Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2 Is Bringing Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, 21 Savage

Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2 is bringing fashionable rappers into the sport, in celebration of fifty years of Hip-Hop music. As a part of its Season 5 replace, coming August 2, Activision confirmed that Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj shall be becoming a member of the sport and its battle royale counterpart, Warzone 2.0, as playable operators. Different main additions embrace three new multiplayer maps and a number of other ‘Warfare Observe’ packs composed of hip-hop music to take heed to in-game. The studio additionally teased a 3rd operator by solely exhibiting their silhouette, however Activision’s weblog publish reveals it is 21 Savage. No pricing particulars have been confirmed right now however like earlier collaborations, they need to be in the stores as separate bundles.

Minaj’s look in Name of Responsibility was, kind of, signalled in a promo video from final yr, earlier than Trendy Warfare II dropped worldwide. As per the official weblog publish, the artist’s look is impressed by her newest alter ego ‘Crimson Ruby Da Sleeze,’ which coincidentally timed completely with the Barbie film’s launch, which led to an web obsession with the color pink and all the pieces sassy. Even her assault rifle is vivid pink colored, particulars of which shall be revealed later. In the meantime, this marks the third in-game look for Snoop Dogg; he first appeared as a multiplayer announcer in Name of Responsibility: Ghosts after which went on to look in Name of Responsibility: Vanguard and Cellular. Snoop Dogg’s rifle within the upcoming collaboration is a silenced, blue-tinted one, adorned with gold engravings that after all resemble a marijuana leaf.

Name of Responsibility isn’t any stranger to bizarre collaborations, having not too long ago teamed up with the Amazon Prime Video collection The Boys to convey Homelander, Starlight, and Black Noir into the sport — every with their very own brutal finishers like laser eyes. Different enjoyable crossovers embrace the Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, outfits based mostly on the Assault on Titan anime, and even including Godzilla to the map as a part of a limited-time mode in 2022. With extra model partnerships, we will solely count on extra outlandish operators to flood the streets, akin to how Fortnite’s been doing it for years now.

Season 5 additionally brings three new multiplayer maps — Livestock, an offshore Petrov Oil Rig, and Harbor flush with fish markets and delivery areas. Be ready for some new sport modes as nicely, beginning with Havoc, which whereas normal like a traditional enviornment shooter, injects a random collection of modifiers that is aimed toward making gameplay frenetic. Your operator’s soar heights may very well be affected to simulate in the event that they had been strolling on the moon, touchdown from excessive altitudes may trigger a grenade-like explosion round you, and extra. There are some ‘massive’ capture-the-flag modes coming your approach, alongside Gunfight Variants, which pits you in close-quarters 2v2 and 4v4 matchups. Anticipate a battle go as nicely, whereas Warzone 2.0 provides a dust bike and an MRAP armoured car to its catalogue.

Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2’s season 5 occasion goes reside August 2 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence S/X.

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