call of duty modern warfare 2 new game requirement

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from October 28 players must provide their phone numbers to Battle.net.

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With both games on Battle.net, Blizzard appears to be adopting this method to tackle cheating.

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Players of Modern Warfare 2 on PC, including those who play on Battle.net or Steam, will have to fulfil the criteria.

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Team Ricochet, Activision's anti-cheat team, wrote a blog post on the Call of Duty website that explained these steps.

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Players with authenticated Call of Duty: Warzone accounts will not need to provide a phone number for Modern Warfare 2.

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Unlike Overwatch 2, where everyone with a Battle.net account had to enter a phone number, this may make it hard for new players to join.

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Will Scorn be on PS5

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