Summary
Activision has confirmed thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3andWarzoneare receivingWarhammer 40K-themed skins sometime soon. The announcement comes after months of leaks and speculation around such an event forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
In January,Call of Dutydataminers revealedan assortment ofWarhammer 40K-themed content found within the game’s files, such as new medals and loading screens. Many took this to mean that a future crossover event would likely featureWarhammer 40KasCall of Duty’s next collaboration, and some dataminers suggested that the unique medals could signify a new mode that would be introduced alongside it. However, this remained nothing more than a possibility until recently.
Call of Duty’s Twitter account posted a tweet confirming that aWarhammer 40Kcrossover is coming soon and will feature the franchise’s Space Marines, Sisters of Battle, Astra Militarum, and more as skins. The tweet also includes a short video that shows what appears to be a dead Space Marine lying on the ground in front of the castle onWarzone’s Fortune’s Keep map.Call of Dutyhas not offered any additional details or a launch date for the event yet, but fans can expect more info to probably come out in the coming weeks. However, thanks to dataminers, users can already get a glimpse into what the event will offer.
New Additions Possibly Coming With Call of Duty’s Warhammer 40K Event
AnotherCall of Dutyleak revealedadditional details of theWarhammer 40Kcrossover by showing two Space Marine skins being previewed in-game. The skins are surprisingly bulky and have a similar silhouette toCall of Duty’s Juggernaut killstreaks, leading some to wonder whether the crossover’s supposed game mode will feature Juggernaut-centric gameplay. This possibility was backed up by the skins' names within the files, which are tagged with “juggernaut.” However, the nature of the unannounced game mode is only speculation at this point.
Supposedly, the crossover will also add toModern Warfare 3’s collection of blueprintsby adding the game’s first Riot Shield blueprint. Dataminers revealed the future Riot Shield’s in-game look, which is decorated with religious, steampunk iconography and red-tinted material for looking through. Apparently, the crossover will also add a new melee sword weapon, the previously mentioned limited-time game mode, and new finishing moves. However, it’s important to note that this information is not officially confirmed yet.
In other recent news,Call of Duty’sThe Walking Deadeventis currently live, which runs until March 6. This one is much less feature-packed thanCall of Duty’s recentThe Boysevent or the futureWarhammer 40Kevent, but it still allows users to unlock exclusiveWalking Dead-themed items by simply earning XP.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
