Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Deploys October 25th
May 30 2019 - 1:00PM
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One of the Most Iconic Series in Gaming
History Returns in Ground-Breaking Experience
Prepare to go dark, Modern Warfare is back! The most celebrated
series in Call of Duty will make its highly-anticipated return when
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® launches October 25th
in a powerful experience reimagined from the ground-up. The all-new
title, published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward,
engulfs players in a modern-day conflict, where split-second
decisions could affect the global balance of power. The new Modern
Warfare features a unified narrative experience and progression
across a heart racing, epic single-player story, an action-packed
multiplayer playground, and new cooperative gameplay.
“This is an all-new Modern Warfare reimagined in every way,”
said Dave Stohl, co-Studio Head, Infinity Ward. “We are creating an
emotionally charged experience that’s inspired by the headlines in
the world today, where the rules are grey and battle lines are
blurred. Players will join a varied cast of international special
forces and freedom fighters in gripping and heart-pounding missions
through iconic European cities and volatile expanses of the Middle
East. It’s intense, it’s exciting, and we can’t wait for our fans
to play this October.”
“Every design decision has been made with our players in mind,”
said Patrick Kelly, Creative Director and co-Studio Head, Infinity
Ward. “With the launch of Modern Warfare, we’re taking steps
to unite the community. First, we plan for Modern
Warfare to be played together across PC and console through
cross-play support. Second, we’re eliminating the traditional
season pass, so that we can deliver more free maps and content as
well as post-launch events to all players. This is just the
beginning – there’s much more to come.”
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare features a new engine delivering an
immersive and photo-realistic experience. The new technology
utilizes the latest advancements in visual engineering, including a
physically-based material system allowing for state of the
art photogrammetry, a new hybrid tile based streaming system,
new PBR decal rendering system, world volumetric lighting, 4K HDR,
DirectX Raytracing (PC) and more as well as a new GPU geometry
pipeline. Spectral rendering delivers thermal heat radiation and
infrared identification for both thermal and night-vision
in-game imaging. The technical investment provides a cutting edge
animation and blend shape system, while the new suite of audio
tools supports full Dolby ATMOS, on supported platforms, along
with the latest in audio simulation effects.
Starting today, fans can pre-order the digital version of the
new Modern Warfare and receive a prestige token to be used
immediately in-game in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4*.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is scheduled for release globally
October 25th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The title features
a fully-optimized PC version, developed in partnership with Beenox,
which will be available exclusively on Blizzard Battle.net®**,
Blizzard Entertainment’s online gaming platform. Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare is published by Activision, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) with development
led by award-winning developer, Infinity Ward, with additional
development support from Raven Software.
Winner of numerous awards and honors following its release in
2007, including the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences “Game
of the Year,” the original Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare received
worldwide acclaim as it won the hearts of fans everywhere. With the
two sequels that followed, the Modern Warfare series has left an
indelible mark as one of the most iconic and decorated gaming
series in history.
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and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI),
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*Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 game on pre-order platform required.
Sold separately.
**Battle.net is a trademark or registered trademark of Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries.
ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY, CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS and MODERN
WARFARE are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All
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