\/p>\n

At the very least, this shows Activision considers the update an important one and wants to make sure it\u2019s as good as it can possibly be, to please current players and win back those who dropped Warzone.<\/p>\n

If Activision does opt to ditch Warzone 3 though, it\u2019s unclear if this will lead to Warzone as it is being shut down or if the game will continue but with less support.<\/p>\n

While it is possible that the current Warzone may be shut down that’s not apocalyptic as it sounds and it has happened before, when they switched from the original game to Warzone 2.0.<\/p>\n

Warzone was not even the first Call Of Duty battle royale and just as Warzone took over from Blackout it’s more than likely Warzone will be replaced with something else – rather than Activision abandoning the concept altogether.<\/p>\n

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