New mode added to Modern Warfare Gunfight alpha with battle royale-style twist

Infinity Ward has revealed a brand new variant of Gunfight that is live now in the Modern Warfare open alpha, before it comes to a close on August 25.

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After a number of teases and apparent leaks, the 2v2 Gunfight Alpha for Call Of Duty’s upcoming release, Modern Warfare, finally went live on PlayStation 4 on August 22 It had been scheduled to go live a day later, and run through to August 26, but Infinity Ward flicked the live switch early.

Since then, plenty of players – both casual and professional – have got the grips with the alpha and the reaction has been pretty positive. Yet, as they continue to tweak and change things, the developers will be adding a few new pieces of content to test – including a map and a battle royale-like mode. 

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In a post to the ModernWarfare subreddit, Infinity Ward’s communication manager Ashton Williams detailed the state of play for the remaining few days of the alpha – including bug fixes and these new additions. 

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“We aren’t done yet! As we roll into the weekend, we’ll be adding yet another new map and a Gunfight variant into the rotation!” she posted. Called the ‘pickup’ variant, players will spawn into a gunfight game with only a pistol and will need to collect floor loot – including weapons and grenades – from around the compact maps as they build up an arsenal for that specific round of action. 

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Sadly though, for Call of Duty fans without a PlayStation 4, they will have to wait their turn for a chance to get their hands on Gunfight and this new variant as Williams poured cold water on any hopes of another alpha elsewhere.

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After one fan asked if there would be “any love for everyone else without a PS4,” Williams stated: “PC and Xbox players will get their hands on Gunfight during the beta!” with a smiley face attached.

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Whether or not this new variant of the 2v2 action sticks around for long, remains to be seen, but it could well be an indication of a possible fully-fledged battle royale mode coming soon.

The 2v2 Gunfight alpha runs through Sunday, August 25 meaning that if you haven’t had a chance to get some games in yet, you better hurry.