'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II' will use Blizzard's controversial SMS Protect system

When the next Call of Duty arrives on October 28th , fans will need to connect a phone number to their Battle.net account to play the game. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, newly created Overwatch 2 accounts, and newly created Call of Duty: Modern Warfare accounts require a phone number," says a recently updated support page spotted by PC Gamer . News of the requirement comes following a week of controversy around SMS Protect , the phone-linking system in use by Overwatch 2 and soon Modern Warf...