Infinity Ward has delayed the deployment of a Call of Duty Warzone update which wasdue to have gone live in the past few hours.
In a statement published on Twitter, the developer did not give a reason for the postponement but said it would attempt to redeploy the update in “the coming days”.
The game update was due to add, among other things, new weapons and a character to Warzone.
Infinity Wardalso said the update would include new “free modes,” suggesting it could have planned to activate duo or quad team setups.
Tonight’s scheduled title update is being delayed and is set to release in the coming days. This update includes our new Operator, Talon, new free modes, and our next free multiplayer map, Khandor Hideout. Please stay tuned for more details and updates on release timing!
Warzone launched withtwo 150-player game modes, Battle Royale and Plunder, although developer Infinity Ward has saidit will support 200-player matchesin the future, and that it’s working on new game modes.
The latestCall of Duty Warzone updateintroduced a Solos option for the game’s Battle Royale mode.
Call of Duty: Warzonefeatures unified progression withModern Warfare’s Battle Pass and shares the same Item Shop.
Warzone has attracted over 30 million playersin the 10 days since its release, according to publisherActivision.
By way of comparison, fellow free-to-play battle royale gameApex Legends, which released in February 2019, attracted approximately 2.5 million players in 24 hours, 10 million players in three days, and 25 million in one week, according to developerRespawn.
