Back in September, Activision teased The Haunting of Verdansk, a spooky new limited-time Halloween event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone; and now, ahead of its launch tomorrow, it’s confirmed a whole bunch of additional details, including the news that it features cameos from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Saw.
The Haunting of Verdansk runs for two weeks – starting tomorrow, 20th October and ending on 3rd November – and brings a host of seasonally suitable gameplay additions, including nighttime infiltrations in certain Warzone modes such as Trios.
“Although the full moon’s glow prevents total darkness,” explains Activision, “operators might want to still pack some Thermal optics”. It also warns that players can expect a few spooksome encounters, including a couple of familiar villains from the aforementioned movies, and a ghost train “filled with the souls of those who lost their lives fighting in the Gulag”.
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The nighttime map also comes into play in Zombie Royale, a Halloween twist on last-squad-standing that pits players “against and alongside powerful zombified creatures”. Here, instead of being sent to the gulag on death, players become shambling undead monstrosities imbued with increased speed, improved jumps, deadlier melee attacks, and thermal vision; luckily, the process can be reversed if they’re able to locate two syringes on the battlefield.