Activision’s latest entry in its annual FPS franchise, Call of Duty: Vanguard, is now available worldwide on all major platforms. The title, billed as “The Best Game of WWII”, features an engrossing single player campaign, 20 multiplayer maps and an all new Zombies mode that ties into the canon of the current story.
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Vanguard also offers deep integration with its free-to-play counterpart, Call of Duty: Warzone. December 2 will see the launch of the new era “Warzone Pacific”, which is essentially the experience of the first season in Vanguard, bringing all new game modes, weapons and operators.
On the same day, Warzone players will have free access to a brand new map – Caldera, as well as new gameplay experiences.
“The launch of Vanguard is just the beginning. This new release will bring unprecedented breadth and depth of incredible content experiences to Call of Duty gamers, ”said Johanna Faries, General Manager of Call of Duty, Activision in a press release.
Developed by Sledgehammer Games, Call of Duty: Vanguard will immerse players in the heart of WWII, where they will learn about the origins of Special Forces and fight for victory on four major fronts – the Eastern and Western fronts of Europe, the Pacific, and North Africa.
On launch day, the game features 20 multiplayer maps, 12 operators with distinct abilities, and over three dozen weapons to choose from. Vanguard also supports cross-play on current and next-gen systems and brings new levels of social functionality, making it easier for you to queue up with your friends.
It will also showcase the all-new RICOCHET Anti-Cheat System, which is a “multi-faceted approach to tackling cheating, with new server-side tools that monitor scans to identify cheating, improved investigation processes to eliminate cheating. cheats, updates to boost account security, and more.As for how it goes in the game, only time will tell.
Storage size has been a major concern with recent Call of Duty games, where it would take up over 150GB with every install or update. But this year, Activision claimed to have significantly reduced the file size, up to 50%, as reported by VGC. You can read more about it here.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is now available worldwide on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, and Windows PC through Battle.net.
