In the brief history ofCall of Duty: Warzone, there have been a few different maps and variations of the game.
Throughout its lifecycle, players have enjoyed certain eras of the battle royale much more than others. While everyone has their own opinion, most agree that one specific Resurgence mode map, and one particular sniper rifle meta, were the best time to play the game. Now, an emoji-eye tweet from the officialCall of Dutyaccount might be hinting at a return inModern Warfare 3‘sWarzoneSeason 3.
Rebirth Island could return in Season 3
On Sunday, August 05, 2025,the officialCall of DutyTwitter accountrandomly replied to two very old videos from popular streamers and players. One was fromCall of DutyLeague caster Maven, to which the CoD Twitter simply replied with the eyes emoji.Warzonefans who saw it immediately started breaking down the clip, which was posted on June 09, 2025, to figure out what the tweet was hinting toward.
As we approach the end of Season 2 inModern Warfare 3, the developers obviously want to start revealing new content. What better time than now? That’s why they’ve replied to Maven’s tweet while he’s playing on Rebirth Island, a fan-favorite map modeled after the real-life Alcatraz prison. It originally came out inBlackout, the battle royale inBlack Ops 4, but gained immense popularity during the early days ofWarzone. Many players exclusively played it over the big map modes, but other Resurgence maps have just not been as fun to play.
But that’s not all that was similar about both clips to whichCall of Dutyreplied.
Is the KAR98K returning to Warzone?
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We’ll admit, that this part of the theory is a little more of a stretch than Rebirth Island’s return. After all, the map is now live inWarzone Mobile, and there have been rumors swirling of its return for quite some time. But is the popular bolt-action sniper coming back to the game? The KAR98K has been in many iterations ofCall of Dutyover the years, but it was also one of the best weapons to use in the earlyWarzonedays.
It had incredibly fast aim-down-sight speed, didn’t affect movement speed much, and could one-shot down with a headshot from just about any distance. Although we doubt that kind of power will return since snipers have been nerfed so much, fans are still excited to see the KAR98K make its debut inModern Warfare 3. Both clips the Twitter account replied to were using the sniper rifle, so it’s certainly a possibility.
Lastly, both tweetsCall of Dutyresponded to contained the phrase ‘rebirth reaper’. Could this be hinting toward something too? Or was it just an easy way to search for tweets of clips from Rebirth Island? Time will tell, asSeason 3 is set to begin in early April.
