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MUCH ADO No, Modern Warfare 3 won’t be the CoD to finally skip PS4, Xbox One

There was never really any cause for alarm, but just in case you were worried, Modern Warfare 3 will indeed be available on PS4 and Xbox One.

CARRY FORWARD DECREE Nearly all your unlocks and purchases in Modern Warfare 2 carry forward to Modern Warfare 3

Activision has clarified exactly what you can expect to carry forward from Modern Warfare 2 to Modern Warfare 3.

NYET TO BE SEEN No Russian: Modern Warfare 3 reveal teases the return of CoD’s most controversial moment

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is introducing its villain, and you already know who he is.

SHAME FEED Call of Duty will now shame cheaters it banned, in real-time, right in the kill feed

Banning cheaters isn’t enough for Call of Duty, now it wants to humiliate them in real-time.

FELLOW KIDS Don’t worry, you won’t have to endure Call of Duty’s cringe approach to Modern Warfare 3 leaks much longer

Call of Duty's attempts at countering Modern Warfare 3 leaks are very 'how do you do, fellow kids', but an end is in sight.

BELOW AND CLOSE It sounds like the next Battlefield is a reboot that’s taking cues from Call of Duty: Warzone

The next Battlefield is going to copy Call of Duty's homework, while being a fresh start for the troubled series.

YOU KNOW WHY Modern Warfare 2 weapons, skins and operators will carry over to CoD 2023 for the first time ever

Weapons, operators, and skins from Modern Warfare 2 will return in Call of Duty 2023, probably because it started out as an expansion.

COLOR US SHOCKED Call of Duty 2023 release date leaked by judge during FTC hearing with Microsoft

Legal slip-up.

SHARPIEGATE Poorly redacted court documents reveal how much Call of Duty is worth to PlayStation

Sony has been playing the Call of Duty exclusivity card from the beginning of Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and now we know why.

TOUGH LOVE Bethesda, too, is confused about Microsoft keeping COD on PlayStation when it made Starfield exclusive

Like many of us, Bethesda feels Call of Duty is getting special treatment that its own games did not, when it comes to which remain Xbox-exclusive and which can be on everything.

MEET VONDEL Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone Season 4 is looking like one of its biggest

This first look at the big upcoming Season 4 for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone is quite compelling.

IT'S IN THE NAME Is it really a surprise that Diablo 4's business model is a clone of Call of Duty?

Activision Blizzard landed on the most decadent monetisation model for its games a while ago, and it made clear it was gonna end up in Diablo 4.

INADAQUETE Did Modern Warfare 2/Warzone 2 suffer a higher player loss than Vanguard and Warzone?

Call of Duty lost more players the past quarter than it did after Vanguard's release, despite Modern Warfare 2's better sales.

HOW FULL? Activision once again confirms a "full" premium Call of Duty game is coming later this year

Activision has reiterated that it will not, in fact, end the year without a full Call of Duty release.

7-DAYS FREE Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's week-long multiplayer trial kicks off today with 10 maps and 12 modes

Jump in.

PARANOIA? OR SPITE? Sony presupposes Microsoft could intentionally release an unoptimized version of Call of Duty on PlayStation

Sony doesn't want to make a Call of Duty deal anyway, it's being said.

CHANGE OF HEART Looks like we're getting a Call of Duty in 2023 after all

What started out as a paid expansion for Modern Warfare 2 is now the next game.

INFINITY BORED Warzone 2 Season 2 is a harsh reminder that Call of Duty's tech is wasted on Call of Duty

As Call of Duty’s tech gets increasingly more impressive, its aspirations never looked smaller.

FORGE YOUR OWN PATH Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 2 kicks off February 15

Lots of "2's" in that headline.

NOT TOO-TOO LATE Season 2 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 delayed

To implement changes based on community feedback.

battlefeelings Xbox Game Pass gives Battlefield 2042 a second chance it doesn't deserve

Warzone 2 is here to keep all the FPS fanatics entertained – but there's another, lesser-enjoyed game coming back around. But is it worth it?

NO DICE PlayStation doesn’t think Battlefield can keep up with Call of Duty for much longer

The players, the media and even other developers have been down on EA and Battlefield lately – and now even Sony is taking shots at the FPS series.

PRICE IS RIGHT Modern Warfare 2 is the best Call of Duty multiplayer in years – and a great indication of things to come

Call of Duty has been on a bit of a downwards trend lately, but the latest Modern Warfare rights the series and suggests a bright future, too.

fight for the ages UK Government publishes Sony and Microsoft's full arguments in Activision Blizzard acquisition case

We now have a clearer idea of what Sony told the UK Government to undermine Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision.

HOLLOW POINT Warzone 2 patch makes armor piercing ammo no longer pierce armor

In one of the strangest updates we've seen to Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty has decided AP rounds no longer PA.

CAMO THEN Modern Warfare 2 patch notes confirm one small but much-needed fix

There have been some big updates in the Modern Warfare 2 November 22 patch, including some much-needed UI improvements.

hot drop 25 million players jumped into Warzone 2 in five days

Warzone 2 is a major hit, surprising no one.

THAT’S A MAP Against all odds, Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare 2’s battle pass is very good

The new Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 battle pass is doing things differently – and I can only see the positives.

baby steps Modern Warfare 2 patch adds new shield counter and makes one gun less annoying

Modern Warfare 2's first major update brought a few balance changes and bug fixes, and some will make a lot of people happy.

clear as day Phil Spencer debunks all conspiracy theories about keeping Call of Duty off PlayStation

Microsoft's head of games has gone out of his way to reaffirm, in a few different ways, that he intends for Call of Duty to remain on PlayStation.

unusual pairing Modern Warfare 2 tops October sales, but Elden Ring clings on to year's best-to-date

Elden Ring might just end up being 2022's best-selling game when all is said and done.

try again Modern Warfare 2's hated UI might soon be just a memory - report

You've probably never met anyone who thinks Modern Warfare 2's UI is fine, and that seems to also be true at Infinity Ward.

hiatus The original Warzone is going offline (but will return as Warzone Caldera)

Activision is not shutting down Warzone entirely, but you won't be able to play it for a few days soon.

backwards Loadouts are back in Warzone 2.0

Warzone 2.0's Initial showing had a much lesser emphasis on loadouts than the original Warzone, but this won't be the case for launch.

one billion troops Modern Warfare 2 has already made $1 billion before selling a single microtransaction

Modern Warfare 2's record-breaking launch has brought in over a billion dollars so far.

JERK EXPERIENCE Thanks for all the free Double XP tokens, Modern Warfare 2 – it’s a shame they suck

Because of some ‘confusing’ Vault Edition goodies, Activision and Infinity Ward gave out free Modern Warfare 2 Double XP tokens. But the whole damn system sucks.

THE ULTIMATE PRICE Call of Duty is the ‘best-selling franchise on PlayStation’… says Modern Warfare 2 Xbox case

The Canadian physical Xbox edition of Modern Warfare 2 makes some bold statements about Call of Duty's status on PlayStation, weirdly.

1% LOWS Modern Warfare 2 has a surprisingly good benchmark on PC

Modern Warfare 2 does have a PC benchmark test, and it offers more information than most games' care to.

COD HEARTS STEAM Modern Warfare 2 is Call of Duty's biggest-ever Steam launch

The decision to bring Call of Duty back to Steam is paying off very well for Modern Warfare 2.

CROSS-BLOCKED Modern Warfare 2 players on PC and Xbox can't disable cross-play

The option to disable cross-play in Modern Warfare 2 on PC, as well as Xbox, is conspicuously absent.

INADAQUETE Modern Warfare 2 brings back extra loadout slots, but only for PlayStation

Call of Duty players are finally getting more loadout slots in-game with Modern Warfare 2, but only on one platform.

CRACKED IT Modern Warfare 2 campaign safe codes for El Sin Nombre, and Alone

All codes for the locked safes you'll run into in the Modern Warfare 2 campaign, and where to find them.

MAXIMUM UTILISATION The Modern Warfare 2 PS5 disc has 70 whole megabytes of data

Physicals media for predominantly online games makes less and less sense as time goes on, but Modern Warfare 2 may be going too far.

SLIDER WARFARE Modern Warfare 2 may be giving people too much power with the addition of attachment tuning

Infinity Ward has confirmed an unusual new feature for the Modern Warfare 2 Gunsmith that could make things unnecessarily complex.

TAGS OUT DIAMONDS IN Modern Warfare 2 launch: diamond icons for better enemy visibility, shorter footstep audio range and more

Infinity Ward has revealed all the major changes made from the Modern Warfare 2 beta to the game's launch.

GROUNDED Flying to New Zealand to play Modern Warfare 2 early may get you locked out

Cancel your flights to New Zealand, everyone. You won't be able to play Modern Warfare 2 early using that ol' trick.

DONT SAY IT Modern Warfare 2’s campaign didn’t recreate THAT level, but Modern Warfare 3 might

There’s a particular moment in the original Modern Warfare 2 campaign that Infinity Ward decided to leave alone for the reboot, but it may not be entirely forgotten.

THE BLAST OF US Modern Warfare 2’s campaign eases off the bombast and takes inspiration from Naughty Dog

Call of Duty learns that quiet character moments are often more memorable than exploding bridges.

GHOST+SOAP BROMANCE Modern Warfare 2 campaign review - An excellent pitch for an Infinity Ward RPG

On the surface, Modern Warfare 2’s campaign may look like the same old Call of Duty – but in playing it, I found it to be the series’ most imaginative.

ALL THE KS Modern Warfare 2 has four whole sets of specs for the PC version

Modern Warfare 2 is optimised for a wide range of PC hardware, depending on your resolution and framerate targets.