20GB Modern Warfare update unlocks Call of Duty Warzone
Latest patch makes new Call of Duty battle royale game available
Infinity Ward has released a new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare update which unlocks the new free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone.
It weighs in at 18-22GB. Once downloaded, Modern Warfare owners will unlock the previously classified Warzone menu item and be able to enter the lobby and play the game.
Warzone will be downloadable for everyone else from 12pm PDT / 7pm UK. It’s an 80-101GB download for new, free-to-play users.
Call of Duty Warzone features two modes, Battle Royale and Plunder. The following descriptions come from publisher Activision:
Battle Royale
Win Condition: Be the last squad standing.
Team Composition: Squads of three at launch
Redeployment Mechanics: Self-revive kits which arepurchase-able with in-match currency from Buy Stations or can looted in-match; Squad Buybacks which allow you to purchase a teammate’s redeployment from Buy Stations, or The Gulag (A 1v1 deathmatch that only occurs after the first elimination; the winner is granted redeployment back into the match).
Key Game Mechanics: Looting. Get inventory items on the ground, in Supply Boxes, from Air Drops, by completing in-match Contracts, from Buy Stations, and from killing enemy players.
Additional Insights: Calling in a Loadout Drop gives you access to your personally crafted loadouts, plus perk benefits.
Plunder
Win Condition: Collect more Cash than opposing teams. The first team to collect $1 Million starts a two-minute timer; the leading team after the two-minute bonus round is the winner.
Team Composition: Squads of three at launch
Redeployment Mechanic: Respawns enabled. Respawn occurs after a set delay period which can be shortened with a Self-Revive Kit.
Key Game Mechanics: Deposit Cash to protect it. Upon your death, a percentage of any held Cash is dropped and potentially picked up by enemy teams.
Additional Insights: Get Cash from looting, robbing banks, completing Contracts, and killing enemy players.
The free-to-play game will share the same Battle Pass and item shop as Modern Warfare, Activision has confirmed.
More than two hours of Call of Duty: Warzone gameplay has been published to coincide with the publisher lifting its media embargo for the title.
The latest Modern Warfare patch also includes a playlist update adding Search and Rescue mode, plus numerous fixes detailed in full here.
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