The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot in 2019 is seen by many to be a return to form for the franchise, utilizing a new engine for the first time in years and making some significant steps forward. The Call of Duty games released since then have earned middling reviews, with Call of Duty: Vanguard having some of the lowest review scores in the history of the popular first-person shooter franchise. This has translated to some of the lowest sales that Call of Duty has seen in years, which is apparently having an impact on the next game in the series, the rumored Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, not to be confused with the 2009 game by the same name, is believed to be in active development at Infinity Ward for release in 2022. Reputable leaker Tom Henderson has spoken about the game on multiple occasions, with his latest claims being about how Activision plans to reveal this year's Call of Duty game and when exactly it will be released to the masses.

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Henderson believes that the 2022 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be revealed at some point this summer. This would be in line with how Activision has revealed Call of Duty games these past couple of years, as it opted to wait until later in the summer to showcase Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Vanguard. Before it would usually announce the next Call of Duty game well in advance of E3 every year.

As for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's release date, Henderson has heard "rumblings" that the game could be launching in October as opposed to November due to Vanguard's poor sales. It seems that Henderson's sources believe that Activision may be looking at pushing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 out a month earlier than expected because of the lack of interest in Vanguard when compared to other CoD titles, though fans should take this information with a grain of salt.

While Henderson has proven to be reliable in the past, it's always best to treat information from leakers with skepticism, especially since they rarely provide concrete evidence to back up their claims. After all, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's release date could very well be planned for October for reasons that have nothing to do with Vanguard. While the Call of Duty series has largely stuck to November launches, it wouldn't be the first time that it released in October instead.

Henderson also mentions that there will be a big Call of Duty: Warzone update released sometime after Modern Warfare 2 launches, but there are no additional details on what that may entail.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is rumored to be in development.

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