Another new Call of Duty game is on the way later this year, but in the meantime, a new season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is about to kick off very soon. Season 2 of Activision’s hit shooter begins on PS4, Xbox One, and PC tomorrow, February 11, and it’ll bring a new Battle Pass, free maps, modes, and lots of other content over the next few weeks.

First, two new multiplayer maps will be available for all players right from launch day: Rust and Atlas Superstore. The former is a classic battleground originally featured in Modern Warfare 2, while the latter is an entirely new map set in a warehouse. A third new multiplayer map, Khandor Hideout, will also arrive during the season.

On top of that, Season 2 will launch with a new map for both Ground War (Zhokov Boneyard) and Gunfight (Bazaar). Two new multiplayer modes will also be available from the start of the season, including Gunfight Tournaments–a limited-time 2v2 single elimination competition for 32 teams.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 2 roadmap

Rounding out the launch day content is Ghost, who is being added to Modern Warfare as a playable Operator. Two new free weapons will also be available from the start of the season: the Grau 5.56 and Striker 45.

Developer Infinity Ward will be rolling out even more content during the course of Season 2, including another handful of new modes such as Demolition, Infected Ground War, and NVG Reinforce. This season will also add another two Operators to the mix–Talon and Mace–as well as a new, as-yet-unrevealed weapon. You can read more about Season 2 on Activision’s official website.

As previously mentioned, Season 2 of Modern Warfare will launch alongside a new Battle Pass, which will be split into free and paid tiers. Any near gear that affects the game’s balance–such as the aforementioned Grau 5.56 and Striker 45–will be unlockable through the free tier, while the latter will offer cosmetics, weapon blueprints, XP tokens, and other benefits. Activision is also offering a Battle Pass Bundle, which can be purchased anytime during the season and will grant you 20 Tier skips.

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Along with their announcement that they’re releasing a new Call of Duty this new Call of Duty this year, Activision has revealed the roadmap for Season 2 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer, and it includes an old favorite: Rust. Known as one of the smallest maps in the entire Call of Duty franchise, Rust has divided fans since it first debuted back in 2009’s Modern Warfare 2.

Like the infamous Shipment from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the compact size of the map means that you’re likely to spawn in the crosshairs of one of your opponents, making for very quick matches. The map is also known for encouraging tactics that some players dislike, like camping and grenade spamming. Still, if you like quick and dirty close-quarters-combat, Rust is the map for you.

Rust takes place in the middle of a sandstorm

Rust will be available at the launch of Season 2 on February 11, and it’s free to those who already own Modern Warfare. It also includes new maps and a Battle Pass. Not everything will be available on day one, but there is plenty of content hitting on Tuesday.

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And it’s expected to underperform when compared to the Modern Warfare reboot.

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Obwohl eine offizielle Ankündigung weiterhin aussteht, gibt es einen weiteren Hinweis auf Season 2 von Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Vor kurzem ist nämlich wohl der offizielle Trailer geleakt, der unter anderem das Comeback von Ghost als neuen Operator…

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Both Activision Blizzard and Take-Two held their latest earnings reports on Thursday, and both companies disclosed how much money they make from microtransactions.

For the calendar year ended December 31, Activision Blizzard made $3.37 billion from microtransactions, which the company calls “in-game net bookings.” For the three-month quarter ended December 31, Activision Blizzard made $1.09 billion from microtransactions.

For comparison, Activision Blizzard made $4.203 billion from microtransactions during calendar year 2018 and $1.204 for the final three months of that year. Those are drop-offs of 20 percent ($837 million) and 10 percent ($119 million), respectively.

In-game net bookings also include sales of downloadable content, in addition to microtransactions. Activision Blizzard is one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, and the company owns the mobile gaming giant King, which makes microtransaction-rich mobile games like Candy Crush.

But it’s not just mobile games that are pulling in big money from microtransactions for Activision Blizzard. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s microtransaction revenue grew by a “double-digital percentage” compared to Black Ops 4, Activision Blizzard said. Unlike previous entries in the Call of Duty series, Modern Warfare features a Battle Pass system that allows players to spend real money to move up through its various tiers to unlock new content.

Moving to Take-Two, the company calls its microtransactions “recurrent consumer spending,” and this includes things like virtual currency, add-on content, and in-game purchases. Revenue from recurrent consumer spending jumped by 15 percent during Take-Two’s latest quarter. It made up 37 percent of Take-Two’s total GAPP net revenue of $930.1 million, which works out to around $344,137,000 for microtransactions specifically.

One main driver of microtransactions sales for Take-Two is Grand Theft Auto Online. Microtransaction sales for this game grew by 54 percent during the quarter, management said, though it did not share a specific revenue figure for the game. Looking ahead, the company said it expects microtransaction spending to continue to grow by 10 percent in the coming financial year, thanks in part to ongoing sales from microtransactions.

Last week, Electronic Arts made its own announcement about microtransactions. It made nearly $1 billion from microtransactions during its latest quarter, and more than $2.5 billion from microtransactions during the trailing 12 months.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was 2019’s best-selling game in the United States, and now Activision Blizzard has shared more details on how big of a success the game was.

As part of the company’s earnings report today, Activision Blizzard disclosed that Modern Warfare unit sell-through increased by a “double-digit percentage” compared to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 the year prior. Game sales grew across PC and console. For PC specifically, sales on Battle.net jumped by 50 percent compared to Black Ops 4.

Additionally, Activision Blizzard said digital sales for Modern Warfare amounted to nearly 50 percent of all copies sold. That’s good news for the publisher, as the company makes more money from a digital sale compared to a physical sale which requires a physical disc and physical distribution fees.

Another positive for Modern Warfare is that microtransaction sales–which are called “in-game net bookings”–jumped by a double-digital percentage over Black Ops 4. Notably, Modern Warfare has a substantial ongoing microtransaction revenue model with its Battle Pass.

In other Call of Duty news, Activision Blizzard confirmed that the free-to-play Call of Duty Mobile surpassed 150 million downloads.

Activision also confirmed a new Call of Duty game for 2020, but the firm declined to share which studio is working on it. However, the company did say it expects this title will not sell as well as Modern Warfare.

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Activision Blizzard confirmed that we will absolutely see a brand-new Call of Duty game sometime this year, though which studio will develop it has yet to be announced. Interestingly, the company said that this year’s Call of Duty won’t sell as well as last year’s Modern Warfare did during its launch window. No details on platforms were shared, leaving us to wonder if it will be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X.

In this week’s earnings call, Activision Blizzard spoke a bit about Modern Warfare’s success, celebrating the game’s “double-digit percentage” increase over 2018’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. While Activision Blizzard didn’t provide specific numbers about Modern Warfare’s success, the company said this year’s “premium Call of Duty” title, which is expected to arrive sometime between October 1-December 31, will not perform as well as the Modern Warfare reboot did during the same period last year.

In December 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Modern Warfare generated $1 billion in revenue worldwide, players spent more than 500 million hours in multiplayer, and nearly 300 million matches have been played. Modern Warfare was also December’s best-selling game in the US and 2019’s best-selling game in the US. Black Ops 4 took the ninth spot as the decade’s best-selling game in the US.

Modern Warfare’s first season has been extended, now concluding on February 11. Developer Infinity Ward said the extension, which is allegedly a one-time thing, was done for new activities and rewards. Before Modern Warfare Season 2 kicks off next week, a double XP event is now live across all platforms.

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Activision Blizzard confirmed that we will absolutely see a brand-new Call of Duty game sometime this year, though which studio will develop it has yet to be announced. Interestingly, the company said that this year’s Call of Duty won’t sell as well as last year’s Modern Warfare did during its launch window. No details on platforms were shared, leaving us to wonder if it will be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X.

In this week’s earnings call, Activision Blizzard spoke a bit about Modern Warfare’s success, celebrating the game’s “double-digit percentage” increase over 2018’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. While Activision Blizzard didn’t provide specific numbers about Modern Warfare’s success, the company said this year’s “premium Call of Duty” title, which is expected to arrive sometime between October 1-December 31, will not perform as well as the Modern Warfare reboot did during the same period last year.

In December 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Modern Warfare generated $1 billion in revenue worldwide, players spent more than 500 million hours in multiplayer, and nearly 300 million matches have been played. Modern Warfare was also December’s best-selling game in the US and 2019’s best-selling game in the US. Black Ops 4 took the ninth spot as the decade’s best-selling game in the US.

Modern Warfare’s first season has been extended, now concluding on February 11. Developer Infinity Ward said the extension, which is allegedly a one-time thing, was done for new activities and rewards. Before Modern Warfare Season 2 kicks off next week, a double XP event is now live across all platforms.

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In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare steht die Season 2 bevor: Die neue Staffel startet voraussichtlich am 11. Februar. Einen ersten Teaser hat Infinity Ward bereits veröffentlicht – und somit die Rückkehr des beliebten Charakters Ghost bestätigt. Den…

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