GAMERS will get their first proper look at the next entry to the Call of Duty franchise on Wednesday.
Developer Activision has said that the “world reveal” of Call of Duty Modern Warfare II is set for June 8 at 6 p.m. UK time (1 p.m. EST).
What is the MWII world reveal?
On June 2, Activision released a teaser trailer for the shooter that featured fan-favourite characters from the franchise.
They included the moustachioed SAS veteran Captain Price and his long-time companion Lieutenant Simon “Ghost” Riley.
At the end of the 60-second clip, Activision provided a date for the game’s “world reveal” – June 8.
The developer is expected to release an extended gameplay video featuring footage from one of the game’s campaign missions.
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That same mission will get a play at Summer Game Fest, a global showcase of video games that kicks off on June 9.
A tweet from the official Summer Game Fest Twitter account announced that the clip would feature on its live stream.
It described the footage – presumably the same as will be revealed by Activision a day earlier – as the “world premier gameplay level”.
How to watch it
Activision hasn’t specified where the new gameplay video will be made available.
Your best chance of catching it is on the official Call of Duty YouTube channel or website.
Of course, you can also catch a live stream of the video on June 9 via Summer Game Fest website.
However, that’ll be a full 24 hours after the video is shared by Activision.
What is MWII and when is it out?
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II is out in October – just in time for Christmas.
The blockbuster shooter was first teased back in February while its release date was only confirmed a couple of weeks ago.
It’s being published by Activision and is a direct sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot.
We don’t know much about the game yet beyond a live-action teaser trailer and some detail-light description on Activision’s website.
The live-action trailer shows Task Force 141, the main team from that game, preparing to go behind enemy lines.
The camera pans between characters inside some sort of vehicle as explosions and bullets fly around them.
“The ultimate weapon is team,” Activision said in its description.
What we know so far
Modern Warfare II will be the 19th title in the main Call of Duty series, and follows some fan-favourite characters.
Returning to the series are Captain John Price, Sergeant Kyle ‘Gaz’, Lieutenant Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley and the iconic Sergeant John MacTavish – better known as Soap.
CIA Station Chief Kate Laswell will also be returning, and we will likely introduce a new Warzone 2 mode, too.
It’s unclear exactly what the storyline will be, but it’s expected to follow on from the events of 2019’s Modern Warfare.
In that game, we saw the CIA team up with the SAS to take on Russian forces and a terrorist group called Al-Qatala.
In a blog post about Modern Warfare II, Activision said: “A global squad of iconic veterans and new legends of yet untold clandestine missions, these Operators are set to deliver a new era of Call of Duty when Modern Warfare® II releases on October 28, 2022.”
The shooter is not to be confused with Modern Warfare 2, a game released by Infinity Ward back in 2009.
That featured many of the same characters as the title coming out this year.
To make things simpler (ahem), the new game gets the roman numeral “II” to distinguish it from its earlier counterpart.
Call of Duty is one of the world’s biggest gaming franchises, pulling in an estimated 100million players each month across its games.
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The series hit new heights in 2020 with the release of Warzone, a Fortnite-style last-man-standing game mode that’s free to download.
Estimates place the earnings of the Call of Duty franchise at $10billion.
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