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02 July 2025 10:52

Activision has taken ten Call of Duty titles offline today for scheduled maintenance, leaving players puzzled and the community buzzing with theories. The maintenance window spans four hours — from 3 AM to 7 AM PT (6 AM to 10 AM ET) — and impacts a broad range of titles, including games dating back more than a decade.

A Decade of Games Affected The affected titles cover nearly the entire history of the franchise, including both modern releases and legacy favorites:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

Call of Duty: World War II

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

While regular updates are common for the newer titles, such widespread downtime across multiple generations of games is highly unusual — particularly for older entries that haven’t seen regular support in years.

No Official Explanation, but Theories Abound Activision has yet to clarify the exact purpose of the maintenance, beyond confirming the time window and affected titles. This silence has led to a wave of speculation within the gaming community.

One of the most prominent theories is that the maintenance is part of a broader anti-cheat overhaul. Many of these older games — especially those still active on PC — have long struggled with cheating and modding issues, which have made multiplayer play difficult or outright impossible in some cases.

Another possibility centers around Microsoft’s Game Pass service. With the recent addition of Call of Duty: WWII to the platform, some fans suspect that this maintenance could be laying the groundwork for a larger drop of classic COD titles onto Game Pass. Ensuring a smoother and more secure gameplay experience could be a necessary step before introducing these games to a broader audience.

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Activision to Update 10 CoD Titles

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02 July 2025 10:52

Tags: Activision

Activision has taken ten Call of Duty titles offline today for scheduled maintenance, leaving players puzzled and the community buzzing with theories. The maintenance window spans four hours — from 3 AM to 7 AM PT (6 AM to 10 AM ET) — and impacts a broad range of titles, including games dating back more than a decade.

A Decade of Games Affected The affected titles cover nearly the entire history of the franchise, including both modern releases and legacy favorites:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

Call of Duty: World War II

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

While regular updates are common for the newer titles, such widespread downtime across multiple generations of games is highly unusual — particularly for older entries that haven’t seen regular support in years.

No Official Explanation, but Theories Abound Activision has yet to clarify the exact purpose of the maintenance, beyond confirming the time window and affected titles. This silence has led to a wave of speculation within the gaming community.

One of the most prominent theories is that the maintenance is part of a broader anti-cheat overhaul. Many of these older games — especially those still active on PC — have long struggled with cheating and modding issues, which have made multiplayer play difficult or outright impossible in some cases.

Another possibility centers around Microsoft’s Game Pass service. With the recent addition of Call of Duty: WWII to the platform, some fans suspect that this maintenance could be laying the groundwork for a larger drop of classic COD titles onto Game Pass. Ensuring a smoother and more secure gameplay experience could be a necessary step before introducing these games to a broader audience.

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