Activision has released details about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Halloween event that starts tomorrow. The Haunting of Verdansk event will feature several updates to Verdansk, with new Warzone modes, Trick or Treat rewards, and Halloween-themed bundles. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer will also feature several spooky changes and new game modes.
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Halloween event will run through November 3, with two new game modes coming to mark the occasion. Onslaughter mode will have players secure a juggernaut suit that is dropped on the map. After one team secures the juggernaut, they will then have to move to a goal area, which will be defended by the other team. The juggernaut will wield the signature mini-gun, but will also wear a jack-o-lantern instead of the usual giant helmet. All juggernauts during the Halloween event will have the jack-o-lantern head, but the Onslaughter mode is guaranteed to have one every round.
Snipers Only returns as the other game mode featured in the Halloween Event. Although the mode itself is not exactly Halloween-themed, there is potential to find spooky Halloween decorations in the multiplayer maps. Snipers Only mode will allow players to choose from five-pre built sniper loadouts, so it will be interesting to see the combination of attachments and equipment in each loadout.
Throughout the event, players will notice changes to various aspects of any multiplayer playlist. In multiplayer modes, players' heads will turn into jack-0-lanterns after earning three kills in one life. If players achieve ten kills in one life, the jack-o-lantern head lights on fire. The flaming jack-o-lantern will be easy to see, so players can either target the dominating player or run for their lives at the sight of the flaming pumpkin.
Other multiplayer game modes will also have spooky effects. In Domination mode, flags will now appear as scarecrows, and dog tags in Kill Confirmed will appear as skulls. There will also be other visual effects that pop up in multiplayer, so fans will have to try all the modes to find all the spooky changes in Modern Warfare.
With the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dr. Karlov, and Saw bundles, players can become terrifying horror characters from movies and Call of Duty lore. These characters add to the scary interactions that may occur during the Halloween event, whether it be jump scares from Trick or Treat rewards, or zombies chasing players through Verdansk. The Halloween event will change Verdansk and multiplayer maps into haunted battlefields filled with spooky characters and decorations.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.