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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare release date, season pass and specialist details revealed
THE next Call of Duty game is going to be a reboot of the whole Modern Warfare strand of the famous franchise.
It's being developed by Infinity Ward, who developed first two Call of Duty games as well as the first Modern Warfare and its direct sequels.
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It is the fourth Modern Warfare game from Call of Duty, but somewhat confusingly it's just going to be called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
It is worth noting that the first Modern Warfare game was actually Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, so the titles aren't identical.
What's it all about?
It is a reboot of Modern Warfare, featuring many of the same characters from the 2007 game and its three sequels.
It's set in the present day, though, and the reboot means it's set in today's world, and none of the events of those previous games have taken place.
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It's going to have a story-driven single-player campaign, told from the perspective of three different characters.
Part of the campaign will be from the perspective of a female middle-eastern rebel fighter, radicalised when the Russian military killed her father.
Another part sees you play as an SAS sergeant, with a third character yet to be revealed.
The campaign seems likely to cause controversy, with the launch trailer showing off a running gun battle with terrorists in London.
The game promises players "an incredibly raw, gritty, provocative narrative," and will feature action in a number of "iconic European cities."
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare pushes boundaries and breaks rules the way only Modern Warfare can," according to Activision.
What about the multiplayer?
We don't know a huge amount about this yet.
It's not going to have an 'annual pass', a common feature of recent Call Of Duty games that has required players to pay extra for access to new content over the nine months or so after the game's release.
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There will be free maps, events and other post-launch content that's available to everyone.
You will be able to play with some people on different platforms too, but exactly who can play with who and how they will be separated is unknown.
Oh, and Activision has promised an "immersive narrative experience" that somehow encompasses competitive multiplayer as well as the traditional story modes.
Has anyone played it?
The first 'official' tease has come by way of several young American football stars, who were invited to play the game in Nashville.
They didn't reveal much else about it -- the most descriptive was the Adoree' Jackson of Nashville's own Tennesee Titans, who just said "it's 🔥."
Those sentiments were by team-mate Cameron Batson, who was also at the event.
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Will there be a beta?
This hasn't been confirmed yet, but it is certainly expected.
What about multiplayer?
suggest the game WON'T have a battle royale mode as the developer looks to stick to the basics that have previously served the series so well.
It is also suggested that the game won't have specialist classes for players to choose from, so every player in every match will be picking from the same loadouts without special abilities to augment their action on the battlefield.
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This would take the multiplayer back to the way it was in Infinity Ward's beloved earlier iterations of the franchise; Infinite Warfare had a similar system in place.
Leaks that appeared just before the official announcement also backed this up, suggesting that specialists would be a thing of the past and that players will have a menu of skills to choose from to customise their gameplay.
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