Call of Duty, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, has been one of the most famous FPS game series in the history of esports. The series includes 16 main games with multiple side games. For their next game, the developers mention the new game as a reboot of an old classic and one of the most famous game in the series — the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which was released in 2007.
Activision has planned to release CoD Modern Warfare on October 25, 2019. The game will be available to play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC and is currently up for pre-orders. You can check more details about the pre-orders at the end of this article.
The Gameplay
Bringing back a classic, Infinity Ward plans to reset the storyline and want to create a realistic world that looks inspired by the headlines bringing back the famous characters of the series like Captain Price. Modern Warfare will have a single-player campaign mode with multi-player modes and co-op missions. The single-player campaign will have missions in European cities and the Middle East. The player takes up the role of a soldier and will have other option of choosing to be a rebel freedom fighter to defeat Tier One enemies.
Gunfight: 2 vs 2 Multiplayer mode
Infinity Ward has also confirmed a new multiplayer mode, Gunfight, which is a 2 vs 2 fight in which the game will provide random weapons and will throw you in random small maps. The maps are so small that you need to finish your enemy in 40 seconds. After 40 seconds, there can be a capture the flag event or the team with maximum health will win.
The game will also feature a classic multiplayer mode and a new co-op mode.
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Gunsmithing: Weapon customisation
The reprised 2019 edition of Call of Duty Modern Warfare will also have a new weapon customisation option called Gunsmithing, through which players can customise their primary and secondary weapons.
Crossplay Feature
Call of Duty will has a cross-play feature that will allow gamers to play the game together across different platforms — PC and consoles. — making this the first CoD game to have this feature. Activision developers have made an incredible move jumping on the cross-play bandwagon. Modern Warfare will be free of the season pass. Activision has decided to remove the season pass so that they can provide more free maps and content post-launch.
Digital Editions and Physical Packs
COD: MW 2019 will be available in three different digital editions: a special limited stock edition, the Dark Edition, and two physical editions. Their availability depends on the region you live in via various retailers. Activision released the dark edition earlier this month.
Digital Editions
The standard edition of the game will have the baseline of the story with minimum add-ons or features like an in-game tactical knife and access to early access to open beta. In the operator edition of the game, you will get all the features of the dark edition without the physical items. The operator enhanced edition of the game will provide you with an additional 3000 Call of Duty Points.
Physical Editions
COD has two physical editions, one is the standard edition of the game with no additional features, and the other is the Dark Edition of the game has some special physical and digital item in it.The items included in the special edition are:
Physical ItemsÂ
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Game
- Steelbook
- Night Vision Goggles
- Display Stand for Night Vision Goggles
Digital Items
- Custom Tactical Knife
- All Ghillied Up, Crew Expendable, and War Pig Operator Pack
- Call of Duty Endowment Animated Calling Card
The Night vision goggles that come with the dark edition of the game are a wearable gadget. They come with the game inspired decals and design details. It has three modes: A daytime running mode, Night vision mode, and a long-range IR mode. The range for IR mode is approx 65 feet (20 meters) in complete darkness. The goggles have adjustable straps to fit everyone. It also has plenty of buttons and sliders to adjust the settings on the glasses.
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Pre-orders and launch
You can play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare before October through the beta launch of the game. PS4 players will be the first one to get the pre-order beta and later other platforms will follow.
- September 12-13 for PS4 pre-order beta
- September 14-16 for PS4 open beta
- September 19-20 for PC, Xbox One pre-order beta, PS4 open beta
- September 21-23 for PC, Xbox One, PS4 open beta
The second beta will have crossplay testing. The game will have “input matchmaking”, which will make matches according to the player’s playing device such as a controller or mouse and keyboard. You will be able to provide feedback to the developers if you opt for the open beta and will get the glimpse of the game before it is fully released.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available on all three platforms for pre-order now. For PC users, it will be a Battle.net exclusive. You can pre-order the game from the official website of Call of Duty franchise. The price of the game on all the platforms is the same for all the three editions.
- Standard edition: $59.99
- Operator edition: $79.99
- Operator enhanced edition: $99.99
You can pre-order CoD: Modern Warfare here.
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