Activision finally revealed Call of Duty: Vanguard, confirming its World War 2 setting, release date, and pre-order bonuses through an action-packed cinematic trailer. Call of Duty: Vanguard's release date isn't until November 5, and so fans of the franchise can expect plenty of news on the game between now and then. And thanks to Geoff Keighley, we know exactly when the next batch of Call of Duty: Vanguard news will drop.
Keighley has confirmed that Call of Duty: Vanguard will be featured at the Gamescom Opening Night Live event, kicking off on Wednesday, August 25 at 11am PT. The Call of Duty: Vanguard Gamescom premiere will include a full playthrough of one of the game's levels, marking the first time that anyone's been shown a full level of the Vanguard single-player campaign. Keighley will be joined by Laura Bailey and Sledgehammer Games for the segment.
Call of Duty: Vanguard's campaign will focus on four different playable characters and be feature a "What If?" scenario that takes place near the end of World War 2. The game will be about stopping Adolf Hitler's successor, which should allow the developers to have a bit more creative and narrative freedom than one would usually expect from a game based on a historical event or conflict.
Of course, the story campaign is just one piece of the Call of Duty: Vanguard puzzle. Call of Duty: Vanguard, like most Call of Duty games, will have a number of major game modes and features for fans to check out. While there could still be some surprises in store, what's been confirmed so far includes the iconic Call of Duty multiplayer experience and a Zombies mode developed by Treyarch.
Call of Duty: Vanguard's multiplayer sounds like it should please fans of the franchise, as the game is built using the Modern Warfare engine and will launch with a whopping 20 maps at launch. 16 of those maps will be traditional multiplayer arenas, whereas four will be smaller-scale, built for the returning 2v2 Gunfight game mode. More details on the multiplayer maps and more should also come to light in the months ahead, though fans shouldn't expect to see anything substantial at Gamescom, as it sounds like that's being reserved for the campaign.
Call of Duty: Vanguard will have an open beta prior to launch, so fans will be able to try before its release date rolls around in November.
Call of Duty: Vanguard launches November 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.