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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 surprised fans of the series by not having a single-player campaign.

It has been a long-held tradition for many to buy the games and play through the melodramatic stories before jumping into the multi-player and dying a lot.

It seems that Modern Warfare 4 will be lacking in a different fan-favourite mode, though this time it isn't the single-player.

According to Gaming INTEL the latest in the Call of Duty mega-series won't include the beloved Zombies mode. This is a surprise given just how good the mode has become since its inception.

Black Ops 4 had several different Zombie scenarios to play through and it was the only co-op mode available in game that didn't have you getting sniped by x420blazikenx.

The Zombies mode has been in every Call of Duty game since 2014 and is one of the modes that draws in fans of working together with friends to try and fight off the inevitable spectre of death. A bit like having friends clean your house when you have pets or a child.

This will apparently make way for something that is a bit like Modern Warfare's 3 Survival mode.

It was effectively a horde mode where you and your friends fight off waves of the undead (the living) instead of the undead.

This mode was a hit in Modern Warfare 3 but in the wake of no single-player last year, it is odd to see another long-lived mode out of the running.

Given that the mode was rather basic in Modern Warfare 3 it is reasonable to assume this will be a lot deeper.

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It could well be that it will serve as a fusion of the Zombies mode and the old Survival mode.

This should hopefully make for a lot of fun for you and your friends if you fancy taking out AI enemies for a change.

Not much else is known about the mode but change can sometimes be for the best.

We should find out in the next few months given that the game is due near the end of this year.

According to GamingIntel, Modern Warfare 4’s multiplayer portion will also be significantly changed. Supposedly the next game in the series will not feature specialist character.

The series has split player classes into various divisions since Black Ops 3 (with Black Ops 4 having its own character classes, and WW2 opting for the Divisions system), so removing this altogether will see CoD change-up its systems quite a lot.

What does this mean for players? Basically that you'll boot up a game of multiplayer with a standard CoD loadout, removing class-specific perks and abilities... you could say it's a good way of Activision and Treyarch bringing the game back to its roots.

The sources over at GamingIntel also suggest that Battle Royale will be removed from the game this time around.