Officially confirmed in March via a recruitment ad, Call of Duty: Warzone on mobile was touted as a “large-scale, multiplayer experience is being built natively for mobile with cutting-edge technology.” Developers include Digital Legends, Beenox, Demonware, Solid State Studios, Activision Shanghai, and Activision Central Tech. In May, it was revealed to be in closed alpha under the name Project Aurora, with various gameplay clips leaking from the same in June.

No official release window has been announced, so stay tuned next week for more information. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is also in development and scheduled to release this year (with leaks pointing to November 16th). Running on the unified Call of Duty engine alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, it will offer a new play space and RICOCHET Anti-Cheat. Stay tuned for more details on the same at the Next showcase.

As compiled over on Reddit, the leak mentions multiple weapons that will be included in Modern Warfare 2 when it launches later this year, including multiple different kinds of assault rifles, submachine guns, pistols, sniper rifles, and more, while it also seems like swimming will be a new mechanic in multiplayer, which aligns with previous leaks. Also mentioned are perks, killstreaks, field upgrades, and more.

Crucially, several maps in the game have also been leaked. Interestingly, one of these maps is set on a grand prix course and will also have day/night modes include a museum, an oil field, and several maps for the Ground War mode.

The rumoured PvPvE mode DMZ is also part of the leak, and seems to confirm that it will indeed be set on the same map as the one being used in the upcoming Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. That, too has been mentioned in multiple leaks in the past. Meanwhile, speaking of Warzone 2.0, the previously-leaked interrogations mechanic also seems to have been confirmed in this leak.

Where the 2024 Call of Duty game is concerned – which may or may not be the next instalment in Treyarch’s Black Ops line of games – in additions to names of weapons in the game, concept art for two of the maps has also leaked, named Stealth and Pillage.

Of course, as is the case with any unverified leak, it’s best to take this with a grain of salt, but seeing as it’s come from Activision itself in this case, there’s a certain credibility here.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, meanwhile, will be out on October 28 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Clips of gameplay from the mobile title have been popping up on Twitter courtesy of various accounts. The gameplay footage shown is supposedly from a recent alpha, which would explain the rough state the game currently seems to be in- it’s apparently still in the relatively early stages of development. Either way, the clips show some combat, weapons, a couple of the environments, the map, and more. Check them out below (or get them at Reddit in case those tweets get taken down, which is likely to happen soon).

Interestingly, the game seems to be very similar to the current Call of Duty: Warzone experience. A full-fledged sequel to Warzone is currently in development for PC and consoles, and according to leaks, will sport various new features and mechanics, including Strongholds, interrogations, similarities to Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode, a completely new map (with a second one allegedly in development), and more. It doesn’t seem like the mobile battle royale title will align with that stuff.

In related news, it also looks like a standalone Call of Duty: Zombies game is in the works at Treyarch. Read more on that through here.

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In its Q&A, it noted that the closed alpha has a “limited number” of participants, though it could open up and add more throughout this phase (and even beyond). No release date is being shared at this time and all content in the alpha is “subject to change.” “Right now, we’re simply assessing the game’s large-scale Battle Royale gameplay mechanics on mobile devices.”

The team also confirmed that the content in the closed alpha isn’t everything that will be in the final game. “It’s just a slice of what we have in store. We will let you know about all the exciting things coming your way with Project Aurora in due time.” Progression during the alpha is also subject to reset at any time.

Activision had previously confirmed that Call of Duty: Warzone would be coming to mobile devices so this is likely the same game. Developers involved in the project include Beenox, Activision Shanghai, Activision Central Tech, Demonware, Solid State Studios, and Digital Legends (which was acquired last year). Stay tuned for official updates in the meantime.