Activision has delayed the rollout of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 3, including the anticipated return of the latter's classic Verdansk map. Season 3 was previously due to arrive around 20th March. Now, it'll hit two weeks later on 3rd April.

Call of Duty publisher Activision announces a substantial delay to Black Ops 6 and Warzone's Season 3 content update.

Black Ops 6 and Warzone's upcoming Season 3, but it's a little later than players were expecting. As shown in the post above, Season 3 will drop on April 3, with more details expected to be shared about the season next week.

If you were hoping to be delving into season 3 of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone later this month, you're out of luck. Activision has announced that it needs a bit more time to put together this update, but has also promised that when it does drop, it'll be "a big moment".

Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 3 have been delayed by two weeks. The news comes from a post on the official Call of Duty X / Twitter account, where it was confirmed that Season 3 will now launch on April 3 instead of March 20.

Activision announced it would delay Black Ops 6’s third season by two weeks. The company revealed the game would now launch on April 3. It added the delay was needed to ensure a better gamer experience.

Warzone will celebrate its fifth anniversary on March 10th. The game arrived back in 2020, and has become a staple of the franchise ever since. In the announcement for the delay, Activision noted that there will be “more to come following Call of Duty: Warzone’s 5th anniversary next week.

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Eurogamer reports that Activision has delayed the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Season 3 and Black Ops 6, pushing the release from March 20th to April 3rd.