Swagg claims he should've had his own Call of Duty bundle
Call of Duty content creator Kris 'Swagg' Lamberson has claimed he was supposed to have his own skin bundle in Warzone 2 & MW2.
18th Jul 2023 11:55
Courtesy of Swagg
Swagg claims he should've had his own Call of Duty bundle
Call of Duty content creator Kris 'Swagg' Lamberson has claimed he was supposed to have his own skin bundle in Warzone 2 & MW2.
18th Jul 2023 11:55
Courtesy of Swagg
Cosmetics have become a huge part of Call of Duty over recent years, with the devs regularly releasing new bundles to the store.
To capitalise on this, CoD decided to add influencer bundles that collaborated with fan-favourite content creators. This began with Nick "NICKMERCS" Kolcheff and Tim "TimThetatman" Betar Operators back in late May.
However, after controversial comments from Kolcheff, both bundles were pulled from the store and are now unavailable to purchase.
Well, popular content creator Kris "Swagg" Lamberson has claimed he was meant to have a CoD bundle as well, but it has since been scrapped.
Swagg claims his CoD Operator bundle was scrapped
After Swagg's weapon blueprint was uncovered by dataminers in the game files, the popular CoD YouTuber decided to address the topic in a video on July 18.
For him, receiving his very own CoD weapon skin "meant everything," as he has dedicated his career to Call of Duty and has created over 3,000 videos on the franchise.
However, after the NICKMERCS controversy, Activision approached Swagg to reveal that his skin was getting scrapped and it was no longer going ahead with the collab.
Although Swagg says he "knew it was coming," it was still "gut-wrenching" for the young gamer because he was "so close" to having his very own blueprint that he had designed.
Were any other CoD influencer skins scrapped?
According to popular CoD Twitter account ModernWarzone, French content creator Gotaga was also meant to get their cosmetic bundle in MW2 & Warzone 2. Just like Swagg, this has also been scrapped, and after all the drama surrounding Nick, it seems unlikely that Activision will collaborate with influencers again.
While it was Fortnite that led the way with bundles inspired by content creators like Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, the CoDverse quickly monopolised its potential. Whatever you think about the NICKMERCS drama, it sounds like it's stopped the creator collaborations in their tracks - all at the expense of the likes of Swagg.
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Alex Garton
Alex is a Senior Writer at GGRecon. With a BA (Hons) in English, he has previously written for Dexerto & Gfinity. Specialising in Call of Duty & Apex Legends, he loves (attempting) to improve his aim in competitive shooters and will always make time for a single-player RPG.
