For the first time ever, an official Formula 1 circuit will feature on popular video game Call of Duty, with the newest edition Modern Warfare II set to include the Marina Bay Circuit.
The Marina Bay Circuit is the host of the incredibly demanding Singapore Grand Prix, which has returned to the calendar this season following the race being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The race first featured on the calendar in 2008 and will now be playable on the newest edition of Call of Duty.
Modern Warfare II has a release date of October 28; however, the beta which will include the Marina Bay Circuit will be available from early September.
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The circuit will feature in the game as a 6v6 multiplayer map, under the lights just as it is in Formula 1.
Developer of the game Infinity Ward, said: “The Modern Warfare II Beta is set to feature a robust multiplayer experience going beyond the Core 6v6 experience with a variety of meticulously designed maps of various sizes, and an equally impressive set of Modes, Progression experiences, and other aspects that will be more thoroughly revealed at Call of Duty: Next.
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“In addition, at Champs we revealed a flythrough of Marina Bay Grand Prix, where combat occurs within the main infield of an urban race circuit, one of the 6v6 Multiplayer maps confirmed for the Beta.”
Whilst it’s the first time an F1 circuit has featured on the game, Call of Duty has featured something F1 related before.
Sir Lewis Hamilton had a guest voice acting role in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, which was released in 2016.