Plus more! Drop into the #CODBlog ➡️ /nARGKbjiE8- Call of Duty October 13, 2022Īs seen with the launch of Overwatch 2 by its sister company, Blizzard, Activision has received some stern criticism from the Call of Duty community in recent days as news broke that the phone notifications help page on was updated so that players must provide a phone number to play Modern Warfare 2.īlizzard initially described its SMS Protect feature as an 'industry-proven solution in combating both cheating and disruptive behavior.' Activision has now officially rebuffed that sentiment, stating SMS verification helps to tackle 'illicit account creation at its source.' 🛡 Mitigation tactics available globally at launch The latest #TeamRicochet progress report is here! We'll cover: Warzone players on PC that have previously verified their accounts will not be required to provide any additional information to access Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. If at any point a Modern Warfare Steam release is announced, we’ll be back to update this guide and let you know.The text-enabled mobile phone number requirement to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II will only be in effect on PC (via and Steam), Activision announced Thursday. Standard, Operator, and Operator Enhanced editions of the game are available for digital download. In good news, a account is completely free, so Steam players that are eager to take Modern Warfare for a spin can do so at no additional cost to that of the game itself. Black Ops 4 hasn’t yet made it over to Valve’s service - which does list the previous three titles in Sledgehammer Games’ series - so that doesn’t bode well for anybody that’s holding out hope over this being just a limited period of exclusivity.

That won’t stop many PC gamers being disgruntled at the fact that their library of games is being split up, but it isn’t too surprising when you also consider that last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was a exclusive.Ĭurrently, there’s no word on whether Modern Warfare might eventually reach Steam on PC.

ALSO: Modern Warfare campaign will provide XP and gear for multiplayerīlizzard is now a part of Call of Duty publisher Activision, together comprising Activision Blizzard, so it makes business sense that Modern Warfare would only adorn their propriety storefront.

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