Game developers and publishers typically choose to keep their in-progress projects under wraps until they're really ready to show them off, but sometimes it doesn't always work out that way. It would appear that a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remaster has been revealed, but not by Activision itself.

The Pan European Game Information board has officially provided a rating for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered: PEGI 18. The next Call of Duty has not been officially revealed yet by Activision, so this rating may have just spoiled the surprise. At this time, the game has only been rated for the PlayStation 4, so it remains to be seen if the Xbox One or PCs will also receive an updated edition.

Long-time Call of Duty fans are likely not surprised by the news that Activision is planning a Modern Warfare 2 remastered release. Activision brought back the original Modern Warfare to the most recent set of gaming consoles, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered releasing back in 2016 in a bundle with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The remaster proved to be so successful - while Infinite Warfare faltered in critics' and users' ratings - that the developer ended up releasing the game separately the next year.

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In any case, the timing for another Modern Warfare remaster is looking just right. If Activision chooses to include it with the next new release in the Call of Duty series, it should launch later this year. The developers behind the next Call of Duty have teased on Twitter that the next entry to the franchise will be a 'Modern' shooter, hinting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is likely the next game to come to the series. However, gamers should take both release hints with a grain of salt, as the Modern Warfare 2 Remaster hasn't yet been officially announced by Activision, and there's still no official word on what the next new release will be, either.

At the very least, the PEGI review seems to shoot down a prior rumor that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 would be a remake of Modern Warfare 2. While it seemed plausible at the time, a separate rating review by the PEGI board likely indicates that the two games are separate entities, though there could always be a direct connection between the single-player campaigns of the two games.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remastered does not yet have a release date.

Source: PEGI