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ACall of Dutyoutlet has suggested that the Activision franchise almost collaborated withHaloearlier this year, but it was canceled.Call of Dutyhas seen many collaborations over multiple installments, but one nearly brought theHalouniverse to the Activision shooter.
TheCall of DutyandHaloseries' have grown in tandem, seeing massive success during the seventh console generation.Modern Warfare(2019) was the first to offer crossover cosmeticslikeThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Skin Crawler andSaw’s Billy the Puppet Operator Skins. UnlikeCall of Duty,Halohasn’t expanded into cosmetic options from other intellectual properties, and character customization typically focuses on Spartan armor. One known source forCall of Dutyinformation has stated thatModern Warfare 3could’ve hadHalocosmetics introduced to its lineup.
Call of Dutyoutlet Charlie Intel recently tweeted aboutHaloandCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3nearly collaborating this year. According to the leaker, the reasons for the collaboration’s cancelation are unknown. There were rumors about aHalocollaboration withCall of Dutyearlier this year, but they never came to fruition. These rumors may have been credible given Charlie Intel’s post. AsCall of Dutypublisher Activisionwas purchased by Microsoft, the overall idea for both franchises to crossover may still happen.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6is set to release later this month, which could mean the idea was proactively applied to the upcoming game instead ofModern Warfare 3.
Halo Almost Collaborated With Modern Warfare 3
Because Activision seemingly plans to continue offering cosmetics beyondCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, there’s still a chance that Master Chief could make an appearance in the series. Beyond simply adding new cosmetics toCall of Dutylike an Operator Skin, Weapon Charm, or Weapon Blueprint, aHalocollaboration has tons of potential. If this crossover happened, there might be aHalo-themed game mode, weapons, and more added toCall of Duty.Call of Dutyweapons and game modes could conversely end up inHalo Infinite, a game that hasn’t been as involved in collaborations asModern Warfare 3.TwoCall of Duty: Black Ops 6collaborationsthat have already been confirmed are Little Caesars and Monster Energy.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3featured many crossover cosmetics, with some carrying forward from the last game. While it seems the idea for aCall of DutyandHalocollaboration is scrapped for now, both franchises will doubtlessly continue to grow.
