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Activision has confirmed that theTomb Raiderlegend, Lara Croft, will be coming toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2andWarzonein a future drop. Crossovers in within theCall of Dutyfranchise are becoming more commonplace withNicki Minaj becoming the latest addition toCall of Duty: Warzone, following in the footsteps of Snoop Dogg.

Crossovers inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2andWarzonehave been steadily building over the last year with appearances from Homelander, Black Noir, and Starlight from the TV showThe Boys. Even the villainous Shredder fromTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshasappeared as an operator within Activision’s popular shooter.Lara Croft’s involvement inCall of Dutyhad been previously teasedbut now an official announcement has been made.

Thanks to a post on the officialCall of DutyTwitter account, fans know that Lara Croft will be the next character to enter the battlefield. An image showing the iconicTomb Raiderprotagonist peering from a cave, looking over an active warzone with both pistols drawn was posted alongside the caption “Pistols ready. Prepared for drop in.” It’s currently not known when players will be able to access Lara Croft inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2orWarzone,but fans will no doubt be excited to see Lara Croft appear in any capacity.

The lastTomb Raiderwas back in 2018 and while Lara Croft did make a brief appearance inFortnitein 2021, the series has fallen into dormancy of late. This is in part due to Square Enix selling off the Crystal Dynamics studio to Embracer Group, but the studio has confirmeda newTomb Raidergame is in the worksand is being built on Unreal Engine 5.

With the new skins being added toWarzoneandModern Warfare 2, Activision is hoping to keep players occupied as it prepares to release the next game in the long-running franchise.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3was given a lengthy showcaseat the Gamescom Opening Night Live event and is set to bring a wealth of new features when it releases on November 10. This includes Open Combat Missions which lets players approach certain missions however they want, as well as an open-world Zombies mode.

Call of Dutyfans will have a lot to get their teeth into in bothWarzoneandModern Warfare 2in the coming months. Along with the addition of Lara Croft, it is expected that players will havenew multiplayer maps to tackle whenModern Warfare 3launches.Much like the last twoModern Warfarereleases, developer Sledgehammer Games is expected to announce a new multiplayer map forWarzonein the nextCall of Dutyevent in October.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

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