Activision’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfarehas retained its audience for over a year thanks to the implementation of new content like weapons, maps, and game modes. One recent example is theGames of Summer trials that let players go for the goldthrough tests of parkour, marksmanship, and more. However, players have also figured out ways to make their own fun in the first-person shooter.
A Reddit user named Matikata uploaded a video of themselves and a few friends taking part in a virtual “Fight Club” to r/modernwarfare Saturday, which they say went on for seven rounds and eventually pulled in every member of both teams. They gathered in the square underneath a tower on theKhandor Hideout map added toModern Warfarethis March, and the Hardcore Cyber Attack mode made each player knock out their opponents in one punch.
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Matikata said in the comments that their group of friends tries to play a game like this at least once a week, and it can often be easy to “throw it out there and see who responds.” They also talk about other player-driven games they have enjoyed withinModern Warfare, such as rounds on Rust using only Riot Shields and knives.
Apparently, every player in the game that Matikata highlights was able to stand around and make references toFight Club, David Fincher’s classic film from 1999 — though as the comments on Reddit point out, even bringing it up is a violation of the rules of Fight Club. Given computer hardware company Nvidia recently confirmedCall of Duty: Modern Warfarehas sold over 30 million copies, it makes sense that a good amount of those players would have seen the movie.
The ideas presented byFight Clubhave become enough of a cultural hallmark that people tend to make, or at least notice potential references to it in all kinds of places. For example, players have described a collection of beetles as forming aFight Club in theAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsmuseum.
References aside, the idea for a fun game within a game that Matikata shared on Reddit could inspire other fans to try taking on their friends in more creative ways. AsActivision counts down to the release ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, who knows what other possibilities will come about in the upcoming game.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfareis available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
