Activision brings its hit Battle Royale shooter call of duty: war zone to mobile phones, the company announced Thursday. “We are creating an entirely new AAA mobile experience that will bring the exciting, seamless, large-scale action of call of duty: war zone to gamers on the go,” Activision said. in a post on your website.
According to the publication, this mobile war zone it will be a “full-scale battle royale experience” built “natively for mobile devices with state-of-the-art technology designed to entertain gamers around the world for years to come.” However, it appears that the game is still in an early stage of development, as the post advertises various job openings and does not include screenshots, videos, or even an estimated release timeframe. Activision has also not specified if the game will be like apex legends mobilethat only allows you to play against other mobile playersor the mobile version of Fortnitewhich can play cross platform. Activision declined to comment further.
Mobile ports of successful shooters can be incredibly lucrative, as Activision itself knows. Call of Duty: Mobile — that game, developed in partnership with Tencent-owned TiMi Studios, has surpassed a staggering $1.5 billion in global lifetime spend since its launch in 2019, according to the Sensor Tower. with a mobile war zoneperhaps Activision is betting that it can make lightning strike twice.
It looks like there is potential for another winner; the company will take advantage of the already popular war zone franchise, and other mobile shooters like PUBG-Mobile and garena free fire It’s found between most popular mobile games. Although with mobile ports of games like Riot Games’ valorant and EA Battlefield on the way, too, a cell phone war zone You will enter an increasingly competitive field.
This new mobile war zone comes as Activision is making some changes to the Obligations franchise. The editor is working on a “new war zone experience” which will launch this year and is reportedly delaying the mainline 2023 Obligations qualification. Activision is also in the spotlight due to litigation and its imminent acquisition by Microsoft.