Activision Blizzard unexpectedly announces the new Call of Duty

Activision has announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The new installment of the popular Activision franchise has been primarily developed by Infinity Ward, with assistance from other internal studios, and will be released on October 23, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S.

A game that wants to revive the franchise

But these are not the only details we know about this release. With three major game modes, it will be divided into campaign mode, multiplayer mode, and the innovative DMZ mode. In the single-player campaign, we will be taken to South Korea, which will be invaded by North Korea, and we must prevent it by following three intertwined narratives: that of a platoon of American and South Korean soldiers, that of Captain Price carrying out missions around the world, and that of a member of the North Korean dictatorship.

In the case of multiplayer, it is what we have always known, but with an important change in its gameplay. By now adding Apex Attachments, both the behavior of bullets and weapons have been significantly altered to make them more realistic.

Lastly, the DMZ mode is the most particular inclusion. Basically an extraction shooter mode in the style of Arc Raiders or Marathon, but within Call of Duty. You can play both solo and in groups, and the biggest addition of this extraction shooter mode is the dynamic weather and a dynamic objectives system that promises to make each mission completely different from the previous one.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was a small failure for the franchise, with a terrible critical reception and extremely slow sales among the public, who hope to reverse this with these radical changes to the formula. Whether they will succeed remains to be seen, but Activision Blizzard seems willing to give it a try. And it seems they are not going to go quietly, especially with their first movie on the way.