Call of Duty: Warzone Releases March 10th, 2020, Free to Play

The worst kept secret is here - Call of Duty: Warzone will release on Tuesday, March 10th, 2020. You do not need to own the full version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to download, play, and enjoy Warzone, it is free for everyone!

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Release Schedule

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare owners will have four hours of early access to the Warzone Battle Royale mode. Free-to-Play players can play through the standalone client shortly after.

• 8AM PT: Warzone releases for Modern Warfare owners
• 12PM PT: Warzone releases FREE for all players

Please note that PlayStation 4 players will NOT require a PlayStation Plus membership to access the free-to-play Warzone client. Xbox One players, however, will require Xbox Live Gold. PC players will simply need a Battle.net account.

• Warzone will be available on all platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Battle.net)
• If you own Modern Warfare, Warzone will be available via a 15GB-22GB patch
• Warzone will be available FREE via a 80GB-100GB standalone download

Cross-Everything

Call of Duty: Warzone shares Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s crossplay and unified progression. For players that already own the full version of Modern Warfare, all content already earned including Battle Pass items, Operators, weapons and customization items will carry over to Warzone, and all progression earned in Warzone will counts toward overall Modern Warfare progression. For players who do not own the full version of Modern Warfare, all progress and items they’ve earned in Warzone will be rewarded across Multiplayer and Special Ops in Modern Warfare, should they ever choose to purchase it.

There are no level caps in Warzone. Jump in.

Map

As expected, the Battle Royale map is based off of Modern Warfare's Spec Ops and Ground War levels. Alongside these locations, you can also find points of interest based on iconic levels in previous titles, such as Modern Warfare 2's Terminal.

We've crafted a detailed overview of all 20 Named Locations, check out it out!

First Look at the Full Battle Royale Map in Call of Duty: Warzone

Here’s all 20 named locations in Call of Duty: Warzone’s Battle Royale map.

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Vehicles

If you need to get somewhere fast in Warzone, the best method is a vehicle. There are five vehicles all with varying levels of protection, speed, seating, and off-roading capability. Each vehicle has a health meter and when it reaches zero, the vehicle explodes and flames out. Needlessly to say, if the health of your vehicle is depleting, bail out before the impending explosion.

• ATV: Two seater, provides minimal protection, good at offroading, fast.
• Tactical Rover: Four seater, provides minimal protection, solidly fast, solid at off-roading.
• SUV: Four seater, provides good protection, medium speed, not ideal for off-roading.
• Cargo Truck: Holds the squad plus equipment, excellent protection, not for off-roading, slowest.
• Helicopter: Four seater, decent coverage, flies.

Despite many player's worries, Tanks do not appear to be available in Warzone!

Respawning

Upon your first elimination, you will be taken as a “Prisoner of Warzone” and thrown into the Gulag. There you will await your fate and watch other prisoners fight to the death. When your turn is up, you’ll enter the Gulag and face-off against a single opponent in a 1v1 to earn the ultimate reward - redeployment.

How to Respawn from the Gulag 1v1 in Warzone Battle Royale

Face-off against a single opponent in a 1v1 to earn redeployment.

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Contracts

Contracts are objective oriented tasks players can find and activate across Verdansk. A squad can activate one Contract at a time and completing it rewards you in-match Cash and other loot items.

Multiple types of Contracts exist including Scavenger Contracts where you have to find and open a series of Supply Boxes and Recon Contacts where you must secure one location, similar to Call of Duty’s Domination mode. In addition to in-match Cash, Contracts can give you special rewards like the ability to see the next circle collapse location before it starts to close.

Cash

In Battle Royale where collecting in-match Cash isn’t the objective, Cash can be used to procure beneficial items at Buy Stations. Denoted on the Tac-Map with a shopping cart icon, head to a Buy Station to spend your in-match Cash. For varying prices, you can purchase Killstreaks, Redeploy Tokens to bring back fallen teammates, Self-Revive Kits, and more.

In Plunder, Buy Stations hold all of these items to help you gain an advantage over other teams, plus a unique game mode item – the Cash Deposit Balloon. Want to securely deposit your in-match Cash, away from the threat of enemy teams trying to kill and steal? Get a Cash Deposit Ballon, a portable Field Upgrade, that allows you to deposit Cash, from anywhere.

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