Call of Duty Online Is Testing A New Battle Royale Mode

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It seems that “Battle Royale” is the next big thing in gaming. It’s helped catapult PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to new heights in terms of sales, and also did wonders for Epic Games’ Fortnite when it was introduced last year. And even talk about a Battle Royale mode in Red Dead Redemption 2 is making the rounds, though nothing is confirmed just yet. But now, a huge franchise is giving the mode a try, and it could mean bigger things for it in the future.

Call of Duty Online, an exclusive online game that’s getting huge numbers in China, has begun testing out its own version of a Battle Royale mode, according to Segment Next. Testing it overseas first makes sense, since the mode is probably getting the largest draw over in China, though it’s not doing too shabby at all here.

But don’t expect 100 players to be running around like crazy in Call of Duty. Instead, it appears that Activision is going for a more concentrated version of the game, with up to 18 players fighting in a winner-take-all match-up.

The rules for the mode are about the same, though. Players are dropped into the map not having a thing on them, and they’ll need to scavenge to pick up weapons and other goods to be used against their adversaries. The last man (or woman) standing wins.

Though the mode is currently in limited access beta, players have noted that they’ve been quite pleased with it. This could be big news for Activision, as its popularity could grow and maybe even spread over into more mainstream Call of Duty releases. Imagine if Treyarch was able to successfully add a Battle Royale mode to its forthcoming 2018 game. Or perhaps Sledgehammer could even create such a mode for WWII. It’d certainly help grow a bigger audience for either game, that’s for sure.



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Mario350Posted:

KyloCrux This game been rumored for a month or so now. Nothing new, just another game hopping on the bandwagon.


codo isnt rumored lol its been out for a while its the mode that isnt even rumored as far as i seen

SakonPosted:

Sounds pretty cool I'll be looking more into this!

GhostPosted:

This obsession with Battle Royale is annoying however, this does sound petty fkn cool!

ZydrinPosted:

This game been rumored for a month or so now. Nothing new, just another game hopping on the bandwagon.

TomPosted:

JPB Of course COD has to get in on this.


I doubt any of the newer cods coming out will have Battle Royale in them. This one had the opportunity since how big of a game it is.

matPosted:

I can not see battle royale succeeding in games like Call of Duty.

JPBPosted:

Of course COD has to get in on this.

TomPosted:

Swift With rumors that there were be a battle royale style mode in RDR2, I would not be surprised if they were testing this for a full scale mode in COD 2018.

I told my buddies back in April last year..."give it a year and a half and we will be seeing Battle Royale modes by AAA devs".


No surprise since how popular battle royale has been in the past year. Probably will see many more games with it in the future.

PluckyPosted:

Looks like shit to me. Looks to me that nobody can have a original idea anymore...

TheRealMarkPosted:

i wouldn't go near it with 10ft barge pole...