TheTerminatorfranchise has been a staple of the action blockbuster world for just over four decades. 1985’sThe Terminatorwas met with mixed reviews at the time of its release, but it’s since become heralded as an all-time Sci-Fi great, and its 1991 sequel,Terminator 2: Judgment Day, is still widely considered to be one of the greatest action movies ever made. Arguably, there hasn’t been a genuinely greatTerminatormovie sinceT2, but the franchise has remained in the public conscious thanks in no small part to its references and cameos in other media.
Along with a plethora ofTerminatorgames over the years – liketheTerminator 2arcade gameand the much more recentTerminator: Resistance– the franchise has seen its fair share of cameo appearances in other video game series, with some of its most memorable being skins inGears of War 5andFortnite. These cameos help to keepTerminatorin the mainstream spotlight, and it’s just been thrust there once again thanks toCall of DutyandMortal Kombat.
Terminator Is Already Having a Strong Year in the Gaming World
The Terminator is Back in Call of Duty
All the way back in August 2022,The Terminatorcrossed over withCall of Duty: VanguardandCall of Duty: Warzone. For a limited time, players could purchase two bundles based on the beloved Sci-Fi action franchise, one granting players a skinbased on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800, and the other giving players a skin based on Robert Patrick’s T-1000, both coming fromTerminator 2: Judgment Day. These bundles also included a bevy of unique voicelines, weapon blueprints, and other themed cosmetics.
With the introduction ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Season 2,The Terminatormakes its return to the military shooter franchise. Expected to arrive in the store at the beginning of February, players will be able to purchase a newTerminator-themed Operator bundle, this time giving players a T-800 skin based on Arnie’s appearance in the original 1985 movie. This bundle also comes with an Operator skin based on the Terminator’s iconic metallic endoskeleton, along with some themed weapon blueprints, a finishing move, an emote, and some extra cosmetics.
Terminator 2’s T-1000 Is Coming to Mortal Kombat 1
Mortal Kombat 1is coming to the end of its currently-announced DLC plans, withTerminator 2’s T-1000being the final fighter confirmed to appear. While there’s no confirmed release date forMK1’s T-1000 DLC fighter, it seems likely that he’ll arrive sometime in March, as Conan the Barbarian has just come to the game two months after Ghostface, which suggests that T-1000’s release is around two months away.
Robert Patrick will be reprising his role of the T-1000 inMortal Kombat 1.
But much likeCall of Duty, this isn’t the first time theMortal Kombatseries has crossed over withTerminator. The T-800 was the third DLC character to come toMortal Kombat 11back in October 2019. ThoughMK11’s T-800 had Arnold Schwarzenegger’s likeness (specifically based on his appearance in2019’sTerminator: Dark Fate), he didn’t return to voice the fighter, instead leaving that up to actor Chris Cox.
Terminator: Resistance
This story takes place in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, nearly 30 years after Judgement Day, and stars a brand new hero in the Terminator universe, Jacob Rivers, a soldier in the Resistance led by John Connor.Despite the fact that Jacob is just a lowly private, he’ll soon discover that he’s been specifically targeted by the latest threat from Skynet and marked for termination! Skynet may be destined to lose the war, but at what cost to Jacob? Experience the events leading up to the decisive, final battle for the fate of mankind in the war against the machines!Choose what kind of action hero you want to be! Equip an epic arsenal of weaponry to run and gun or sneak and snipe through sprawling environments! The world isn’t as forgiving as it used to be, so you’ll need to find resources to help you out. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, then you better make it yourself.Change the fate of mankind! Protect a motley crew of survivors, each with their own motivations and backstories. The actions you take throughout the game will impact their survival and change the ending you get.Resist against the machines! Fight against a selection of iconic enemies from the films, including the T-800, as well as a host of enemies that are brand new to the Terminator universe!
