Well, that didn’t take too long.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is barely a day old and already has a paid DLC. For what it’s worth, it’s all for a good cause.
According to an official blog post, the Call of Duty Endowment (C.O.D.E.) Protector Pack is a $9.99 premium DLC that comes with operator skins, weapon blueprints, and calling cards. However, it’s not your typical DLC.
Activision revealed that the proceeds of the DLC will go towards the Call of Duty Endowment initiative, a nonprofit organization that it founded to provide help for American and British veterans reentering the workforce. It will have a $4 million cap and will be given away for free to all military service members and veterans in the United States.
Activision Blizzard confirmed that the DLC pack will be compatible with Warzone 2.0 when it comes out on November 16 as well. It’s not clear until when the DLC pack will be available.
Given how popular Call of Duty is, the Call of Duty Endowment Protector Pack will meet its cap in no time.
Critics are already taking offense to what they’re describing as Activision Blizzard’s way of monetizing veterans. $4 million is not a huge amount relative to how much money the Call of Duty franchise is worth. It won’t take long for this DLC to reach the $4 million cap, and what then? It’s not like everyone cares to read that the DLC has a $4 million cap. Activision Blizzard will presumably pocket the rest afterward.
If nothing else, we’ll be curious to find out what ensuing backlash to this DLC is going to be in the coming days.
For now, it’s best to turn our eyes to the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Fans will be able to play the latest entry in Activision Blizzard’s billion-dollar franchise starting today.
Speaking of Call of Duty, Microsoft Gaming CEO, Phil Spencer really wants to bring Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch. Fingers crossed, this will happen as soon as the Activision Blizzard buyout by Microsoft is closed.
