Call of Duty: Warzone is a free battle Royale that fights Fortnite

Call of Duty: Warzone is a free battle Royale that fights Fortnite

"Call of Duty: Warzone" has long been anticipated by the gaming community, and now a battle royale game dedicated to the CoD franchise has been revealed.

The source is CoD YouTuber Chaos (via Ars Technica), who uploaded an 11-minute (now deleted) video. While there has been no official announcement from the publisher, Activision, the evidence that this game exists in a near-complete state seems pretty overwhelming at this point.

The game will be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with cross-play allowing players to play against friends and foes on any platform. While there are staples of the genre, such as skydiving into the battlefield and scavenging for weapons in the increasingly narrow play area, "Warzone" also focuses on using vehicles and purchasing upgrades with cash.

If a player dies during the game, he or she has one chance to respawn, thanks to the "camps" feature that becomes active at certain points during the match. Also, the maximum number of players per match is 150, which is more than the 100-player limit common in many battle royale games.

We have seen the Call of Duty series attempt a battle royale mode in Black Ops 4, but Warzone is the first CoD game built from the ground up for this type of gameplay.

Like "Fortnite," "Warzone" is free to play in the base game, but offers plenty of paid customization options and will likely offer Battle Pass-style subscriptions. We will probably have more information on this game as soon as Activision officially announces it.

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