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Captain Price smokes a cigar in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare

Information began to slide out this week in regards to the subsequent iteration of Call Of Duty. Now it is confirmed: Infinity Ward are making Modern Warfare 2 for launch later this 12 months alongside a “new Warzone experience.” Modern Warfare 2 might be a sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot, and each it and the brand new Warzone will run on a brand new engine.

The particulars, scant as they’re, got in a brief weblog publish on the Call Of Duty web site.

  • This 12 months’s Call of Duty is a sequel to Modern Warfare® 2019.
  • The new sport and a brand new Warzone expertise are designed collectively from the ground-up.
  • Expect an enormous evolution of Battle Royale with all-new playspace and a brand new sandbox mode.
  • A brand new engine powers each the brand new Call of Duty sport launch and Warzone.
  • Development on each the brand new Call of Duty and the Warzone expertise is being led by Infinity Ward.

The Call Of Duty Twitter account additionally introduced the information.

Last 12 months’s Call Of Duty: Vanguard failed to satisfy gross sales expectations. 2019’s Modern Warfare bought 30 million copies, in the meantime. It was a reboot of the unique Modern Warfare from 2007, led by unique Call Of Duty creators Infinity Ward, and it was additionally the primary iteration to obtain a post-launch replace referred to as Warzone. Warzone, the sequence’ tackle battle royale, has proved monumental in style, albeit hampered by issues with cheaters.

The unique Modern Warfare 2 prompted controversy with its “No Russian” mission, during which the participant character takes half in a bloodbath of civilians at an airport. 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot re-uses loads of parts from the unique sport, together with some characters, nevertheless it’s totally different sufficient that Infinity Ward would presumably haven’t any purpose to do the identical factor once more. No Russian is garbage, by the way in which.

This announcement is mild on element, however the remainder of the publish particulars plans for Warzone season 2, together with specializing in “quality of life” options.

Call Of Duty publishers Activision Blizzard stay beneath a cloud of allegations that they’ve a tradition of sexual harassment and discrimination. They’re additionally within the means of being purchased by Microsoft for $69 million, assuming the deal is authorised by regulators.