Summary
Publisher Bandai Namco announced thatCall of Dutywill be getting a crossover with the legendaryMobile Suit Gundammecha anime franchise. The crossover could contain newGundam-themed skins, themed weapon blueprints, and accessories for currentCall of Dutytitles likeModern Warfare 3andWarzone.
Mobile Suit Gundamis one of the best-known anime brands in the world. Originally created in 1979 by Yoshiyuki Tomino and animated by studio Sunrise in Japan, the series greatly influenced anime as a medium and helped redefine the genre of mecha anime - anime shows dealing with giant robots and other machinery. The series spawned dozens of spin-offs, sequels, subseries, and other brands under theGundambanner, includingGundam Wing, Gundam SEED, andG Gundam.Bandai Namco even published and later shut downGundam Evolution, its ownGundam-themed multiplayer shooter.
Now the legendary robots are headed to the current king of multiplayer shooters,Call of Duty. Bandai Namco announced the event with a brief video teaser posted on YouTube and its official social media accounts. WithSeason 4 ofCall of Duty Modern Warfare 3andWarzonelaunching on July 13, 2025, more hints are emerging about what is being planned to be added to the game.
Call of Duty Gundam Crossover to Launch in Season 4
Bandai Namco’s teaser for theGundamcrossover inCall of Dutywas light on details, beyond confirmation that the crossover will go live sometime in Season 4 ofCall of Duty. The clip posted to social media accounts and the officialCall of DutyYouTube channel only contained a brief look at what seems to be a Japan-themed map. The shadow of a massive Gundam mecha (the titular “mobile suit”) projected onto a large pachinko parlor building, and while the specific model of Gundam being projected onto the building was not immediately clear, its outline revealed several telltale features.Across multipleMobile Suit Gundamanime series, Gundam mobile suit designs have included features like a signature “V-fin” antenna projecting from the head and wielded beam sabres housed on the backpack and jutting above the shoulder.
It remains to be seen just what Bandai Namco and Microsoft have planned for theCall of DutyandGundamcrossover, but there’s no denying that the franchise has reached farther and farther in search of brands and franchises to bring into the world ofCall of Duty. Recent crossovers even featuredCall of Dutycosmetic packs based onWarhammer 40Kand theDunelive-action films, as well as pop culture personalities like Cheech and Chong and long-running in-jokes like a dinosaur operator.
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