Vacant Is Hiding Inside Verdansk
Vacant got its own full multiplayer remake eventually, but a chunk of the original map is also tucked away near Port on the Verdansk map in Warzone, for anyone who fancies a nostalgic detour.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
The year is 2011, and civil war has broken out in Russia between the Russian government and Russian ultranationalists under the command of Imran Zakhaev who seek to restore Russia back to its former Soviet-style leadership. A revolution has toppled a regime in an unnamed Arabic country which has ties to the Russian ultranationalists, with Khaled al-Asad coming to power. These two simultaneous events are causing fear that al-Asad and Zakhaev might form an alliance and use nuclear weapons against the West. In response to these concerns, the United States and the United Kingdom conduct joint operations to put down both uprisings, without putting their own nations' security at risk. Will they succeed?
Knowledge
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It Made the '1001 Video Games' List
This one picked up a spot in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, putting it alongside decades of games considered essential playing.
It Got Name-Dropped in The Wrestler
Darren Aronofsky's 2008 film The Wrestler has a scene where a kid explains the game to Randy 'The Ram' Robinson while they're playing a fictional title on an old console together, a nice little nod to how big it had become in pop culture by then.
It Showed Up in Kick-Ass Too
The game gets a proper appearance in the 2010 film Kick-Ass, another sign of how quickly it became shorthand for gaming culture at the time.
It's the Reason We All Say 'Noob Tube'
The phrase existed in smaller gaming circles before this game came out, tracing back to Halo 2 forums as far back as 2004. But it was Call of Duty 4's underslung grenade launcher that pushed the term into the mainstream and made it a permanent part of shooter slang.
The Shipping Containers Sign Their Own Work
Head to any multiplayer map with the big shipping containers, Shipment is the easiest spot, and take a proper look at the white lettering stencilled on the sides. Depending on the container, it reads out as 'INFINITY WRD' or 'COD MW', a sly little signature from the studio itself.