Modern Warfare 4 Lands Oct. 23 With Korean War Campaign and 500-Layout Multiplayer Map
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 28
Modern Warfare 4 Lands Oct. 23 With Korean War Campaign and 500-Layout Multiplayer Map
10 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 28
Oct. 23 is the release date for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4," which centers on a full-scale invasion of South Korea and marks the series' return to a boots-on-the-ground modern-war setting.
Infinity Ward said the campaign follows new soldier Private Park and rogue Captain John Price, keeping single-player central even as many rival shooters have deemphasized story modes.
Multiplayer gets some of the franchise's biggest mechanical changes in years: hip-fire "bloom" is removed, movement and parkour are overhauled, and sprint animations now degrade as stamina drains.
Kill Block, a new modular map, can generate more than 500 layouts between matches, and a new version of extraction mode DMZ is due to be detailed next month.
The game arrives as players complain of franchise fatigue, with the studio saying it made system changes in response and consulted defectors and Korean specialists for the peninsula setting.
How will Modern Warfare 4 depict the impact of the new Russia-North Korea military pact on a potential war?
With North Korea deploying Seoul-striking artillery this month, is this game's invasion a prediction or a dangerous fantasy?
Can a video game ethically portray a real-world nuclear flashpoint that could erupt at any moment?