If, like me, you foolishly forgot to update Modern Warfare in time for this evening's Black Ops Cold War reveal event, then worry no more - this recap of events is for you.
Players who logged into Warzone at 6:30pm this evening were presented with a "Know your History" playlist, which popped them into Verdansk... but not as we know it. Glitchy Cold War images appeared in the loading screen, and all location names were blacked out on the map. Then the game began in earnest, with players required to complete tasks on a checklist such as looting and killing for intel, and hunting down keys marked on the map. Respawns were on, mercifully.
A particularly cryptic task asked players to "wield the weapon", but gave them only the map coordinates rather than a marked map location. It was a true treasure hunt that kept players on their toes (and gave me flashbacks to my DofE expeditions), but those who were successful found Black Ops character Frank Woods hanging out in Verdansk - and a special Bay of Pigs SKS blueprint for their troubles. Woods is also coming to Modern Warfare as an operator, by the way.