Vanguard brought an all-new map with it, Caldera, taking the fight into the Pacific arena and finally bringing a new location to the table and, from the sounds of it, Modern Warfare 2 will seek to make that an annual change. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Warzone integrationĪfter the messy integration of Black Ops Cold War into Warzone, with a recycled map and unbalanced weapons, Activision seems to be aware that it has to stick the landing better when it comes to new COD titles getting mixed into its free-to-play sensation. He has also said that the game will feature multiple remastered maps from the original Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer component, which means we could be going back to legendary locations like Dust and Terminal. That sounds a little grim written down, but in motion will probably just make for a more immersive feel as you fight. We think the latter will probably stay, but we're not sure about the environmental design, given how much cleaner and less cluttered many of Modern Warfare's maps are compared to other Call of Duty titles.Įlsewhere, Tom Henderson's extensive report says that the campaign will feature more advanced enemy AI that'll react more to your shots and clutch wounds you inflict as they duck for cover. We still expect it to feature a low time-to-kill, making it fairly hardcore as shooters go, but will be interested to see if it embraces some of the technical advances made by Vanguard in the meantime.įor example, the WW2 shooter features much more destructibility in maps and environments, as well as an expanded weapon mounting system that lets you move around more while still getting weapon control bonuses. There will obviously be a significant amount of continuity from the last Modern Warfare when it comes to gameplay for the next game from Infinity Ward, but that still leaves room for some improvements and additions. The story should see Captain Price's Task Force 141 taking the fight to Colombia's cartels in undercover missions that won't be as militarised, instead focussing on stealth and incisiveness. Infinity Ward has been working on the game since it released Modern Warfare, giving it a healthy three-year cycle during which to innovate, and the campaign will accordingly see some nice additions like narrative choices (hopefully more in-depth than the "choose whether to torture a prisoner" options we've got before) and guns that might sometimes jam to really put you up the creek without a paddle. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 story and settingĪllegedly codenamed internally as Project Cortez, the game will feature a single-player campaign that's rumoured to take place during the American-led War on Drugs in South America.Īccording to further reporting by Tom Henderson, the game will be even grittier than Modern Warfare 2019, which already leant further into realism than Call of Duty has for a while, with missions like Clean House featuring realistic room clearances and night vision. On top of that, we've even seen indications that the game after this one, 2023's COD, will be a return to the Black Ops series, suggesting a familiar rotation of titles is spinning up. Without any firm information on when the game will release, we can safely default to the typical Call of Duty timeline, which will see Modern Warfare 2 release in early November 2022. That means that much as Modern Warfare 2019 reused the famous subtitle of Call of Duty 4, we're again reusing a previous game's name, albeit with a story that will be inspired by the original rather than a loyal retelling of the same events. It's expected to be a sequel to Modern Warfare 2019.- Tom Henderson September 13, 2021 It looks like Call of Duty: 2022 is codenamed Project Cortez In September 2021, according to two separate reports, one by gaming industry insider Tom Henderson and the other by VGC, it became widely reported that the game to succeed Vanguard will be a sequel to the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot. This far ahead of a COD release, we generally don't know much about what's on the way, but that's a little different this time. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release date and title We've gathered all of the key details for you right here, so read on to find out everything you need to know about the next COD. Call of Duty Warzone Pacific tips and tricks: Essential hints to dominate the COD battle royale.(Pocket-lint) - Call of Duty: Vanguard only came out recently, but rumours regarding the next Call of Duty instalment set to launch sometime in late 2022 are already picking up some real speed.