Treyarch Studios has officially confirmed the return of the classicCall of DutyZombies map, Shi No Numa. It’s arriving inVanguardon June 22nd with the beginning of Season Four: Mercenaries of Fortune.
AlthoughCall of Duty: Vanguardis developed by Sledgehammer Games, Zombies aficionados Treyarch Studios have been helming the development ofVanguard’sZombies mode. After receiving backlash from fans surrounding the lack of a round-based mode, the teamconfirmed back in Aprilthat they were hard at work on bringing the classic experience toVanguardZombies.
Treyarch pointed out to fans that bringing the popular mode toVanguardwould “take some time,” but the next map would indeed be a reimagining of Shi No Numa. It seems as though the wait is almost over, as Treyarch has now confirmed June 22nd as the release date for Shi No Numa inCall of Duty: Vanguard.
Season four ofVanguardandWarzonebegins on June 22nd, with a plethora of new content coming to both titles.Call of Duty: Warzonewill be receiving a brand new resurgence map known as ‘Fortune’s Keep,’ whilstVanguardfans will be able to jump back into Shi No Numa as part of the free content update.
I actually left Treyarch a few weeks ago, but I’m really excited for folks to see what@MechaHyenaand his team put together for you all! It’s much closer to a classic zombies experience than the previous two maps were.https://t.co/8KxX9JT1Vx— Drew Marlowe (@DrewMarlowe)August 09, 2025">Drew Marlowe, an ex-developer for Treyarch Studios, took to Twitter to tell fans that the upcoming return of Shi No Numa is “much closer to classic zombies experience than the previous two maps were.”
I actually left Treyarch a few weeks ago, but I’m really excited for folks to see what@MechaHyenaand his team put together for you all! It’s much closer to a classic zombies experience than the previous two maps were.https://t.co/8KxX9JT1Vx
As manyCall of Duty: Vanguardplayers will likely be well aware, Der Anfang took the classic Zombies formula in a completely different direction, causing outrage within the community. Instead of the classic round-based mode fans were used to,Vanguard’sZombies mode is heavily objective-based.
Treyarch Studios states that the return of Shi No Numa will be freshly enhanced with an all-new Main Quest and Side Quests, a new area to explore, a new Wonder Weapon Quest, the classic Flogger trap and Electro-Shock Defenses, remastered Easter Eggs, new Pack-a-Punch Camos, and a new Dark Aether narrative for the map.
Call of DutySeason Four kicks off on June 22nd in bothWarzoneandVanguard.
