Games of Summer was a limited-time event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare that was shipped as part of the Season Five Reloaded update. The event lasted between August 28th and September 7th, 2020. In Games of Summer, players could play through five skill related Trial minigames in which they could secure Bronze, Silver and Gold medals for each, depending on the quality of their high-score or time record. If a gold or silver medal was awarded, the other, less valuable medals would also be awarded automatically.
Each medal came with a particular reward, ranging between emblems, calling cards, stickers, charms, XP tokens, vehicle skins and even weapon blueprints. Securing 5 gold medals would reward the player with a Legendary Grau 5.56 blueprint, Steeplechase.
Unlike the Trials game mode where players spend Trial tickets in order to play, the Trials in Games of Summer allows unlimited entries. Also, individual medals earned shall add points to a player's country based on their account origin. The top 15 countries are displayed at a leaderboard.
Minigames[]
Given below is a list of the minigames that became available as Games of Summer progressed, as well as the rewards for the medals earned in those minigames:
1. Gun Course (available on August 28th) - Make your way through the course as fast as possible while clearing all enemy targets and avoiding civilian casualties.
- Loadout - Assorted weapons.
- Map - Shoot House (Custom version for Trials)
- Bronze - 01:30:00
- Silver - 01:00:00
- Gold - 00:40:00
2. Price's Alley (available on August 29th) - Eliminate an endless series of enemy targets while avoiding civilian targets to maintain the combo for as long as possible.
- Loadout - Renetti
- Map - King (Custom version)
- Bronze - 4000 points.
- Silver - 5000 points.
- Gold - 6000 points.
3. Risky Parkour (available on August 30th) - Move through each checkpoint and finish the course as quickly as possible. Beware of the heavy toxic gas on low ground.
- Loadout - Combat Knife
- Map - Livestock
- Bronze - 0:55:00
- Silver - 0:47:00
- Gold - 0:40:00
4. Shooting Range (available on August 31st) - Locate and shoot all targets in the area as quickly as possible while conserving ammunition.
- Loadout - Assorted Weapons.
- Map - King
- Bronze - 0:50:00
- Silver - 0:40:00
- Gold - 0:30:00
5. Marksman Challenge (available on September 1st) - Engage waves of long-distance targets and beat the clock. Missed shots burn time.
- Loadout - HDR
- Map - King (Custom version)
- Bronze - 3400 points.
- Silver - 3900 points.
- Gold - 4400 points.
Post-event[]
These Trial minigames were available to players once again as part of the Black Ops Cold War Season 1 content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. However, they are no longer tied to Games of Summer, and require the player to spend Trial tickets to play them.
In an Activision Games Blog, it was said that the final results of the event would be revealed and it was being evaluated by the "judges". However, no results were released whatsoever.
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Trivia[]
- Depending upon the kind of medal a player received at the end of the Trial, certain parts of the map shall shower specific celebration sparkles.
- Getting bronze or silver shall simply shower celebration sparkles with different colors.
- Getting gold shall shower bolder and more prominent sparkles along with fireworks.
- Unlike the order of the Trials in-game, the order specified in the respective Activision blog-post is quite different.
- The altered version of Shoot House used for the Gun Course Trial in this event is a reimagining of The Pit, except this time the player should run the course in a reversed order.