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Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are coming

By Joseph Yaden February 11, 2022

Following a slew of rumors and leaks, Activision has confirmed the existence of Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and details about 2022’s new COD game, Modern Warfare 2. This news comes by way of a press call with Infinity Ward Co-Studio Head Pat Kelly, who was joined by content creators.

According to Charlie Intel, Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2 will be built on a new engine and both games will be tied to one another — just like Modern Warfare 2019 and the original Warzone game. This new engine will supposedly be the only one used for all COD games going forward, instead of flipping between them across multiple studios. In addition, these two titles will be developed by Infinity Ward, replacing Raven Software as the lead Warzone team.

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While a release date for Modern Warfare 2 wasn’t revealed specifically, it’s on track to launch in fall 2022. Warzone 2, on the other hand, doesn’t have a release window, but it will supposedly launch for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2023, leaving behind the previous generation of consoles.

BREAKING: NEW official Call of Duty 2022 details:

— Sequel to Modern Warfare 2019
— NEW ENGINE for MW2 and Warzone 2
— Game + New Warzone built together from ‘ground up’
— Warzone will be ‘Massive evolution of BR’
— ‘New Sandbox mode’

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— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) February 11, 2022

Warzone 2 will apparently be a “massive evolution of Battle Royale,” featuring an “incredibly ambitious sandbox mode,” according to Activision. It’s unclear what that means exactly, but we’ll find out more as Warzone 2 gets closer to release.

Warzone has been in terrible shape for a while, and it seems Activision is opting to start fresh, rather than attempt to fix everything wrong with the current iteration. One issue the community has had since launch is the lack of a field of view (FOV) slider for consoles, a feature that has been present on PC since day one.

On the subject, Activision told content creators, “Adding FOV on console in Warzone creates major performance impacts for old-gen console players. Our goal is for Warzone to be a performant experience on all platforms, so we do not plan to implement an FOV Slider on console at this time.”

However, Warzone 2 could very well include this feature on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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Remnant 2 PC: change these graphics settings immediately

A knight with a gun in a burning square.

Remnant 2 is officially out after a three-day early access period, and PC players are already forming strong opinions. The game is remarkably demanding, despite the fact that it doesn't include any ray tracing settings. On top of that, the developers insist that the game was designed with upscaling tools like Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) in mind, causing some backlash from PC players.

I've played just shy of 16 hours during the early access period, including a full campaign run. Although Remnant 2 is demanding even on flagship hardware, you can push down most of the graphics settings without impacting the look of the game. Here are the best settings to get Remnant 2 into a playable state on PC.
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Gaming

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has seemingly leaked thanks to Monster

Five main characters from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

It looks like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III will be the title of this year's Call of Duty game. Following several leaks, including an undeniable one connected to Monster Energy, a joking tweet from the official Call of Duty Twitter account appears to confirm that this is true.
Leaks suggesting that 2023's Call of Duty game is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III have existed for months, but ramped up recently. On July 17, the Call of Duty Twitter account put up tweets asking if Operators, weapons, and bundles from Modern Warfare II should carry over to this year's game and teasing that a big reveal would happen alongside the unveiling of Season 5. Later that day, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier stated that this is a Sledgehammer Games-led project that started as an expansion and morphed into a full game.
Then, Monday morning, images of Monster Energy promotional materials connected to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III emerged on Twitter, giving us confirmation of the name and our first look at the game's logo.

A leak like this is pretty difficult to deny, so Activision decided to play along with it. "Whew. Mondays," the official Call of Duty account tweeted. "Anyone have an energy drink they can spare?"
While not a traditional, explicit announcement, this tweet confirms the validity of the Monster Energy leak and affirms that this year's Call of Duty will be a direct follow-up to 2022's Modern Warfare II. Now, we'll just have to wait and see when Activision decides to officially reveal more about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III itself.
Because it's not officially announced yet, we don't know what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III's release date or launch platforms are. Still, it's likely that it will launch across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox sometime this October or November after Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition closes.

Gaming

Remnant 2 is a master class in great shooter boss fight design

Remnant II's Mother Mind boss fight

The more that shooters embrace RPG elements, the worse their boss fights tend to get. Instead of featuring unforgettable encounters that test players' skills and recontextualize game elements in exciting ways, many bosses in games like Outriders feel like bullet sponges that any player can beat as long as they have a good enough weapon. I haven’t experienced a truly fantastic, memorable boss fight in a shooter for some time, so Remnant II shocked me when it provided three in just a couple of hours of play.

Gunfire Games’ Soulslike shooter sequel to 2019 sleeper hit Remnant: From the Ashes builds upon the formula that its predecessor established, so fans of the first game will find a lot to enjoy here. At first, I had trouble getting into what felt like a mediocre third-person shooter with some stark, colorful levels. But after a couple of astonishing boss fights, I’m starting to come around on Remnant II.
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For those that haven’t played Remnant II, players essentially fight through a string of dungeons set across multiversal realms. Big bad bosses that play around with the third-person shooter’s mechanics are often lurking at the end of each area. At the start of my Remnant II campaign, I ventured through a realm called Yaesha and met my first memorable boss in a place called The Twisted Chantry.