Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard ranked modes will start winding down

Treyarch also revealed that Black Ops Cold War’s League Play and Vanguard’s Ranked Play would both be retired, starting this month. You’ve got until November 22nd to claim any remaining rewards in both games. To bridge the gap a little until Modern Warfare 2 ranked play’s ready, a Call Of Duty League moshpit playlist will arrive with the start of Modern Warfare 2 season one on November 16th.

Modern Warfare 2’s had a slightly shaky start since it launched last week, with mostly mixed reviews on Steam thanks in part tocrash bugs. Ed had a similarly mixed experience with the game in hisCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign reviewbut, in the end, had a good time. “Not all of its ideas quite work as well as intended, but it’s a varied campaign filled with tense firefights and spectacular moments that rival the series' glory days.”

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is out now and available onSteamandBattle.netfor £60/$70/€70. If you’re after some top tips for multiplayer then have a read of Hayden’stier list of Modern Warfare 2’s best guns.

Activision Blizzard publish Call Of Duty and they’re still facinglaw suitsalleging a workplace culture of sexual harassment and discrimination. Microsoft alsointend to buyActivision Blizzard, although the deal iscurrently under investigationby UK regulators over competition concerns.