Additional reporting by Tom Ivan.
Call of Duty’s anticipated yet still unannounced DMZ mode could arrive after Modern Warfare 2 as part of Warzone 2, ratings for the games have suggested.
Activisionrecently announced thatWarzone 2 will launch later this year, soon after theCall of Duty Modern Warfare 2 release dateof October 28.
Featuring “a new sandbox mode” and a “brand-new playspace”,Warzone 2will be available forPCas well as current and last-gen consoles, as willModern Warfare2, the publisher said in June.
Both titles have been newly rated by the ESRB, and notably DMZ is referenced in the Warzone 2 classification.
“This is a first-person shooter, set in the Call of Duty universe, in which players engage in a variety of multiplayer combat events (e.g., battle royale, plunder-style skirmishes/DMZ),” itreads.
DMZ isn’t referenced in the ESRB’s Modern Warfare 2classification.
Reporting forTry Hard Guidesin July, well informed writer Tom Henderson claimed that DMZ will be an extraction game mode tied to the premium Modern Warfare 2, rather than being offered as a free-to-play experience like Warzone.
And earlier this month, one LA Rams football player invited to play Modern Warfare 2 earlyseemingly confirmed the inclusion of DMZ, which is reportedly inspired by Escape from Tarkov, via an image shared on Twitter.
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While Activision has yet to officially announce DMZ, it has said “the future of Call of Duty will be revealed” during a product showcase on September 15, when it appears likely that developerInfinity Wardwill detail the new mode.
TheWarzone 2 release datemay have been revealed last week via what is reportedly a leaked internal Activision document, which listed it as launching on November 16.
