With the upcoming release of the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Infinity Ward and Activision’s marketing campaign has begun to ramp up. With a trailer recently released on their official YouTube channel, Activision showed off a few more seconds of gameplay and announced a surprising move for the franchise’s single-player enthusiasts.
The game itself, while popular, was officially announced a few months ago, and every little bit of gameplay we’ve seen so far is solely based around the single-player campaign. Nothing multiplayer has been showcased yet, although with the game releasing in a few months, that will no doubt change soon.
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
As predictable as the sunrise in the morning, the announcement of the annual Call of Duty never surprises players around the world so much. With three developers working for Activision on the flagship franchise, the only lingering question is which time period, which famous voice actors, and whether or not it will work at launch.
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Well, Activision has taken its latest installment to a new level of regurgitating the same tired franchise to a new level. Taking the ideas, characters, settings, and gameplay from their original Modern Warfare trilogy, they used the same name, gave updated graphics, and updated the necessary elements to make a modern take on their much-praised trilogy and rewarded. Play on nostalgia, minimal effort and win big bank. Pretty much the staple of any major mainstream media company these days.
That’s not to say that the predecessor to the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 was bad or “just a rehash”, in fact, it was legitimately good and the most fun most have had with Call of Duty since their first foray with the first. trilogy, and hopefully the new Modern Warfare 2 continues that trend.
Gameplay and campaign
As already mentioned, on the official Call of Duty Youtube channel a short thirty-second gameplay teaser was shown. As with previous gameplay videos, this doesn’t show much other than the player wandering through various locations, from towns and jungles to alleys and ravines. Nothing really revolutionary. However, the most interesting tidbit is that, unlike most companies, Activision has taken the opportunity to offer early access to those who pre-order the game digitally.
Now, this is not a new marketing move at all. Usually, though, most such incentives extend to early access multiplayer, but that’s for those of us who like to boot into singleplayer and turn into Rambo. When pre-ordering digitally, players will get one-week early access to the single-player campaign. Many players will scoff at this, some because they just want multiplayer, others because a week is usually more than enough time to complete the admittedly shorter single-player campaigns that Call of Duty is known for.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be released in full on October 28 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.
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