Activision and Infinity Ward have an early Christmas present forCall of Duty: Modern Warfareplayers. Announced today, two new playlists are coming toModern Warfareon Christmas Eve. The first is a special holiday Snowfight variant of Gunfight and the second is Drop Zone, the King of the Hill-esque mode mixed with abundant care packages.
Drop Zoneis a two-team mode in which players fight for control of a moving location within the map. Like King of the Hill, a team accrues points by controlling moving points on the map, earning care packages along the way.
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According to the announcement by Activision, earning care packages by holding a point is the only way to earnKillstreaks. It’s unclear if there are exceptions to this rule, like in previousCall of Dutygames. For example, players could still unlock De-Atomizer Strikes inInfinite Warfareand MOABs and KEM Strikes inCall of Duty: Ghostsunder certain circumstances.
Drop Zone hasn’t been included in aCall of Dutygame sinceCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Prior to that, however, it was a surprisingly routine inclusion, with its first appearance being inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Drop Zone was originally released as part of a Community Playlist intended to offer experimental modes for players to try out. After two months it was removed, but fans of Drop Zone wanted it back so badly that it was readded to the game two days later.
Both the Snowfight variant of Gunfight and Drop Zone will go live inCall of Duty: Modern Warfarestarting December 24 at 10:00 am PT and will be available through December 31 at 10:00 am PT. Activision is also grantingModern Warfareplayers a boon and will kick off a Double XP and Double Tier Earn Rate starting on December 4. This Double XP weekend will end on December 27 at 10:00 am PT. After the weekend ends, Activision will offer a tier sale so players can further leap forward in theBattle Pass.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfareis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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