Modern Warfare 2 art sparks Call of Duty platform speculation
Could Call of Duty return to Steam?
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Artwork forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has briefly appeared onSteam, fuelling speculation that Activision’s massive FPS series could be returning to Valve’s storefront with its next release.
TheModern Warfare 2art was spotted by Reddit useru/Kalinineon a banner image advertising the Call of Duty franchise. It featured series regular Ghost and appeared to be the same image thatActivision usedto tease the upcoming shooter’srelease date.
The banner has since been edited to remove the errant image, although not before u/Kalinine had captured and uploaded it to Reddit. If you now head to a Steam page featuring the banner, such as theBlack Ops 3 DLC page, you’ll see a blank version at the bottom.
Its brief appearance has fueled speculation that Call of Duty will be returning to Steam with the release of Modern Warfare 2. The series stopped appearing on the platform after the launch of 2017’sCall of Duty: WWII, with every title fromBlack Ops 4onwards releasing on Activision’s Battle.net PC client.
Back home
The artwork has certainly raised a few eyebrows, but it by no means guarantees that Modern Warfare 2 will be hitting Valve’s storefront when it releases later this year. While its appearance could be taken as an early sign that Activision is reversing Call of Duty’s Battle.net exclusivity, it’s just as likely the image appeared in error. A graphic designer at Activision HQ might have simply pulled from the wrong asset pile.
Call of Duty’s return to Steam would be no minor event. The franchise continues to draw in huge numbers of players, with the latest installment,Call of Duty: Vanguard, ranking among thetop-ten most-played gamesof this year. If the main series makes its way back to Valve’s storefront, battle royale spin-offWarzonemight follow suit, too.
It won’t be long before we know for sure. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is expected to hit shelves on October 28. We’ve seen very little of the game so far, outside of a live-actionreveal trailer, the game’s logo, and the Ghost teaser image. In anothertweet, developer Infinity Ward also revealed Task Force 141 will take a starring role in the game, reintroducing us to the likes of John Price, Kyle ‘Gaz’ Garrick, ‘Soap’ MacTavish, and Colonel Alejandro Vargas.
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