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On October 23, 2026, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 officially launched. The latest entry in the series from Activision and Infinity Ward is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2. At the time of writing, 87% of user reviews on Steam are positive. -
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 players are already complaining about Possum, the Operator Trait that lets a character return from death once per match, even though DMZ early access only began on October 20, 2026. The full game is scheduled to launch on October 23, and the trait list also covers combat, looting, extraction, and survival. -
"For the First Time in a Long While, the Campaign Doesn't Feel Like an Afterthought": First Reviews of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Story Mode Are In, and It's Excellent
Mads Mikkelsen plays the villain, the war unfolds in Korea, and the closing credits will make fans remember the series' creator. -
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Early Access Begins, but the Game Won't Be on Game Pass at Launch
Activision is opening early access to the campaign in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 today. Starting October 16, 2026, players who have pre-ordered the Standard Edition or Vault Edition digitally can jump into the story ahead of the full launch on October 23. Early access to DMZ begins on October 20. -
Activision quality assurance testers voted on October 15, 2026, to give union leaders the authority to call a strike if negotiations stall again. The result, announced by the union, comes after more than two years of talks over the workers' first contract. -
"No Offense to Zelda": Activision Calls Grand Theft Auto 6 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 the Two Biggest Games of 2026
Activision has no intention of hiding from the year's biggest release. On the contrary, the publisher expects to profit from it. -
Activision is preparing a new Call of Duty branch for an autumn 2027 release, and the company says it wants the line to feel meaningfully different from the series' familiar staples. The new line is expected to arrive after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, though its name and setting have not been announced. -
Infinity Ward has clarified that the solo playlist seen in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode was an internal developer tool, not a public feature, even as the mode itself opens early to digital pre-order and pre-purchase players on October 20, three days before the game's full launch. Players will be able to turn off squad fill and deploy alone, though that will not guarantee a lobby without other players. Activision confirmed the early-access details in its official guide. -
Rebs Gaming says Activision is still in early development on the next Halo project, and one idea under consideration is a reboot centered on Master Chief's origin story.
Activision initially proposed a free-to-play multiplayer game and a separate campaign-only project. Sledgehammer Games developed concepts and prototypes of basic gameplay mechanics for both, including player movement. -
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Collateral will put players into single-life rounds built around buying weapons, armor, perks, and equipment between attacks and defenses. The multiplayer mode takes cues from Counter-Strike and VALORANT, with teams fighting over two bomb sites in a Search and Destroy-style setup. -
Activision promises "the greatest Halo ever" — and, according to rumors, plans to reboot the series to do it
Halo has changed hands — Activision is now in charge of the series. And judging by the rumors, the new owner has no intention of holding onto the past. -
A crossover with DOOM has kicked off in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone. The limited-time event features a themed Event Pass, new Operator skins, and plenty of other cosmetic items. -
The filter applies to enemies, friends and squadmates, both during matches and in the lobby, and it will be off by default. Activision announced that Call of Duty: Warzone will add an Operator Skin toggle with the first season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. When switched on, it will replace other players' Operators from previous Call of Duty games with cosmetics styled after Modern Warfare 4 on the setting player's screen. The new game launches on October 23, 2026, and Season 1 is expected in the weeks that follow. -
Microsoft has officially announced a major restructuring of Xbox Studios, with Activision taking over development of the next mainline Halo game. At the same time, Halo Studios has been hit by significant layoffs, with Microsoft confirming that 268 employees across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and Xbox's management and central functions have lost their jobs. -
Ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's release on October 22, 2026, Activision has published a report meant to show how much money cheat sellers make across the Call of Duty ecosystem. The company paired the study with a broader look at how those sellers keep the business moving. -
Hamilton's Khaki Field Mechanical for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 takes its cues from Captain Price's wristwear, and Hamilton says the watch will go on sale on October 23, 2026, the same day the game launches.
The special edition keeps the Khaki Field Mechanical format but gives it a darker tactical look. The case measures 38 mm, and the dial incorporates typography inspired by the game's "4" along with tactical accents from the Modern Warfare 4 universe. -
Activision has unveiled a new trailer for the campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, showcased as part of Tokyo Game Show 2026. One of the biggest surprises in the trailer is the appearance of Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen. Judging by the scenes shown, he plays one of the story's key characters and is seemingly the main antagonist. -
Honest players in Warzone's ranked mode apparently don't stand a chance. At least that's what a man who makes his living selling cheats claims. -
A new patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops II on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 shifts the game's multiplayer over to dedicated servers, after the rollout had been happening gradually over several days. In a post on Call of Duty Updates, the team announced that today's update completed the move. -
Activision posted a new blog for Spyro Community Day 2026, marking Spyro's birthday with a fresh look at Spyro: A Realm Beyond. The update follows the game's summer 2026 announcement and includes new materials from the unreleased adventure.
The new materials show a new realm, a fresh chapter in Spyro's story, and the first glimpse at mechanics that had not been shown before. Activision also says the game will introduce true dragon flight as a core ability, a major change for the series.
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