Call of Duty Modern Warfare multiplayer was free for 72 hours this past weekend. The weekend got even better when Activision announced that certain parts of the game would be accessible through Warzone. The same deal was available back in June too. So, we are affirmative that Activision wants to remind the players what they are missing out on.
Call of Duty Warzone now has over 75 million users. Modern Warfare and Warzone share a symbiotic relationship. A PS+ subscription wasn’t necessary and while an X Box Live Gold subscription was, it was still made free.
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Call of Duty: A Sign of Things to Come?
The weekend offer included 6v6 matches on 5 different multiplayer maps. Call of Duty launched the Season 5 of Modern Warfare and Warzone earlier this week. The free trial gave you a shot at exploring 2 new maps from season 5- Suldal Harbor and Petrov Oil Rig. Plenty of modes were made available as well. These included Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, and Hardpoint.
However, Season 5 will entail a ‘mid-season’ event that could possibly reflect the next Call of Duty game. Activision President Robert Kostich did confirm that a game is coming and will be announced via Warzone. But the exact date, or any further information, wasn’t provided.
??All I can say in terms of timing is I expect you?ll be hearing more about this fairly soon.?
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Warzone to Tie With Other COD games?
Warzone and Modern Warfare have been pretty successful. With over 75 million players, it has permeated far and wide. It has been confirmed that the new COD title will tie with Warzone to strengthen the relationship that has been created with the free to play Battle Royale.
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?On your question of how we?re going to integrate the new title with Warzone, I think that?s a good one and it?s an important one, and what you should expect is that we build very tight integration between the two.
?Modern Warfare?and Warzone are obviously very tightly connected, I think that?s really important to the player base, and we plan to do the same with all our upcoming titles as well, our premium titles, to ensure that we can reward all of our players and give them fresh new experiences regardless of whether they choose to just play in Warzone or also play the premium game as well, so the connection will absolutely be there.?
Just a couple of months back, Warzone introduced a meta that might conclude with the unveiling of the next COD title, Black Ops: Cold War.
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It is difficult to say with certainty what the next title will be or when it will be released. Although, it is certain that it will be announced sometime soon. The undraping of Season 5 has raised a lot of expectations. While the game has seen some changes, we are impatiently waiting for the news of a new title.
Source: VideoGamesChronicle