A pair of popular streamers have been revealed to be the latest celebrities to be made available as Operator skins inCall of Duty: Warzone 2. TheCall of Dutyfranchise has a long history of using celebrities in its games, from major movie stars to professional athletes to the most popular streamers who play their games professionally.Call of Duty: Warzone 2is continuing the tradition of showing some love for its large community of high-profile influencers.Call of Duty: Warzone 2was released in November 2022 as the franchise’s latest version of free-to-play battle royale gameplay popularized byPUBGandFortnite. In just a short time,Warzone 2has established a firm foothold in the crowded battle royale market. It’s done so by combining the fast and frenetic military shooter style theCall of Dutyfranchise is known for with the shrinking maps and parachute drop-ins ofFortnite.The overlapping strategies of the different series have allowed someplayers to bring some of theirFortnite-style strategies into theCall of Dutyuniverse.RELATED:Call of Duty: Warzone 2 Accused of Reusing Warzone 1 SkinContinuing the tradition of offering Operator skins based on real-life fans of the franchise, Nickmercs and TimTheTatman, two hugely popular streamers who have madeWarzone 2a part of their regular rotation of streamed games, will be available as Operator skins on May 31. TheCall of Dutyfranchise recently announced the addition of NBA starKevin Durant to its list of celebrity Operator skinsavailable inWarzone 2andModern Warfare 2.
Nickmercs is a member and co-owner of the massively popular FaZe Clan collective of streamers. While Nickmercs and FaZe Clan as a whole stream a wide variety of games, they tend to specialize in battle royale games like the aforementionedFortnite, theCall of Duty: Warzoneseries, andApex Legends.Nickmercs is a big fan ofWarzone 2, and his Operator skin takes its inspiration from his personal branding and MFAM clothing line, which themselves are modeled after the helmets worn by Roman Spartan soldiers.
TimTheTatman got his start on Twitch back in 2012, where he garnered a huge following of over seven million while streaming games likeCounter-Strike,Overwatch, andWorld of Warcraft. His popularity took off when he began streamingFortnite. TimTheTatman’s Operator skin bears much more resemblance to his real-life self than Nickmercs', mostly due to its more pared-down styling. The skin has TimTheTatman’s titular tattoos prominently featured, with his face on full display. TimTheTatman has partnered with Nickmercs and a handful of other streamers to develop a battle royale game of their owncurrently under the codenameProject V.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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