We'll have a bit more coming in hot from the upcoming Season Three update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, which sees major shifts in the overall narrative, individual game modes, operatives and equipments and, perhaps most importantly, in live events you don't want to miss.

This shapes up to be the biggest addition to the game since seasonal content and updates began post-release, and though we don't foresee a massive shift in any meta here, players -- especially those of the hardcore ilk -- have a tendency to surprise not just the broader community, but the devs deep within their seemingly impenetrable design bunkers.

Anyway, before we unleash our own thoughts on this mammoth delivery of content, here's a taste of intel from the powers that set the New World Order at Activision:

The Story So Far...

Naga’s forces kept Frank Woods and his CIA strike team busy searching for Russell Adler in the Golden Triangle, buying Stitch the vital time he needed to initiate the next phase of his grand plan. Naga’s distraction may yet turn out to be the pivotal action that determines the course of the Cold War.

Meanwhile in Russia, two Perseus operatives travel to Mount Yamantau on a mission to recover top-secret files from a long-forgotten clandestine program for Stitch’s cause.

Woods and his team gear up to follow the intel uncovered at Naga’s base of operations in Laos. All signs point to Verdansk, and Adler’s fate is in their hands…

This is Season Three in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, officially launching on April 22. The season goes live following updates to Black Ops Cold War on April 20 at 9 PM PT and to Warzone on April 21 at 9 PM PT.

The biggest missing piece of the puzzle involves the chaos currently raging across Verdansk in Warzone. While the latest intel is detailed below, Containment Protocol status reports are still incoming from Armistice Central Command.

Click here for the official breakdown of upcoming changes, and stay tuned for more from us from earlier debriefings we might, or might not, have been privy to.