Rumor: Call of Duty Could Be Crossing Over With Warhammer 40K Franchise

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 dataminers found evidence that a substantial Warhammer 40K-themed event is possibly coming in the future. The dataminers unearthed a surprising amount of details regarding the potential Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 event.

Call of Duty regularly features themed events that are centered around crossovers with other popular franchises. These events are intended to help maintain the game's popularity, with other popular titles like Fortnite using a similar strategy. Modern Warfare 3's recent The Boys-themed event introduced a new limited-time mode that brought a unique twist to Kill Confirmed, as well as new cosmetics for players to unlock. It looks like players can expect similar features, and more, to be added alongside a potential future event.

FollowingCall of Duty's recent Season 1 Reloaded update, CharlieINTEL reported that dataminer CODWarfareForum (and SemtexLeaks) found many references within the game's files to aWarhammer 40K-themed event. These references include loading screens that feature Warhammer 40K art, new medals that suggest a uniquegame mode, and references to various enemies from the franchise being featured as in-game bosses. The characters that might be featured in-game are the Baton Jailer, Swamp Monster, Ogre Butcher, and Mummy. A potential release date for this event is not known, so it may be launched soon or not for a couple of months or more. However, the number of references to the event in the game's files might indicate thatCall of Duty's development team has been hard at work on this content well before the Season 1 Reloaded update was dropped.

Warhammer 40K has a large following of dedicated fans, making it a good fit for a Call of Duty collaboration. It originally started as a tabletop game that became popular in the United Kingdom before expanding into other mediums, including books, video games, and even an approaching Warhammer 40K show on Amazon starring Henry Cavill. These projects have allowed the