After teasing new content like fan-favorite Modern Warfare 2 map Highrise, Call of Duty: Mobile will officially premiere Season 8: The Forge today at 5:00 p.m. PT. According to the roadmap released by the mobile game's Twitter account, the additions available at launch will include Highrise, a new multiplayer mode called Juggernaut, the "Shrapnel" perk, and two weapons: The HRBa3 and DR-H.
Juggernaut mode will pit five players against one according to the description of the YouTube video for this new season's official trailer, which is set to premiere in a few hours as of this writing. The battle pass being released alongside this season of content will include the DR-H, as well as two unique skins for the playable operators Tank Dempsey and Kreuger, while Call of Duty: Mobile's HBRa3 rifle will be available through a seasonal challenge available at launch.
The roadmap put out on Twitter also points out new content coming throughout the season. In mid-July, the game will feature an event called Solstice Awakened and release the KRM-262 shotgun through a seasonal challenge, while in late-July there will be a new operator skill adding Katanas while the "Quick Fix" perk will be available through another seasonal challenge. These fairly robust content plans for what otherwise seems to be a mobile spin-off of the first-person shooter franchise makes sense considering Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded over 250 million times as of June.
One strange omission from this new season is content that was leaked by the game's Southeast Asian publisher Garena earlier this month. That leak pointed to major villain Vladimir Makarov being added for "Apocalypse Day," which seemed to be the theme of the upcoming Season 8. However, that leaked image was dated July 11, so there's still a possibility it will occur as a smaller event.
While Call of Duty: Mobile prepares to launch its next season, the mainline titles Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale Warzone are also seeing new content and improvements. Earlier today, Activision pushed out an update that fixed bugs with the new Rytec AMR.
The games' developers have also been making changes to reflect real-world events. Following Black Lives Matter protests around the world, Infinity Ward announced its intention to combat hateful and racist usernames, and it also recently removed the OK gesture due to its ties with white supremacists.
Call of Duty: Mobile is available on Android and iOS devices.
Source: YouTube