Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Sequel And New Warzone Confirmed For This Year

Today, a Call of Duty community update gave fans a peek into Season 2 of Warzone and grander releases on the horizon. Namely, the annual title for fall, which has been confirmed to be the much-rumored sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot.

The blog post states the upcoming sequel, as well as a new Warzone experience, will be designed together using a new engine “from the ground-up.” Yes, Warzone is getting a successor, with the post adding that it will be a “massive evolution of Battle Royale” and will feature a new battleground and sandbox mode. Infinity Ward sits at the helm of both titles. 

Meanwhile, Season Two of Call of Duty: Vanguard/Warzone begins on February 14. For those who prefer to spend Valentine’s Day improving their K/D ratio and surviving the gulag, you can look forward to over 30 updates designed to make the experience more welcoming to newcomers and less frustrating overall including:

• There are improvements in vehicle handling and parachutes deployment at lower vertical heights.
• Operators can now aim at their sights without being interrupted by the Gas Mask animation
• Inserting Armor Plates is a process that refills an armor plate before replacing damaged ones.
• Performance issues and streaming problems, such as Buy Station freezes and voice chat connectivity and distorted graphics across all platforms.
• Specific Operator skins being invisible at certain distances.
• Blockages to Modern Warfare Multiplayer, which is tied to Warzone’s launcher.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launched in October 2019 and served as a reboot for the subseries that launched the franchise into the stratosphere. It stars a reimagined version of Captain Price along with a new story and revamped multiplayer that was well-received by players and critics (including an 8.75/10 score from us). Call of Duty: Warzone is a sequel to Modern Warfare. It was inspired by Modern Warfare’s successes and matches it thematically. 

The future of Call of Duty has been a major discussion recently with Microsoft’s pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Mircosoft has recently reiterated that it plans to continue the franchise as a multiplatform platform even after contracts with Sony end. While we will not see all the implications of Call of Duty being an Xbox-owned franchise in the near future, things appear to be going the same. 

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