Call of Duty: Warzone has developed a story arc over the course of its seasons of added content. Treyarch recently released a new cutscene continuing the Call of Duty: Warzone story, and it hints at a big connection with the original Call of Duty: Black Ops.
The current Call of Duty: Warzone story really kicked off with the launch of Season 3. Call of Duty: Warzone's Hunt for Adler event started the story off by tasking players with rescuing a captured Russell Adler during matches of the popular battle royale. The story seems to be connected with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's story from its campaign, so many fans suspected that it would connect with the greater Call of Duty: Black Ops story.
Now, a tweet from Treyarch seems to confirm that it does connect with Call of Duty: Black Ops. The tweet shows a minute-long cutscene that shows some of Call of Duty: Warzone's operators, including Stitch, discussing an unknown plan that motivated Adler's kidnapping. The cutscene reveals that they are ready to activate the next part of their plan, except for some radio dishes that are blocking their transmissions. The trailer also uses some subtle references to Call of Duty: Black Ops' campaign to hint at what exactly their plan is.
The references include quick flashes of Call of Duty: Black Ops' infamous numbers brain-washing as well as the chair that players are locked into during much of the game's campaign. The numbers returning could have a big impact on Call of Duty: Warzone, especially if the trailer's hint at the numbers being broadcasted to all players in Verdansk comes true. Call of Duty: Warzone has had big events before, such as the map becoming invaded by zombies, so all of the battle royale's players being under the influence of the numbers could have far-reaching effects.
It will be interesting to see just where Call of Duty: Warzone takes this new development. Battle royale games are well known for having large in-game events to usher in new content or seasons. Call of Duty: Warzone even recently had its Nuke Event to kick off Season 3, so it will be interesting to see what new event all of this is building towards. Hopefully, fans will get some more information on what is in the battle royale's future soon as Treyarch and Raven Software continue to update and work on the game.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
