Name of Responsibility will shut down final remnant of authentic Warzone expertise this fall

Activision has made the choice to formally shut down the Name of Responsibility: Warzone Caldera playlist on Sept. 21, 2023, to give attention to future content material that features the present expansive Warzone expertise, it introduced in the present day.

On Sept. 21, all “Caldera gameplay, participant development, inventories and on-line companies will expire,” however all bought content material from Caldera will probably be out there throughout all its connecting titles and the shutdown can have “no influence to present Warzone gameplay, stock, or participant development in Al Mazrah or the opposite out there maps,” based on Activision.

Gamers is not going to lose entry to any CoD Factors bought in Warzone Caldera. The unique Warzone expertise probably appears gone for good, with the builders noting in the FAQ there “are presently no plans to relaunch Warzone Caldera after it’s shut down.”

As anticipated, although, the preliminary replies to the announcement are removed from optimistic, with a number of followers imploring Activision to supply refunds on any bought Warzone Caldera content material they’re going to lose endlessly.

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Within the announcement, the builders at Activision promised extra Warzone content material coming to consoles and PC within the close to future, whereas additionally drumming up pleasure for the soon-to-launch Warzone Cell launch for Android and iOS gadgets.

The transfer to totally shut down Warzone Caldera represents a altering of path from Activision’s authentic plan to maintain the unique gameplay on-line and lively. Again in November, following the announcement of Warzone 2’s imminent launch, the unique Warzone was rebranded to Warzone Caldera, with the builders promising that it might “nonetheless be out there as a separate recreation,” albeit with solely an ordinary battle playlist. However with no development options, maybe gamers ought to have realized that Warzone Caldera didn’t have a practical long-term outlook.

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