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Call of Duty x Squid Game Event: Premium Rewards Controversy | Gaming News

The latest Call of Duty collaboration brings Netflix's Squid Game content across multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone modes, but players criticize the event's premium track system for locking key rewards behind additional paywalls.

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Squid Game comes to Call of Duty, but not all players are satisfied

Today, Call of Duty games are receiving content related to Netflix's Squid Game series in a new event that takes place in multiplayer, Zombies mode, and Call of Duty: Warzone. Three new game modes are also included, and more information can be found here.

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According to Eurogamer, however, the new content package has caused some irritation because its best rewards are locked behind the event's own "premium track" (image above). This has prompted comments like "ah, battle passes between battle passes" and "now they're just testing how much players are willing to pay."

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