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In its Q2 2022 financial report, publisher Activision Blizzard confirmed plans to unveil an all-new Infinity Ward teased a Warzone sequel this past February during a press event, telling attendees the adventure will be powered by a new game engine the studio began working on several years ago. Other details about the free-to-play project remain under lock and key.
Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Warzone announcement from a couple of months ago also accompanied word that this year's entry will launch in the form of a Modern Warfare (2019) sequel. The California-based studio serves as lead developer on this endeavor, having helmed the hit 2019 installment, which topped a staggering 30 million units sold across all platforms. While concrete information concerning the Modern Warfare follow-up has yet to make the rounds, Activision Blizzard revealed in its latest financial report that players should anticipate the most advanced Call of Duty entry in series history. The financial results in question let loose a few other interesting tidbits, as well.
Upon announcing its first quarter 2022 financial results, Activision Blizzard teased internal plans for the next Call of Duty: Warzone experience. Infinity Ward is building the new free-to-play adventure from the "ground-up" alongside the Modern Warfare sequel, Activision noted in the report. The publisher further hinted at the "groundbreaking innovations" players will learn more about when the Warzone follow-up receives a formal reveal later in 2022. At the time of writing, little else is known about the online shooter in question.
Notably, Activision Blizzard and Infinity Ward have yet to address any of the rumors surrounding Call of Duty: Warzone's sequel. One, in particular, alleges the free-to-play battle royale's new version will only launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S platforms. Activision's emphasis on the next Warzone experience being built from the ground-up alongside Modern Warfare 2 could the PC and current-gen exclusivity claim. That much will likely remain under wraps until the publisher is ready to talk shop at the end of this year.
So far, Warzone is enjoying quite the year, given its most recent and forthcoming content updates. The Season 3 update will go live on Wednesday, April 27, but players especially have their sights set on the content scheduled to go live exactly two weeks later on May 11. On this date, developer Raven Software plans to unleash Operation: Monarch, a Call of Duty: Warzone crossover starring King Kong and Godzilla. The teaser trailer that surfaced a few days ago suggests the iconic monsters will truly wreak havoc on the battlefield.
Source: Activision
