It appears Activision Blizzard’s hiring spree at Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer Games is just one part of the company’s overall ambition to increase its development headcount.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said on Twitter that the company plans to hire more than 2,000 people in the next year. “Over the next year, Activision Blizzard is aiming to hire over 2,000 employees so that our incredibly talented teams can continue making epic entertainment,” Kotick said.

The executive did not provide a breakdown of hiring plans by division, however. Activision Blizzard operates Activision (Call of Duty, Tony Hawk), Blizzard (WoW, Diablo, Overwatch), and King (Candy Crush).

In February 2019, Activision Blizzard announced a round of layoffs that impacted around 800 people across its divisions, including Activision, Blizzard, and King. At the same time as it announced the layoffs, Activision Blizzard stated that it was planning to “increase development investment” on its biggest franchises. To that end, the company announced that the number of developers working on Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Overwatch, Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Diablo in aggregate would increase by around 20 percent in 2019. Now, it appears Activision Blizzard is ramping up even further.

The layoffs were said to impact non-development and administrative positions instead of game development jobs for the most part. The company’s headcount reportedly stood at 10,000 before the layoffs, dropping to around 9,200 after the layoffs. With 2,000 more positions being added in the next year, Activision Blizzard’s total headcount will climb above 11,000.

Sledgehammer Games, the developer of Call of Duty: WWII and co-developer on Call of Duty: Warzone, recently announced it was looking to add 100 positions across its studios in California and Australia. Unlike in the past, the studio is now working on multiple games at the same time.

In other Activision news, the company has announced remasters of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, which are due for release in September.

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Developer Infinity Ward has rolled out a playlist update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One that makes some adjustments to various multiplayer game modes.

This first of these is the placement of Gun Game Reloaded. Now, the frenetic mode can be found in the Quick Player filter in Modern Warfare’s multiplayer. In addition to this change, Boots on the Ground War has been reverted back to classic Ground War, and the Dirty Old Houseboat moshpit–which includes the maps Rust, Shipment, and Shoot House–is now live on all platforms.

This Modern Warfare playlist update is server-side, meaning you only have to log into the game in order for the update to install.

Infinity Ward has also previously announced that a separate Modern Warfare playlist update will arrive later this week. It will add Demolition, 3v3 Gunfight Knives Only, and more. Further, the studio outlined various other changes coming to both Modern Warfare and Warzone this week, including a new Operator and legendary weapons, additional weapon blueprints, and more.

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Infinity Ward bereitet den Release eines neuen Updates für Call of Duty: Modern Warfare und Warzone vor. Eine Uhrzeit für die Patch-Veröffentlichung haben die Entwickler nicht genannt. Auf Reddit spekulieren Fans derweil fleißig über die Freischaltung.…

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Für Call of Duty: Modern Warfare und Warzone steht das nächste Update bevor. Auch in dieser Woche erhalten Spieler neue Inhalte. Die Patch Notes hält Infinity Ward zwar noch geheim. Ein Ausblick auf die zu erwartenden Änderungen und Neuerungen liegt…

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Coming this week to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, developer Infinity Ward has revealed that the first-person shooter will get a playlist update that adds some new game modes on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Demolition, which was unveiled earlier this month, is now live in Modern Warfare. Seen in a variety of Call of Duty games, including Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2, Demolition tasks your team with either planting or defusing a bomb. While it shares a lot of DNA with Search and Destroy, Demolition differs in that you can respawn and bomb-defusing doesn’t end the round. This gives you multiple opportunities to complete the objective, unlike the one life you’re given in Search and Destory. The game mode is likely playable on a bunch of different maps, but Infinity Ward mentioned three in particular: Hackney Yard, Rust, and Shoot House.

Also revealed earlier this month, 3v3 Gunfight Knives Only is now playable on all platforms. This game mode foregoes the firepower for a more barbaric approach to combat. You can only use knives in this mode, meaning you’ll have to throw, melee, and use Finishing Moves to win six rounds.

Additionally, Modern Warfare will get an overall playlist update that changes the Shoot the Ship 24/7 moshpit into Shoot the Rusty Ship 24/7. On Rust, Shipment, and Shoot House, you can take part in close-range engagements in both deathmatch and objective-based modes. More information about this playlist update will arrive sometime this week.

There’s more coming to Call of Duty this week as well. Infinity Ward revealed that Modern Warfare will get a new Operator and legendary weapons soon, additional weapon blueprints, and more.

In other Call of Duty news, Infinity Ward recently rolled out a patch that nerfed the Snake Shot and addressed a few exploits, namely the helicopter bug. Previously, players were able to glitch the airborne vehicles under the map in Warzone, which prompted Infinity Ward to temporarily remove them from the game. Helicopters have since been added back to Warzone.

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Developer Infinity Ward has revealed what’s coming to both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One sometime this week. The first-person shooter will see a brand-new Operator, additional Legendary weapons, and more.

First up is the new Operator, Iskra. She an Urzikstani native with the Chimera Faction intent on immobilizing the Al-Qatala forces. Iskra is available as a store bundle and comes packaged with two new Legendary weapons, the “Savagery” helicopter vehicle skin, an Epic Finisher, and more. Infinity Ward said more information about Iskra and her Legendary weapons will arrive later this week.

Also coming to Call of Duty this week is the “Twin Stars” bundle. The pack features two weapon blueprints, one handgun and one LMG, that “favor silent but deadly approaches to combat.” Both weapons are copper in color and gradually fade to black, perfect for blending in sandy locales like Aniyah Incursion and Rust.

In other Call of Duty news, Infinity Ward implemented a recent playlist update that brought helicopters back into the Warzone fold. The update also turned the Shipment 24/7 moshpit into a 10v10 game mode and altered Gunfight to become 3v3 Gunfight Knives Only. The studio also rolled out a patch that nerfed the Snake Shot and more.

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Developer Infinity Ward has revealed what’s coming to both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One sometime this week. The first-person shooter will see a brand-new Operator, additional Legendary weapons, and more.

First up is the new Operator, Iskra. She an Urzikstani native with the Chimera Faction intent on immobilizing the Al-Qatala forces. Iskra is available as a store bundle and comes packaged with two new Legendary weapons, the “Savagery” helicopter vehicle skin, an Epic Finisher, and more. Infinity Ward said more information about Iskra and her Legendary weapons will arrive later this week.

Also coming to Call of Duty this week is the “Twin Stars” bundle. The pack features two weapon blueprints, one handgun and one LMG, that “favor silent but deadly approaches to combat.” Both weapons are copper in color and gradually fade to black, perfect for blending in sandy locales like Aniyah Incursion and Rust.

In other Call of Duty news, Infinity Ward implemented a recent playlist update that brought helicopters back into the Warzone fold. The update also turned the Shipment 24/7 moshpit into a 10v10 game mode and altered Gunfight to become 3v3 Gunfight Knives Only. The studio also rolled out a patch that nerfed the Snake Shot and more.

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Developer Infinity Ward has revealed what’s coming to both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One sometime this week. The first-person shooter will see a brand-new Operator, additional Legendary weapons, and more.

First up is the new Operator, Iskra. She an Urzikstani native with the Chimera Faction intent on immobilizing the Al-Qatala forces. Iskra is available as a store bundle and comes packaged with two new Legendary weapons, the “Savagery” helicopter vehicle skin, an Epic Finisher, and more. Infinity Ward said more information about Iskra and her Legendary weapons will arrive later this week.

Also coming to Call of Duty this week is the “Twin Stars” bundle. The pack features two weapon blueprints, one handgun and one LMG, that “favor silent but deadly approaches to combat.” Both weapons are copper in color and gradually fade to black, perfect for blending in sandy locales like Aniyah Incursion and Rust.

In other Call of Duty news, Infinity Ward implemented a recent playlist update that brought helicopters back into the Warzone fold. The update also turned the Shipment 24/7 moshpit into a 10v10 game mode and altered Gunfight to become 3v3 Gunfight Knives Only. The studio also rolled out a patch that nerfed the Snake Shot and more.

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In Call of Duty Warzone sind die Helikopter zurück. Infinity Ward hat die Helis mit dem aktuellen Update im Battle-Royale-Modus wieder freigeschaltet. In der vergangenen Woche teilten die Entwickler zunächst mit, die Hubschrauber entfernt zu haben.…

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