Infinity Ward Unveils Modern Warfare 4 Apex Attachments, Speeds Up Movement After 2 Low-Rated Releases
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Updated · Game Informer · May 28
Infinity Ward Unveils Modern Warfare 4 Apex Attachments, Speeds Up Movement After 2 Low-Rated Releases
6 articles · Updated · Game Informer · May 28
Infinity Ward outlined Modern Warfare 4’s biggest multiplayer changes, including Apex Attachments as final weapon unlocks that can radically alter guns—such as blade-firing sniper rifles and shotguns with explosive rounds.
Special Equipment has been reworked as Riot Shields move out of weapon slots, can now break under fire, and can be planted on the ground as temporary cover.
Movement has been accelerated with ledge corner-peeking, pipe parkour and faster slides across cars, reflecting the studio’s push to make players feel more heroic even if realism bends.
Korea anchors the campaign, with Infinity Ward citing the global Korean cultural wave and tensions on the North-South border while continuing Captain Price’s globe-trotting story.
The reveal comes as Call of Duty tries to rebuild trust after 2023’s Modern Warfare III and Black Ops 7 became two of the franchise’s lowest-rated entries; the preview still flagged persistent spawn problems.
With radical 'Apex' weapons and faster parkour, is Modern Warfare 4 abandoning its grounded roots for chaotic trends?
Can a Western developer depict a fictional Korean war without falling into old geopolitical stereotypes?