The success of Activision’s first-person shooterCall of Dutyfranchise has extended to all its current offerings, includingModern Warfare, the battle royaleWarzone, andCall of Duty: Mobile. The mobile game has beendownloaded more than 250 million times, well beyond other mobile spin-offs, and continues to receive content as a result. It is currently preparing to launch Season 8, and a leak from Southeast Asian publisher Garena suggests Vladimir Makarov will be added after it begins.
Makarov is a recurring villain in the series who appeared in the originalCall of Duty: Modern Warfaretrilogy, a well-known terrorist who helped to instigate the world war that characterizes the games' stories.Call of Duty: Mobiledevelopers have already teased the addition offan-favoriteModern Warfare 2map Highrisein Season 8, so it would make sense for a major character from that era to be added into the game as well.
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The leaked image from Garena, which depicts Makarov in shadow surrounded by a destroyed cityscape under the title “Apocalypse Day,” cannot be found on official channels such as Instagram, but has been preserved by sites like Dexerto. Previously,skins for Season 7’s Radioactive Agent themewere leaked by Garena as well, but it appears fans will not have to wait long for official confirmation on any upcoming content as the date on the leaked image is July 11.
Activision’s mobile spin-off is like a best-of collection for elements across the series history, including characters, weapons, maps, and game modes. In Season 7,Call of Duty: Mobileadded the GulagfromWarzoneand Gunfight mode fromModern Warfare.
Both those games also continue to see updates on a seasonal basis. Recently, Activision and Infinity Ward pushed out theMid-Season 4 Updatethat “reloaded"Modern WarfareandWarzonewith new content including a 200-player battle royale mode, access to the .50 caliber Rytec AMR sniper rifle, and a new multiplayer map inModern Warfarecalled Chesire Peak.
Despite the occasional crossover with special items like a watch thatModern Warfareplayers can unlock by playingCall of Duty: Mobile, the two properties are separate in their offerings. Whatever is added into the mobile game during Season 8 will be all its own, and fans of the oldModern Warfaregames will hopefully be excited to see the return of Makarov.
Call of Duty: Mobileis available on Android and iOS devices.
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