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.

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.