Infinity Ward Enthralls Call of Duty Fans by Embracing TikTok to Outline Insane Ghost Makeover

Published 06/11/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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Call of Duty is a prominent franchise of first-person shooters that truly needs no introduction. Very recently, Infinity Ward and Activision presented massive reveals for their latest creation, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II. In fact, Modern Warfare II is all slated to release on October 28.

Being a popular name in the genre, Call of Duty games also houses millions of fans over the world. It’s no doubt that Call of Duty fans enjoy engaging behind-the-scenes content from developers working on their favorite games. Following the trend, Infinity Ward has now joined a social media family of billions.

In a recent tweet, Infinity Ward shared that it now has a TikTok account. The team will post regular behind-the-scenes content for games in the making. Want to know what their first post is about? It’s how they made Ghost’s intriguing mask for Call of Duty Modern Warfare II.

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Ghost’s mask gets a makeover for Call of Duty MW II

Infinity Ward took to Twitter to share how they made Ghost’s mask for the much-anticipated Call of Duty game. In addition, the team also stated that they’ll be posting behind-the-scenes content on their TikTok. Here’s the video of how the art director of MW II made Ghost’s mask, according to Infinity Ward:

Simon “Ghost” Riley is one of the most popular characters in the Call of Duty franchise. He belongs to Task Force 141, the famous multinational special operations force. In fact, he owes his nickname to the mask he wears.

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According to the popular lore, Riley was subjected to a lot of trauma as a child before he decided to join the military. Even while in the military, he was once captured by members of a prominent drug cartel and tortured heavily. After escaping, Riley took a lot of time to recover from the experience. Eventually, he ended the drug cartel and its leader’s existence. Afterward, he joined Task Force 141 as the Ghost.

Fans have created several theories revolving around his attachment to wearing a mask, which has also made him an extremely intriguing character.

 

Ghost will be returning to fight alongside players and other Task 141 members in the upcoming much-anticipated COD Modern Warfare II! He has been a major part of the franchise ever since its inception. As a result, some fans seemed to have an unexpected reaction to Ghost’s new mask.

As it happens, many fans have spoken of the original mask from Modern Warfare 2. However, most of such opinions are from a nostalgic point of view.

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Yes, the song is pretty quirky! What do you think about the all-new Simon Riley aka Ghost mask? Let us know in the comments!

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Sharmila Ganguly is an ESports author at EssentiallySports. After completing her bachelor's degree in engineering, she pursued her love for writing and most importantly, video games. All kinds of video games intrigue her, but her love for shooter video games like Valorant knows no bounds. Apart from video games, she also likes to keep a tab on the world of technology and spend time with her pet parrots!
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Vibhanshu Kumar