On September 15, Activision and Infinity Ward hosted the Call of Duty Next Showcase, a big offline presentation of the shooters Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2.0 and Mobile Warzone. The Streams Charts taem calculated the number of viewers who watched the broadcast.
What Was Announced at Call of Duty Next:
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Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 will have a new map called Al Mazrah, new vehicles and their operating conditions (they can run out of gas, wheels can get punctured, etc.), a new Gulag (now you have to fight there 2x2), and the splitting and merging of storm circles. Moreover, there will be 120 players in matches, and no bots.
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Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 will be released on November 16 and will be free, just like the first Warzone. The game will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S as well as consoles of past generation.
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Modern Warfare II will return with a Spec-Ops mode with two-player co-op, as well as raids for trios, similar to those in Destiny. Users will also get a separate third-person mode, more extensive use of bots, improved physics and movement options (swimming, tactical sprinting, grabbing ledges with your hands, etc.).
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The Modern Warfare II closed beta test will begin September 16 (for those who have pre-ordered the game). The open testing will kick off on September 18 for all PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners, and on September 24 the game will be available on all other platforms. MW II release is scheduled for October 28.
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There was an official presentation of Call of Duty: Mobile Warzone. The 120-player mobile Battle Royale will be released on iOS and Android in 2023. The developers also said that Modern Warfare II, Warzone II and Mobile Warzone will have shared seasons and shared progress.
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You can find more information on the franchise's official website.
Presentation's Audience Reach
The Call of Duty Next Showcase broadcast lasted just over five hours. In that time, it accumulated more than 4.3 million Hours Watched, drew 863.7K Average and 1.2 million Peak Viewers. Most fans of the franchise watched the presentation on the official Call of Duty channel on YouTube, it amassed 833K Hours Watched and attracted 372K Peak Viewers.
Zone for streaming near the site of the event
Along with the official broadcast, the event organizers also invited dozens of streamers and professional players, who were allowed to hold a community casting directly from the venue. They had separate areas for streaming, with lights, microphones, cameras, and additional monitors. Among the invited guests were DrLupo, Ninja, Myth, CouRageJD and others. The most popular community-casters by audience activity were NICKMERCS and TimTheTatman.
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Activision will hold Call of Duty Mobile World Championship 2022 from December 9 to 11. The tournament prize pool amounts to $1.7 million and 16 of the best teams in the world will be competing for it. Almost all of the participants are already known — right now Garena qualifiers for Southeast Asia and CDM in China are coming to an end.
