One of the biggest things that Activision has hyped aboutCall of Duty: Modern Warfarehas been the fact thatModern Warfareis ditching the paid season passes of previous gamesand adopting a seasonal model of free post-launch content drops. Now that the launch period is winding down, the publisher has finally announced when it is going to get the game’s first season underway, and it’s going to be very soon.
We’ve known for a few weeks now thatSeason 1 ofModern Warfarewould kick off sometime in December, though it wasn’t clear if it would be earlier or later in the month. Turns out it’s earlier, because Activision has confirmed that the first season will begin next Tuesday, December 3. In the process, it laid out the roadmap for what new content will be added to the game, while stressing that all of that content will be available to all players on all platforms simultaneously.
The “biggest free content drop inCall of Dutyhistory” will, as that implies, introduce a sizable amount of new multiplayer maps and modes at no extra charge. Map-wise, Season 1 will see the addition ofthree classic standard maps from the originalCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: Crash, Vacant, and Shipment (which will also be playable in Gunfight). Joining them will be a new Ground War map, Port, and two new Gunfight maps, Cargo and Atrium.
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As for modes, players will be able to able to jump into some notable modes from pastCODgames, like Reinforce (where downed players can only be revived by teammates capturing zones around the map) and Infected (where one player starts off trying to “infect” everyone else while the “survivors” try to avoid infection). Activision also confirmed thatthe Gunfight OSP variation that was available inModern Warfare’s alpha testwill be added to the game proper during Season 1. Rounding things off will be four new Spec Ops missions: Bomb Squad, Grounded, Pitch Black, and Just Reward.
And all that’s just the stuff Activision has revealed so far. According to the publisher, there will be more in the way of maps, modes, and Spec Ops content added to the game as Season 1 goes on. Then there’sModern Warfare’s Battle Pass, which, while not completely free like everything else, will still allow all players to unlock some free content, including two new weapons in the form of the Ram-7 Assault Rifle and Holger-26 LMG.
Although all of the content mentioned by name will be likely be there when Season 1 begins on December 3, Activision noted that some of it may end up being added toCall of Duty: Modern Warfarelater on in the Season. It didn’t go into specifics, but it did state that more information on Season 1, as well as the Battle Pass and its 100 tiers, will be revealed next week.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfareis available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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