The game's first season of content – arriving on December 5 – will also feature a new map for Warzone 2, based on the Las Almas environment from the Modern Warfare II campaign. The zombie mode will resemble an upgraded version of Call of Duty's existing Outbreak play style but may arrive as a standalone free-to-play title. More recent rumblings suggest the new game is a direct sequel to Modern Warfare II, featuring a campaign, multiplayer, a zombie mode, and a new battle royale map. Sledgehammer's project has reportedly grown into a full conventional release. Downloadable content is unusual because the series shifted to offering Battle Passes starting with 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Last year, the company announced Sledgehammer Games would instead release a sizable paid DLC package for Modern Warfare II, which launched last October. The title would mark a shift from the publisher's previously announced plans and an unusual direct sequel following its predecessor by only a year.Īctivision had planned for 2023 to be somewhat of an off-year for the franchise, the first year since 2004 without a new Call of Duty game. Sources told Insider Gaming that Activision will release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III this November. The reports also include details on gameplay modes and pre-release trial events. However, recent reports indicate plans have changed, and Activision will launch a direct sequel to last year's Modern Warfare II this fall. Rumor mill: This year was originally going to be the first in almost two decades without a full-fledged Call of Duty release.