Call of Duty is one of the largest and most popular gaming franchises in the world, as well as the highest-earning first-person shooter (FPS) series ever, which was verified by Guinness World Records. While it releases one core game annually on consoles and PC, there is also a mobile version for Android and iOS, called Call of Duty: Mobile. This game launched in 2020 with positive reviews and a positive reception from fans and was also one of the biggest mobile game launches ever. It has generated significant revenue as well.
Call of Duty: Mobile is an online multiplayer game that gets regular updates from its developer TiMi Studio Group. The latest major update, Season 8, included several new things, among them a multiplayer map that looks suspiciously familiar to another game: Fortnite. Fortnite is an online battle royale multiplayer game, and one of the most popular games in the world, especially in the last few years.
How did fans react to the new Call of Duty: Mobile map reveal?
Online multiplayer shooter games, whether they be first-person or third-person, often feature maps where the matches take place. One such map in Fortnite is called Mega City, a futuristic interpretation of the Japanese city and capital Tokyo, which also has vehicles like bikes and cars with a similar futuristic aesthetic. It launched on March 10th, 2023.
Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Mobile announced Season 8: Error 404, the latest major update in the game, and as part of the update announced a new map called Kurohana Metropolis and released some screenshots of the new city. Except that it wasn’t new at all, as many fans took to Twitter/X to point out similarities between Kurohana Metropolis and Mega City from Fortnite.
That’s literally mega city from fortnite
— Cayden (@cayden_connell) August 29, 2023
Fortnite Mega City
— PONY 📦 (@ponyraee) August 29, 2023
Thought I was looking at fortnite for a second there
— The Nuking of Verdansk is canon (@Chet_Church) August 29, 2023
The Call of Duty: Mobile website describes the map as follows:
“Season 8 adds an original Multiplayer map with the launch of Kurohana Metropolis, a frenetic sci-fi-themed downtown area with lots of tight corners and interior spaces. Close-quarters combat reigns here, so plan your Loadout accordingly.”
activision saw mega city from fortnite and called it a day pic.twitter.com/gbUPH3p74A
— Ddman_12 (@TvedtDom) August 29, 2023
Bro why they rift mega city into CoD? 💀💀
— AnakusRex (@AnakusRex) August 29, 2023
What in the Mega City is this?
— Ralph (@KnightRalph316) August 29, 2023
The hi–tech, neon-soaked futuristic Kurohana Metropolis has clearly taken inspiration from Mega City, and fans have quickly caught on to that fact.
What else will Call of Duty: Mobile Season 8 include?
Apart from Kurohana Metropolis, Season 8: Error 404 will also introduce Headquarters mode a featured game mode whereas it was only available in private matches before the new update. Also known as King of the Hill mode, it requires players to capture and hold/defend the “hill”, or Headquarters. Victory is obtained in one of two ways: either a score limit is breached or having greater points at the end of a round.
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Additionally, there is also Super Slide, a new playlist for Operators across all game modes which allows their slides to last longer than before. There is also a new themed event called Phantom Conquest, as well as new Seasonal Events and Featured Challenges which round up the new update on Call of Duty: Mobile.
Season 8: Error 404 releases on September 6th, 2023.
Source: Call of Duty blog, Twitter/X
