“The strength of operators lies in the strength of the department they adhere to,” says the official. Call of Duty Twitter account, by announcing skins based on the gothic space satire Warhammer 40,000 are coming to Warzone and Modern Warfare 3. Expect skins based on the Adeptus Astartes, Adepta Sororitas, and Astra Militarum among others, i.e. superhuman space marines and battle sisters. As well as the poor, doomed, ordinary Imperial Guard soldiers. I'm guessing the Marines wouldn't actually be eight feet tall, because that would make it too easy to shoot them with scopes.
Before the word “Fortnite-ification” comes out of your mouth, it's worth noting that this is far from the first Call of Duty game. CoD has already enjoyed cross-branding exercises featuring Tomb Raider, The Boys, Godzilla, King Kong, Diablo, Spawn, Evil Dead, and He-Man, Real human Nicki Minaj, and more. There is a certain precedent in the market and that's what I'm saying.
I used to play Quake as various mutants and characters from the Snorks – which were basically the Smurfs but underwater – so I understand the appeal. These were unofficial skins that you could download for free, rather than something you might pay actual money for.
In other surprising 40K crossover news, first-person shooter PowerWash Simulator was recently upgraded with an expansion that lets you clean various vehicles from the 41st millennium. Sean Martin called it surprisingly fun, praising the way it “puts you in the shoes of a tech priest in the Mechanicum who spends his days performing 'Rites of Cleansing'” — the fancy 40k way of saying “an armored dump that feels like taking a deep blow to the anus.” “Lnurgle.”
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