Call of Duty Mobile Announced

Sometime soon, you’ll able to play classic Call of Duty maps anywhere you go, using just your phone. Activision has announced Call of Duty Mobile, coming to iOS and Android this year. It’s currently being developed by Tencent’s Timi studio in China.

COD Mobile is not an original game, nor a port of an old one, but rather a “greatest hits” compilation of the COD franchise. You’ll play on classic maps like Nuketown, Crash and Hijacked and battle one another in familiar modes like Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy and Free-For-All. You’ll also be able to unlock classic characters, weapons, scorestreaks and gear from the Call of Duty series (though you better believe Activision will yell at you to buy them instead).

“We are delivering the definitive, first person action experience in a new mobile title with incredible graphics and visceral Call of Duty gameplay,” says Chris Plummer, VP, Mobile at Activision. “Together with the amazing team at Tencent, we’re bringing together a collection of the most beloved maps, competitive modes, familiar characters and signature weapons from across this storied franchise into one epic experience for the first time on mobile.”

“Call of Duty is synonymous with incredible quality and gameplay, and our team couldn’t be happier working together with Activision to bring it to life on mobile,” adds Steven Ma, SVP at Tencent Holdings Limited. “With our expertise creating games custom-built for mobile players, we’re excited to deliver a new, feature-packed Call of Duty experience that all types of fans will enjoy.”

Yo ucan pre-register for Call of Duty Mobile by heading to www.callofduty.com/mobile. Anyone who does so will gain access to the public beta coming this summer — stay tuned for more info on that.