This weekend is the Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 remake BETA, but today Activision aran a Call Of Duty Next event to tell us what we can expect from both Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and the Battle Royale variant Call Of Duty Warzone 2.

As expected, the main focus of a Call Of Duty game this days is the multiplayer capacities and players can expect Modern Warfare 2 to have enhanced mechanics and introduce new one including:

  • Swimming and Aquatic Combat: Plunge underwater to flank and attack enemies. With its increased density, water affects the dynamics of combat. Learn how to use sidearms and certain equipment to achieve your aquatic goals.
  • Enhanced Movement Options: Slide or dolphin dive to the floor, providing more ways to hurl yourself into an engagement. For vertical movements, utilize the ledge hang, allowing more freedom to explore your environment while climbing.
  • Employ New Vehicles: Pilot all-new vehicles like the UTV, Light Tank, Heavy Chopper, Tactical Vehicle, and Rigid Inflatable Boat. Vehicles feature more interactive and destructible elements than ever before.
  • New Equipment, Field Upgrades, and Perks: Test out new Field Upgrades like the Tactical Camera, Shock Stick, Drill Charge, DDoS, and Inflatable Decoy. Equip new Perk Packages, featuring two base Perks plus a Bonus and Ultimate Perk that are earned in the match.
  • Gunsmith Weapon Platforms: Earn Weapon Platform Attachments that are shared across all weapons in the same platform, as well as Universal Attachments that are shared across all relevant weapons.
  • New Modes: Play Ground War and the new player and AI mixed Invasion, and experience new modes like Knockout, Prisoner Rescue, and the new Third Person playlist for a change in perspective.
  • Firing Range: Available at launch, the Firing Range is an offline testing ground with three firing lanes, ledges for mantling, and multiple targets at different ranges.
  • Special Ops: Continue the story after the Modern Warfare II Campaign concludes in a branching cooperative experience allowing you to explore large-scale hot zones with your fellow teammate.
  • Raids: Arriving later this year after launch, Raids are a new experience for the franchise, a cooperative challenge requiring teamwork and strategy like never before.

Already between the social media conversations, my colleagues are definitely happy about the inclusion of a third person view mode (becoming popular once again and will call this a FPS fatigue, maybe?) and the Raids.

Now, let’s talk about Call Of Duty Warzone 2

Now called Warzone 2.0, this will be the new version of the battle royale and will launch on November 16th on console and PC and is described as “a fully revamped experience and the most ambitious release in Call of Duty history.” 

It was announced that the map is set in a fictional desert region called Al Mazrah and will include new features like having multiple circles appear, forcing players in different directions, as well as AI enemies and some kind of sandbox mode. 

Activision claims that the new Warzone game has been built on the same engine as Modern Warfare 2 and as expected, the game is launching in November.

OG Warzone goes mobile

While it is true that Warzone 2.0 will be to substitute the original Call Of Duty Warzone, surprisingly, the game is being reformatted as a mobile game and Activision announced that the 120 Battle Royale experience was optimized for mobile gaming.

While there will be mobile-specific events, playlists, and content, there will be incentive to have both versions of Warzone being played including social features and cross-progression enabling a shared battle pass.

Call Of Duty Warzone for mobile will be coming in 2023.