Since finally acquiring Activision Blizzard in late 2023, Microsoft has continued to boast about the size and success of Call of Duty Warzone Mobile - but this weekend, it's decided to pull the plug on Warzone's iOS and Android spin-off.
Making the announcement via its support page, Activision has now removed the game from mobile storefronts; as of May 18th, 2025. The team also says that the game will get no more content from this point, and that folks will no longer be able to spend real money on the title's in-game store.
"Thank you for your dedication and passion for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile.
The scope of the game is being streamlined and will stop delivering new seasonal content and gameplay updates. Effective immediately, players will no longer be able to spend real currency in the mobile game. Existing COD Point balances can continue to be spent in the in-game Store.
Sunday, May 18, 2025, will be the last day the game can be downloaded from the Google Play and Apple’s App Store and social features across all platforms will be retired."
Despite this clear change of direction for Activision's COD mobile team, existing players will still be able to hop on and play Warzone on their phones and tablets. The support page says "Players who have the game installed before Monday, May 19, 2025, will still have access to the mobile game with continued cross-progression of shared inventories using existing content, and servers with matchmaking for online play".
This is a curious move from the team, especially with Microsoft's recent multiplatform push very much including mobile platforms in the equation. We'll have to wait and see if ActiBlizz has any more plans for Call of Duty on mobile, but given the size and scope of this franchise, we'd hazard a guess to say yes.