Summary
Even despite all the continued controversy surrounding Activision, and despite the new controversies that came about due to this year’s entry, theCall of Dutyfranchise is bigger than it has ever been before. Not content with just being the biggest multiplayer shooter franchise in the Western world,Call of Dutyhas also muscled its way into the battle royale market, cementing itself as one of the biggest juggernauts in gaming, one that refuses to slow down.
TheCall of Dutyfranchise has been running pretty much non-stop since 2003, with a new mainline entry coming every year since 2005. And while the franchise looks as though it might finally be at a breaking point, Activision won’t let it falter anytime soon. Though this year’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3looked and felt extremely rushed with itsreusedMW2mapsand its offensively short campaign, it’s still one of the highest-selling games of the year, and as long as that keeps being the case, Activision is only going to keep pressing down on the series' accelerator, and 2024 is already lined up to be yet another huge year for theCall of Dutyfranchise.
Call of Duty’s 2024 Entry Could Be A Return to Black Ops
Currently, Activision has not revealed anything official aboutCall of Duty’s inevitable 2024 entry, though, as always, there have been countless rumors all pointing towards the same few details. According to a number of rumors first reported on back in November,Call of Duty’s 2024 releasewill be the sixth entry in the long-runningBlack Opssub-series, apparently set during the Gulf War. The game’s campaign will supposedly revolve around the United States' involvement in the conflict, with the player mainly taking control of CIA operatives as they conduct several undercover missions against Saddam Hussein’s military forces.
This was far from the first leak onCall of Duty’s 2024 entry, however. For quite a while now, well-knownCall of Dutyleaker Tom Henderson (writing for Insider Gaming) has allegedly revealed some details about the franchise’s next entry. These include the return of someclassicBlack Opsmaps like Grind and WMD, and the return of a traditional round-based Zombies mode, both of which would make complete sense given the series' recent trajectory. Regardless of whether these rumors are true, fans can expect to seeCall of Duty2024 release sometime in the Fall/Winter, just like every other mainline entry has for almost two decades now, with a first reveal likely dropping a few months prior.
Past Call of Duty Games Will Continue Receiving Updates
Call of Duty: Warzone Might See the Return of a Fan-Favorite Map
Call of Duty: Warzonewill be having its fourth birthday in 2024, and it doesn’t show any signs of stopping. While the future of the live-service market is never certain, it does seem extremely likely thatCall of Duty: Warzonewill continue living far past 2024, meaning that fans will be able to keep enjoying constant updates to the game for the whole year. WhenCall of Duty2024 releases, it’ll likely bring with it a new map and a bunch of new weapons, as has been the case sinceCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s release in 2020, and right now, rumors are suggesting that Verdansk might finally be making its long-awaited return, albeit witha new Gulf War-inspired look.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Will Probably Get a Few New Seasons
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3started receiving its first new content season at the start of December. Right now, it’s believed thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Season 1 Reloadedwill launch sometime in mid-January, likely on January 17 if the in-game Battle Pass timer is anything to go by. And much like the last fewCall of Dutyentries, Season 1 is probably only the start forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Leaning further and further into the live-service genre, theCall of Dutyfranchise has adopted a new post-launch pattern. As opposed to receiving brand new map packs as DLCs like in the good old days,newCall of Dutyentriesare continuously updated with new Seasons right up until a new entry releases.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, for instance, received six Seasons in total, with its final one ending at the start of this month, leading right intoCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s first Season. It seems pretty likely thatMW3is going to follow suit, meaning that players can expect new content every few months for the best part of the year.
Call of Duty: Warzone is Coming to Mobile in 2024
First announced back in September 2022,Call of Duty: Warzoneis set to get a mobile port in 2024. WhileWarzone’s mobile port was originally tentatively slated for a Fall 2023 release, recent reports suggest that a Spring 2024 release date is much more likely. Set to be the completeWarzonepackage on the go,Call of Duty: Warzone’s mobile portwill come with both Verdansk and Rebirth Island at launch, already making it a must-play for long-timeCoDfans.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
