A new year, a new Call of Duty. Although the reveal came later than usual, Activision has finally lifted the curtain on what is officially confirmed to be Call of Duty: Vanguard.
While we still have to wait a little while longer for the worldwide reveal to take place this Thursday, Activision did whet our appetite with a teaser trailer that confirms another World War II setting for the franchise. The trailer doesn't show much in terms of action, and no actual gameplay, but there are some clues as to what we can expect from the campaign.
As we are taken through the various war-torn battlefields, we see the facial outlines of several different characters. This seems to suggest the campaign will feature multiple playable protagonists. It was previously rumored that Call of Duty: Vanguard, which is being developed by Sledgehammer Games, will be set in the European and Pacific theaters of World War II and focus on the birth of modern allied Special Forces. It's possible that these characters teased could be those soldiers.
Call of Duty: Vanguard will officially be revealed on August 19 at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET. The reveal will take place within Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision's free-to-play battle royale game. The publisher teased:
Join the battle and experience the worldwide reveal of Call of Duty: Vanguard live in-game.
Be the first to the fight and be rewarded – report to Warzone and play in any playlist between 9:30 AM and 10:29 AM PT and prepare to participate in a limited-time Double XP, Double Weapon XP, and Double Battle Pass XP event before the battle begins.
No other details were mentioned in the announcement, but we'll likely learn the release date and if there will be any sort of betas for Call of Duty: Vanguard on Thursday.