Despite Getting a Freebie, Call of Duty Fans Continue to Lash Out Over Vanguard Failure

Published 07/20/2022, 2:00 PM EDT

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With Call of Duty: Vanguard, the franchise marked its return to the World War 2 timeline after spending a few years with Modern Warfare. However, the latest addition that was released in 2021 didn’t meet the expectations and was a commercial disappointment. However, the developers are now attempting to satisfy the fans by making Call of Duty: Vanguard free!

Recently, Activision announced that the game’s multiplayer and the zombie mode would be available for a week from July 20 through July 26. Fans can access over 20 multiplayer options like Blueprint Gun Game, Domination, and Team Deathmatch. They will also have access to USS Texas 1945 and Shi No Numa. However, the offer did not have a good reception.

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Twitter reacts on the Call of Duty: Vanguard Free Week Trial

It sounds interesting to be able to play Call of Duty: Vanguard for free for a week. However, COD fans were not that excited about the free week trial. Most fans shared how much they don’t want to play this game even if it’s free. One fan even mentioned the devs need to pay him to play this game.

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So, let’s look at some of those fan tweets about the Call of Duty: Vanguard free week trial.

Leaks Revealed Black Ops 5 Concept Art Leaks

A leaker revealed that a data miner found a massive bulk of data during an alpha test of Call of Duty Warzone Mobile. Those data leaked concept arts of a future Call of Duty title. There are speculations that it might be the next Black Ops game.

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Activision has already made clear that there will be no game in 2023 after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II release this year. The developers don’t want to release games yearly any longer. Instead, they want a year hiatus and then release their next title in 2024.

The leaks revealed the concept arts of that 2024 game. In one of the art, there was an F117 aircraft, which indicated this game would have a Gulf War setting. Further, this was the concept art for a possible map called Stealth. The other thing revealed was` a running operator, whom fans believe to be Lieutenant Ghost.

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For now, Activision hasn’t officially revealed anything about their 2024 project. So. it’s up to fans if they want to trust these rumors. But they can play the Call of Duty: Vanguard in a free week trial or wait for the Modern Warfare II release.

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Ripan Majumdar

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Ripan Majumdar is an F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan, and has been following the sport for over the past few years.
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Jito Tenson