Monthly Archives: April 2021
Here’s How to Watch the Dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower Starting Tomorrow
NASA expects to see 10 to 20 meteors per hour during the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower happening tomorrow.
The Lyrid meteor shower is the first of Spring and it's set to peak in the early morning hours of tomorrow, according to NASA as reported by BusinessInsider. The Lyrid meteor shower happens in the final days of April each year as the Earth passes through the dusty trail behind comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, otherwise known as Comet Thatcher.
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As for the best way to view this shower, NASA says in its blog post about the shower that its "best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the dark hours (after moonset and before dawn)," and that those interested should "find an area well away from city or street lights."
"Come prepared with a sleeping bag, blanket or lawn chair," the blog post reads. "Lie flat on your back with your feet facing east and look up, taking in as much of the sky as possible. After about 30 minutes in the dark, your eyes will adapt and you will begin to see meteors. Be patient — the show will last until dawn, so you have plenty of time to catch a glimpse."
NASA says that Lyrids "frequently leave glowing dust trains behind them as they streak through the Earth's atmosphere" and that these trains remain observable for several seconds.
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According to BusinessInsider, viewers should wait until the "waxing moon sets," which will happen around 4 a.m. EST in the U.S., as doing so will make it easier to see the meteors and their tails in the sky. The meteors are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere, per NASA, but BusinessInsider reports that those in need of a reference point of where to look should look for the "harp-like constellation Lyra, from which the Lyrids often seem to emerge."
This comet was discovered in 1861, according to NASA, and the pieces of space debris from the comet that interact with the Earth's atmosphere are what's responsible for the Lyrid meteor shower that's happening tomorrow. This shower is one of the oldest-known meteor showers, according to NASA, as they've been observed for 2700 years, with the first recorded sighting happening in China in 687 BC.
"The Lyrids are known for their fast and bright meteors, though not as fast or as plentiful as the famous Perseids in August," NASA's blog post reads. "Lyrids can surprise watchers with as many as 100 meteors seen per hour. Sightings of these heavier showers occurred in 1803 (Virginia), 1922 (Greece), 1945 (Japan), and 1982 (United States). In general, 10 to 20 Lyrid meteors can be seen per hour during their peek."
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For more science from IGN, check out this story about how NASA named some new constellations after Hulk, Thor's hammer, Godzilla, Doctor Who, and more. Read this story about possible signs of life detected on Venus as far back as 1978 after that and then check out this story about how the next possible Earth might be a planet with two suns like Tatooine.
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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer, guide maker, and science guru for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
Here’s How to Watch the Dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower Starting Tomorrow
NASA expects to see 10 to 20 meteors per hour during the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower happening tomorrow.
The Lyrid meteor shower is the first of Spring and it's set to peak in the early morning hours of tomorrow, according to NASA as reported by BusinessInsider. The Lyrid meteor shower happens in the final days of April each year as the Earth passes through the dusty trail behind comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, otherwise known as Comet Thatcher.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/10/25/nasa-names-new-constellations-after-hulk-tardis-more"]
As for the best way to view this shower, NASA says in its blog post about the shower that its "best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the dark hours (after moonset and before dawn)," and that those interested should "find an area well away from city or street lights."
"Come prepared with a sleeping bag, blanket or lawn chair," the blog post reads. "Lie flat on your back with your feet facing east and look up, taking in as much of the sky as possible. After about 30 minutes in the dark, your eyes will adapt and you will begin to see meteors. Be patient — the show will last until dawn, so you have plenty of time to catch a glimpse."
NASA says that Lyrids "frequently leave glowing dust trains behind them as they streak through the Earth's atmosphere" and that these trains remain observable for several seconds.
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According to BusinessInsider, viewers should wait until the "waxing moon sets," which will happen around 4 a.m. EST in the U.S., as doing so will make it easier to see the meteors and their tails in the sky. The meteors are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere, per NASA, but BusinessInsider reports that those in need of a reference point of where to look should look for the "harp-like constellation Lyra, from which the Lyrids often seem to emerge."
This comet was discovered in 1861, according to NASA, and the pieces of space debris from the comet that interact with the Earth's atmosphere are what's responsible for the Lyrid meteor shower that's happening tomorrow. This shower is one of the oldest-known meteor showers, according to NASA, as they've been observed for 2700 years, with the first recorded sighting happening in China in 687 BC.
"The Lyrids are known for their fast and bright meteors, though not as fast or as plentiful as the famous Perseids in August," NASA's blog post reads. "Lyrids can surprise watchers with as many as 100 meteors seen per hour. Sightings of these heavier showers occurred in 1803 (Virginia), 1922 (Greece), 1945 (Japan), and 1982 (United States). In general, 10 to 20 Lyrid meteors can be seen per hour during their peek."
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/14/signs-of-alien-life-found-on-venus-ign-now"]
For more science from IGN, check out this story about how NASA named some new constellations after Hulk, Thor's hammer, Godzilla, Doctor Who, and more. Read this story about possible signs of life detected on Venus as far back as 1978 after that and then check out this story about how the next possible Earth might be a planet with two suns like Tatooine.
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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer, guide maker, and science guru for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
Everything Coming to Netflix in May 2021
New to Netflix in May means kick-ass titles from some of Hollywood's most dynamic creators. To kick things off, the streamer is releasing Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead on May 21. This zombie apocalypse film features an impressive lineup of actors, including Dave Bautista, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Garret Dillahunt. Be sure to check out the zombie-infested trailer in the video below:
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/13/army-of-the-dead-official-trailer"]
On the TV front, Netflix is dropping Season 3 of comedian Aziz Ansari's Master of None after a four-year hiatus, and the series premiere of Jupiter's Legacy on May 7, which is an adaption of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely's graphic novel. And if you're looking for some adult-animated fun, Netflix has you covered with Volume 2 of its Love, Death & Robots anthology series on May 14, and Castlevania Season 4 on May 13.
In our exclusive interview with Love, Death & Robots creator Tim Miller and director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, IGN's Julia Alexander uncovered what we can expect from the upcoming season.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for highlights of Netflix's May offerings followed by the full list (U.S. Netflix only):
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May 1
- Aliens Stole My Body
- Angelina Ballerina: Season 5
- Angelina Ballerina: Season 6
- Back to the Future
- Back to the Future Part II
- Back to the Future Part III
- Barney and Friends: Season 13
- Barney and Friends: Season 14
- Best of the Best
- Dead Again in Tombstone
- Due Date
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Green Zone
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale
- JT LeRoy
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
- Mystic River
- Never Back Down
- Notting Hill
- Open Season
- Resident Evil: Afterlife
- Resident Evil: Extinction
- S.M.A.R.T Chase
- Scarface
- SITTING IN LIMBO
- Stargate
- State of Play
- The Land Before Time
- The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
- The Lovely Bones
- The Pelican Brief
- The Sweetest Thing
- The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
- Under Siege
- Waist Deep
- Your Highness
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno
- Zombieland
May 2
- Hoarders: Season 11
May 4
- The Clovehitch Killer
- Selena: The Series: Part 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Trash Truck: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
May 5
- Framing John DeLorean
- The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
May 6
- Dead Man Down
May 7
- Girl from Nowhere: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Jupiter's Legacy -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Milestone -- NETFLIX FILM
- Monster -- NETFLIX FILM
May 8
- Mine -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Sleepless
May 11
- Money, Explained -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
May 12
- Dance of the Forty One -- NETFLIX FILM
- Oxygen -- NETFLIX FILM
- The Upshaws -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 13
- Castlevania: Season 4 -- NETFLIX ANIME
- Layer Cake
May 14
- Ferry -- NETFLIX FILM
- Haunted: Season 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- I Am All Girls -- NETFLIX FILM
- Jungle Beat: The Movie -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Love, Death & Robots: Volume 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Move to Heaven -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Strange House -- NETFLIX FILM
- The Woman in the Window -- NETFLIX FILM
May 16
- Sleight
May 18
- Sardar Ka Grandson -- NETFLIX FILM
May 19
- The Last Days
- Sabotage
- Small Town Crime
- Who Killed Sara?: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 20
- Hating Peter Tatchell
- Special: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
May 21
- Army of the Dead -- NETFLIX FILM
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Season 3 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- The Neighbor: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 22
- Sam Smith: Love Goes - Live At Abbey Road Studios
May 25
- Home
May 26
- Baggio: The Divine Ponytail -- NETFLIX FILM
- High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- Nail Bomber: Manhunt -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
May 27
- Black Space -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Blue Miracle -- NETFLIX FILM
- Eden -- NETFLIX ANIME
- Soy Rada: Serendipity -- NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
May 28
- Dog Gone Trouble -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Lucifer: Season 5 Part 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Kominsky Method: Season 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 31
- Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
- The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Exact Date TBD
- AlRawabi School for Girls -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir (2021)
- HALSTON -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Mad for Each Other -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Master of None -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Racket Boys -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Ragnarok: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Everything Coming to Netflix in May 2021
New to Netflix in May means kick-ass titles from some of Hollywood's most dynamic creators. To kick things off, the streamer is releasing Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead on May 21. This zombie apocalypse film features an impressive lineup of actors, including Dave Bautista, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Garret Dillahunt. Be sure to check out the zombie-infested trailer in the video below:
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/13/army-of-the-dead-official-trailer"]
On the TV front, Netflix is dropping Season 3 of comedian Aziz Ansari's Master of None after a four-year hiatus, and the series premiere of Jupiter's Legacy on May 7, which is an adaption of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely's graphic novel. And if you're looking for some adult-animated fun, Netflix has you covered with Volume 2 of its Love, Death & Robots anthology series on May 14, and Castlevania Season 4 on May 13.
In our exclusive interview with Love, Death & Robots creator Tim Miller and director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, IGN's Julia Alexander uncovered what we can expect from the upcoming season.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for highlights of Netflix's May offerings followed by the full list (U.S. Netflix only):
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May 1
- Aliens Stole My Body
- Angelina Ballerina: Season 5
- Angelina Ballerina: Season 6
- Back to the Future
- Back to the Future Part II
- Back to the Future Part III
- Barney and Friends: Season 13
- Barney and Friends: Season 14
- Best of the Best
- Dead Again in Tombstone
- Due Date
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Green Zone
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale
- JT LeRoy
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
- Mystic River
- Never Back Down
- Notting Hill
- Open Season
- Resident Evil: Afterlife
- Resident Evil: Extinction
- S.M.A.R.T Chase
- Scarface
- SITTING IN LIMBO
- Stargate
- State of Play
- The Land Before Time
- The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
- The Lovely Bones
- The Pelican Brief
- The Sweetest Thing
- The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
- Under Siege
- Waist Deep
- Your Highness
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno
- Zombieland
May 2
- Hoarders: Season 11
May 4
- The Clovehitch Killer
- Selena: The Series: Part 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Trash Truck: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
May 5
- Framing John DeLorean
- The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
May 6
- Dead Man Down
May 7
- Girl from Nowhere: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Jupiter's Legacy -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Milestone -- NETFLIX FILM
- Monster -- NETFLIX FILM
May 8
- Mine -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Sleepless
May 11
- Money, Explained -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
May 12
- Dance of the Forty One -- NETFLIX FILM
- Oxygen -- NETFLIX FILM
- The Upshaws -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 13
- Castlevania: Season 4 -- NETFLIX ANIME
- Layer Cake
May 14
- Ferry -- NETFLIX FILM
- Haunted: Season 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- I Am All Girls -- NETFLIX FILM
- Jungle Beat: The Movie -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Love, Death & Robots: Volume 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Move to Heaven -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Strange House -- NETFLIX FILM
- The Woman in the Window -- NETFLIX FILM
May 16
- Sleight
May 18
- Sardar Ka Grandson -- NETFLIX FILM
May 19
- The Last Days
- Sabotage
- Small Town Crime
- Who Killed Sara?: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 20
- Hating Peter Tatchell
- Special: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
May 21
- Army of the Dead -- NETFLIX FILM
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Season 3 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- The Neighbor: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 22
- Sam Smith: Love Goes - Live At Abbey Road Studios
May 25
- Home
May 26
- Baggio: The Divine Ponytail -- NETFLIX FILM
- High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
- Nail Bomber: Manhunt -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
May 27
- Black Space -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Blue Miracle -- NETFLIX FILM
- Eden -- NETFLIX ANIME
- Soy Rada: Serendipity -- NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
May 28
- Dog Gone Trouble -- NETFLIX FAMILY
- Lucifer: Season 5 Part 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Kominsky Method: Season 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 31
- Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
- The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Exact Date TBD
- AlRawabi School for Girls -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir (2021)
- HALSTON -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Mad for Each Other -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Master of None -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Racket Boys -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Ragnarok: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Call of Duty: Warzone Destruction of Verdansk Plagued by Long Wait Times
Activision is actively investigating an issue with Call of Duty: Warzone servers that are keeping players in a long server queue as they wait to try out the new event before Season 3.
The next Call of Duty: Warzone season begins with a large bomb that seemingly nukes Verdansk. But players hoping to catch a glimpse of this before Warzone goes down for maintenance are instead stuck in a long line. Some players who successfully get in have had the game crash on them before the event finishes.
Another series of events is expected to follow after 2 pm PT, and there will be updates leading into tomorrow when the event wraps and presumably new changes go live. Players who do successfully queue into the Destruction of Verdansk event will find themselves in a large-scale game of Infected. Players who are killed will be resurrected as zombies and able to hunt down other players. All while the skies rumble and scared soldiers are heard on the radio begging to be extracted from the site. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/09/call-of-duty-warzone-official-trailer"] Activision Support will likely update players when servers are functioning properly again, so check back with IGN for the latest updates. For more, check out our full rundown of what to expect from Call of Duty: Warzone season 3. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor.We're actively investigating an issue with long wait times in the server queue for #WARZONE. Stay tuned for updates.
— Activision Support (@ATVIAssist) April 21, 2021
Call of Duty: Warzone Destruction of Verdansk Plagued by Long Wait Times
Activision is actively investigating an issue with Call of Duty: Warzone servers that are keeping players in a long server queue as they wait to try out the new event before Season 3.
The next Call of Duty: Warzone season begins with a large bomb that seemingly nukes Verdansk. But players hoping to catch a glimpse of this before Warzone goes down for maintenance are instead stuck in a long line. Some players who successfully get in have had the game crash on them before the event finishes.
Another series of events is expected to follow after 2 pm PT, and there will be updates leading into tomorrow when the event wraps and presumably new changes go live. Players who do successfully queue into the Destruction of Verdansk event will find themselves in a large-scale game of Infected. Players who are killed will be resurrected as zombies and able to hunt down other players. All while the skies rumble and scared soldiers are heard on the radio begging to be extracted from the site. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/09/call-of-duty-warzone-official-trailer"] Activision Support will likely update players when servers are functioning properly again, so check back with IGN for the latest updates. For more, check out our full rundown of what to expect from Call of Duty: Warzone season 3. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor.We're actively investigating an issue with long wait times in the server queue for #WARZONE. Stay tuned for updates.
— Activision Support (@ATVIAssist) April 21, 2021
LeVar Burton Is a Jeopardy Guest Host After Massive Fan Campaign
Star Trek and Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton will be one of the final guest hosts of Season 37 of Jeopardy.
They say it never hurts to shoot your shot and that's exactly what Burton did earlier this month after expressing his interest in hosting the show. He even tweeted out a Change.org petition made by fans that amassed nearly 250,000 signatures. All of that brought him to today where it was announced that he'd be one of the final guest hosts for Season 37 of Jeopardy.
As you can see in the tweet above, Burton is quite excited about this opportunity and very thankful for the fans across social media that voiced their support of Burton's push to become the new permanent host of Jeopardy following the death of Alex Trebek last year. Burton will join Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, David Faber, and Joe Buck as part of the final group of guest hosts for Season 37 of the show. Fans online are already hoping that Burton's showing on Jeopardy soon will lead into a permanent spot as the host of the show, with some even speculating that him being one of the final guest hosts could be a lead-up to such an announcement. Burton's episodes of Jeopardy will air from July 26 to July 30 later this year. Burton made his acting debut in 1976 with Almos' a Man and since then, he's gone on to become famed Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the host of Reading Rainbow, which he did for 23 years before kickstarting a return of the show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.THANK YOU... to all y’all for your passionate support! I am overjoyed, excited, and eager to be guest-hosting Jeopardy!, and will do my utmost best to live up to your faith you in me. YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE! Go ahead and take my word for it, this time. https://t.co/C7mZWMok2X
— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) April 21, 2021
LeVar Burton Is a Jeopardy Guest Host After Massive Fan Campaign
Star Trek and Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton will be one of the final guest hosts of Season 37 of Jeopardy.
They say it never hurts to shoot your shot and that's exactly what Burton did earlier this month after expressing his interest in hosting the show. He even tweeted out a Change.org petition made by fans that amassed nearly 250,000 signatures. All of that brought him to today where it was announced that he'd be one of the final guest hosts for Season 37 of Jeopardy.
As you can see in the tweet above, Burton is quite excited about this opportunity and very thankful for the fans across social media that voiced their support of Burton's push to become the new permanent host of Jeopardy following the death of Alex Trebek last year. Burton will join Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, David Faber, and Joe Buck as part of the final group of guest hosts for Season 37 of the show. Fans online are already hoping that Burton's showing on Jeopardy soon will lead into a permanent spot as the host of the show, with some even speculating that him being one of the final guest hosts could be a lead-up to such an announcement. Burton's episodes of Jeopardy will air from July 26 to July 30 later this year. Burton made his acting debut in 1976 with Almos' a Man and since then, he's gone on to become famed Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the host of Reading Rainbow, which he did for 23 years before kickstarting a return of the show. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.THANK YOU... to all y’all for your passionate support! I am overjoyed, excited, and eager to be guest-hosting Jeopardy!, and will do my utmost best to live up to your faith you in me. YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE! Go ahead and take my word for it, this time. https://t.co/C7mZWMok2X
— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) April 21, 2021
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 3 Event Nukes the Verdansk Map
Verdansk has been nuked, blown to pieces in Call of Duty: Warzone, although we won’t know what the aftermath looks like for a little while longer. The Destruction of Verdansk Part 1 event in Warzone set the stage for Warzone season 3 in an appropriately zombified fashion.
At noon Pacific Time, players were able to join in on a new limited-time mode that built upon the past week or so of Warzone’s in-game narrative. Folks suited up like a normal game of Warzone, but an eerily quiet orchestral track and a map positively swarming with radiation zones (that move!) quickly told us that this would be a different kind of match.
For all intents and purposes, the Destruction of Verdansk Part 1 played out like a large-scale game of Infected mode. Players that bit the dust early were automatically converted into the superpowered zombies we saw introduced last week, able to leap incredible distances, throw gas grenades, and disable electronics with an EMP blast.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-warzone-season-two-outro-cinematic"]All around the map, various juggernaut loadout kits began to drop, offering a brief bit of security from the rapidly growing zombie horde. All the while, some tense radio audio played over the chaos, with unidentified soldiers begging their commanders for an extraction.
It all culminated with a cutscene showing a nuclear missile emerging from an underground base, careening through the air, and detonating near the stadium location.
Unfortunately, that’s all we get for now. Judging from this in-universe document, players have until 2 PM PT to play Destruction of Verdansk Part 1. Part 2 will seemingly start sometime after the mandatory update starting at 9 PM PT. Activision’s document implies the game will be back online by midnight just as Pacific Timers roll into April 22. Once Warzone is back up and running, expect to see whatever changes for the map and gameplay Call of Duty has up its sleeve then.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 3 Event Nukes the Verdansk Map
Verdansk has been nuked, blown to pieces in Call of Duty: Warzone, although we won’t know what the aftermath looks like for a little while longer. The Destruction of Verdansk Part 1 event in Warzone set the stage for Warzone season 3 in an appropriately zombified fashion.
At noon Pacific Time, players were able to join in on a new limited-time mode that built upon the past week or so of Warzone’s in-game narrative. Folks suited up like a normal game of Warzone, but an eerily quiet orchestral track and a map positively swarming with radiation zones (that move!) quickly told us that this would be a different kind of match.
For all intents and purposes, the Destruction of Verdansk Part 1 played out like a large-scale game of Infected mode. Players that bit the dust early were automatically converted into the superpowered zombies we saw introduced last week, able to leap incredible distances, throw gas grenades, and disable electronics with an EMP blast.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/15/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-warzone-season-two-outro-cinematic"]All around the map, various juggernaut loadout kits began to drop, offering a brief bit of security from the rapidly growing zombie horde. All the while, some tense radio audio played over the chaos, with unidentified soldiers begging their commanders for an extraction.
It all culminated with a cutscene showing a nuclear missile emerging from an underground base, careening through the air, and detonating near the stadium location.
Unfortunately, that’s all we get for now. Judging from this in-universe document, players have until 2 PM PT to play Destruction of Verdansk Part 1. Part 2 will seemingly start sometime after the mandatory update starting at 9 PM PT. Activision’s document implies the game will be back online by midnight just as Pacific Timers roll into April 22. Once Warzone is back up and running, expect to see whatever changes for the map and gameplay Call of Duty has up its sleeve then.