Warzone Area 99 reveals origins of Treyarch’s most iconic map
ActivisionBlack Ops 6 integration with Warzone is headlined by the new Area 99 map, and certain POIs will look familiar to players as it’s the birthplace of the iconic Call of Duty map Nuketown.
The CoD Next event on August 28 gave players a deep dive into BO6 multiplayer, but it also peeled back the curtain on the next era of Warzone. Major gameplay changes are hitting the battle royale including tweaks to the looting system and Perks.
When Season 1 arrives, you’ll be able to test out these major changes on the debuting Area 99 map. The industrial area in the Nevada desert features POIs like Warehouse, Loading Bay, and Manufacturing, as a top secret government facility concealed from the public.
If this all looks and sounds a little familiar, you’re in for a pleasant surprise, as the devs confirmed that Area 99 is in fact where Nuketown all began. The new Warzone map is directly tied to the fan-favorite CoD map.
Nuketown stands alongside Shipment, Rust, and Crash as some of the most instantly recognizable maps in Call of Duty history. With this new chapter of Warzone, you’ll get to dive into Nuketown’s origins.
When the map debuted in Call of Duty: Black Ops, it was described as an area to demonstrate the impact of a nuclear weapon on a 1950s suburban area. We now know that Area 99 is a facility built in the 1950s testing nuclear weapons.
Two of the signature characteristics of Nuketown are the mannequins and the vehicles in the center of the map. Not only does Area 99’s Mannequin POI pay homage to Nuketown, but you can even find the vehicle with an open middle section on the Resurgence map.
There’s currently no confirmed release date for Black Ops 6 Season 1, but you should have your hands full with the classic Prestige grind until then.