Plus a festive take on Crash

Seeing map names like Bloc, Countdown, Pipeline, Showdown, Strike, and Wet Work brings back fond but perhaps overly-competitive memories of late nights spent withCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

On December 13,Modern Warfare Remasteredwill get those six aforementioned maps, plus the Hardpoint and Gun Game modes introduced in later series entries. That’s all coming for free, thankfully. Raven Software is also planning a chilly holiday makeover for Crash in time for Christmas.

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If you’d rather skip the trailer for whatever reason, here’s a quick visual refresher on those maps:

With the recent discounts onInfinite Warfare, I almost went for that blasted Legacy Edition package as a way (well,theway) to playModern Warfare Remastered. Almost. But I’ve got enough multiplayer shooters to keep me busy betweenOverwatch,Battlefield 1, andTitanfall 2that I can and will bide my time until that sucker goes standalone or the bundle drops even lower in price.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.