A new era of Call of Duty is arriving.
Here are all the details Activision shared about Modern Warfare 2.
During the presentation, Infinity Ward highlighted campaign and multiplayer details players can expect when it launches.
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Here is everything we’ve learned so far about this “new era” of Call of Duty.
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Despite this new era, Call of Duty still isn’t ready to abandon the older platforms.
Infinity Ward gave us a preview of a few missions in Modern Warfare 2’s vengeance-fueled campaign.
Additionally, new carjacking and mantling mechanics were introduced to the typical vehicle-chase set piece.
Nightwar, meanwhile, is a nighttime extraction mission with Soap, Ghost, and a team of Marines.
from the previous game.
It’s worth noting that this newly advanced A.I.
The popular large-scale Ground War mode from 2019’s Modern Warfare is also returning this year.
However, our multiplayer impressions will come at a later time.
Knockout is a mode Infinity Ward described as Gunfight meets core multiplayer.
Last team holding the bag of cash wins the round.
Weapons and Gunsmith
Players will see a lot of familiar weapons return in Modern Warfare 2.
O’Hara further described this as customization with lots of tree branches.
Using one gun should then seemingly unlock similar attachments for guns within the same shared family.
Infinity Ward said these are separate “battle maps” built from day one specifically for large-scale modes.
Some of the Ground War locations will be small pieces pulled from Warzone 2’s map.
The other Ground War map we played was Sa’id, a promenade-style map with tall buildings.
For traditional 6v6 maps, we played three different locations.
This includes new underwater equipment to use and vehicle types to control the playfield.
Some of Modern Warfare 2’s new equipment seems to take inspiration from other games.
The DDOS is new tactical equipment that will provide an electromagnetic pulse to temporarily disable vehicles.
Players will have the option to “restart” the EMPed vehicle with a series of button prompts.
This lets players deploy an inflatable soldier meant to confuse the enemy team.
It can also provide cues to player locations, much like Alibi’s decoys in Rainbow Six Siege.
And speaking of water, swimming mechanics are confirmed to be returning to Call of Duty.
The developer talked a lot about water and tackling the challenge of adding realistic water across all modes.
Additionally, Modern Warfare 2 features additional options for movement.
Furthering the movement options, players will also be able to mantle and hang from ledges.
(For more, we previously outlinedrumors and other facts about Warzone 2.)
Infinity Ward’s topics of shared play and uses of A.I.
were cryptic, so hopefully we’ll find out more in the coming months.
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