Call of Duty fans had plenty to get excited about during the Call of Duty: Next event held on Thursday. Developer Infinity Ward revealed a number of details about what to expect from the upcoming title when it launches in October, including a map reveal, new mechanics and gameplay footage.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer beta
Infinity Ward detailed some of the features players can expect from the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 beta, including game types and how many players will be participating in certain modes. In addition to the regular 6v6 matches, the upcoming beta will also feature the Ground War mode, which will allow two teams of 32 players each to challenge one another.
The beta will include three multiplayer maps: Valderas Museum, Mercado Las Almas and Farm 18. In addition, it will come with the Sarrif Bay Ground War map. Players will also be able to try out the new Prisoner Rescue and Knockout options, which feature limited respawns. Lastly, Invasion will find teams of 32 players going head-to-head in a death match littered with several AI-controlled enemies.
The Modern Warfare 2 beta will begin on September 16 for PlayStation owners, with a full rollout to other platforms at a later date. If you got a beta code, here's how you can redeem it.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
During the Next presentation, Infinity Ward showed off the sequel to Call of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play battle royal shooter. The sequel will now move to a new map called Al Mazrah, a desert-centric area with large shootout areas. It will also introduce a new area of Warzone's Gulag, which will now require players to match up in 2v2 skirmishes to respawn after being killed. Additional Gulag changes include weapons found throughout each map and a warden that moves around the area.
Of course, the default battle royal mode will also feature multiple circles found around each map instead of a single large one that closes in. Its purpose is to contain players in different parts of the map before gathering them together once more for a larger battle.
There will also be another new mode: DMZ. Players will begin the game by heading into a battlefield without equipment and participate by collecting and extracting any gear they possibly can. In terms of supplies and weapons, you can plan on seeing every weapon from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Expect familiar sights and modes with plenty of different twists.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer
Players who would prefer playing in Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer modes instead of Warzone 2.0 can do just that. There will be several updates to what players can actually do within the multiplayer mode, with improved swimming, sprinting and other physical actions.
This time around, the multiplayer mode will feature a brand new Loadout 2.0 system. In 2019's Modern Warfare, players had a wide variety of ways to customize their weapons and gear. This same system will be included in Warzone 2.0, with additional options to make their gear feel more like their own.
Infinity Ward detailed the return of co-op Spec-Ops mode, third-person multiplayer playlists and AI players to fill larger maps and modes where there are plentiful players required to get started. Destiny 2-like Raids will also be a part of the equation, but there were few pieces of information offered on those.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC on October 28, 2022.
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