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Review Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward's Best COD Since 2009's MW2
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2022 has been a slow year for AAA gaming, with much of the industry's anticipated lineup delayed until next year. However, like clockwork, a new Call of Duty game has managed to make it, with long-time developer Infinity Ward back behind the iron sights for another venture into the murky world of Modern Warfare. 2019's
Review Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare - A Fresh Take On A Stale Formula
Breach and clear
Coming after the mixed reception to 2018’s Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare already has one plus on its side from the off: a fully-fledged story campaign. While many might argue whether narrative modes have much of a place in an era of battle passes and games as a service, Modern Warfare proves a story mode...
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"It is completely up to you to decide on an appropriate course of action"
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's big reveal took place yesterday within Warzone as Activision fully lifted the lid on this year's CoD title. Thankfully for those who couldn't participate, an accompanying blog post has laid out lots of information ahead of November's launch,...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone Ditches '2.0' Title As Free Season 4 Content Is Revealed
The MW2/Warzone Season 4 roadmap is here
Activision has lifted the lid on its latest season of Call of Duty content, and it marks quite a shift in messaging for MW2 and particularly Warzone 2.0. Basically, the team has ditched the '2.0' naming of the 2022 version of Warzone as we move into Season 4 - which brings another brand new map to the CoD...
News Call Of Duty: MW2 Multiplayer Is Now Free-To-Play For A Full Week On Xbox
Dive into the Season 3 content
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 is in full swing as Infinity Ward finally starts adding sizable chunks of content to the game's multiplayer mode. To celebrate its latest DLC drop, the team is unleashing a free trial version of MW2 multiplayer today, and it's available for one full week. You'll probably want...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is Free-To-Play This Weekend (March 16-20)
Here's what you can try out
As the Season 2 Reloaded update rolls around for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision and Infinity Ward have a free access weekend planned starting Thursday, March 16. This free-to-play slice of MW2 doesn't include the whole online suite, but some of the new content is featured. Thankfully, Modern Warfare 2's first...
News Modern Warfare 2 Free Update Trailer Showcases First 'All-New' 6v6 DLC Map
Along with a bunch of classic COD game modes
Activision and Infinity Ward have just dropped their official launch trailer for Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 Reloaded, and it gives us a proper look at the game's latest free map and what else is coming in this update. 'Himmelmatt Expo' is a brand-new 6v6 multiplayer map arriving with tomorrow's free...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 Trailer Showcases Free Maps & Modes For Multiplayer
Dive in on Feb. 15th!
Activision and Infinity Ward have just dropped the Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 launch trailer, which finally showcases a bit more of the multiplayer content coming to MW2 this month. The standouts here are the free maps and modes arriving as part of the game's second major seasonal content drop. Fan favourite modes...
News Call Of Duty Fans Aren't Happy With Modern Warfare 2's Season 2 Update
"6v6 COD is dying"
Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has fully unveiled its Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2.0 roadmap for Season 2, and it's safe to say the info drop is proving somewhat controversial. While Warzone 2.0 players seem fairly satisfied with what's coming during the game's second season, MW2 mult
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is Free To Play This Weekend
Try three maps and four modes for free!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward is unleashing its first free-to-play trial period this weekend! You can go hands on with some of MW2's biggest multiplayer maps and modes starting later today, December 15th. The free trial kicks off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT, and features three...
News Classic Call Of Duty Map Returns With Free Modern Warfare 2 Xbox Update
It's just 'ment' to be!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was a huge hit at launch, performing incredibly well commercially as expected for the series. Infinity Ward's latest effort sat well with players too, including us - we were big fans of what the game had to offer across all of its core modes. Well, the game is now deep into its first post-launch...
Guide Warzone 2 Neymar, Messi, Pogba Store Bundle Release Dates On Xbox
Here's when they drop!
The first of Warzone 2's football (soccer) player packs have arrived through the in-game store, with Neymar Jr. gracing the battlefield first as part of a tie-in to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Two more bundles are set to follow featuring Messi and Pogba, and here's when you can go hands on with the upcoming player additions...
Feature Warzone 2.0 Is A Massive Visual Improvement Over Its Predecessor On Xbox Series S
Proper 'next-gen' support!
So, we've been playing quite a lot of Warzone 2.0 since its launch on Xbox last Wednesday, and the good news is that both the 'battle royale' and the 'DMZ' modes are a ton of fun so far! Our playtime has been split fairly evenly across both Xbox Series X and Series S (in part due to the brilliant xScreen), and the game is...
News Infinity Ward Is Beginning To Patch Major Warzone 2 Bugs, Starting With Friends Lists
Social menu sorted
Warzone 2.0 released earlier this week, less than a month on from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's extremely successful launch window. The free-to-play battle royale has seen quite a few notable issues so far though, as the servers get hammered by millions of new players. One of those issues completely blocked users from adding...
Guide How To Change Console FOV On Warzone 2 For Xbox
Check your angles
Warzone 2 is now out on all console platforms including Xbox, and one of big new features that the sequel brings is the ability to change the game's field of view. FOV sliders have been a core COD feature since Black Ops Cold War, but they never appeared in Warzone 1. Here's how to widen your field of view and see more on-screen...
Guide Warzone 2: How To Fix Laggy Lobbies On Xbox
Server overload
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is now available, but it's having a few issues at launch. One of those issues relates to laggy game lobbies on Xbox, where severe stuttering hurts the online experience quite a bit. Due to extremely busy servers at launch, this problem can't be fully eliminated right now, but there are a few ways to smooth...
Guide How To Download All Warzone 2 Content On Xbox
What you need before launch
Call of Duty Warzone 2 hits Xbox later this week, and the team at Infinity Ward has now set the game's preload live on all platforms, well... sort of. The dev has delayed the Seaso
Guide Call Of Duty Warzone 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has been in players' hands since late October, with a full story campaign, online multiplayer, and co-op 'Spec Ops' all playable since day one. However, the plan was always to launch Warzone 2.0 — a free-to-play battle royale spin-off — shortly after launch, and its release is right...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Appears On Xbox Store As 100GB+ Download
It's another huge file size!
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 may be out in the wild — gobbling up players' storage space like there's no tomorrow — but the free-to-play Warzone 2.0 is right around the corner as well, and if a new leak is anything to go by, it'll be a big install on Xbox. Well-known Microsoft Store leaker
News Activision Confirms 'Premium Release' Planned For Call Of Duty In 2023
But will it be an expansion for Modern Warfare 2?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has proved another annual juggernaut for Activision, breaking opening weekend sales records yet again. Even so, the publisher has already been looking ahead to next year's release in its Q3 2022 financial overview. Tucked into their fiscal results a
Feature It's Been 15 Years Since Call Of Duty 4 Changed The Xbox Live Landscape
Remember, remember the 5th of November
The tail end of last month was filled with Call of Duty, mainly due to Modern Warfare 2's impressive arrival in a year filled with AAA game delays. No matter your stance on the series, it still captures millions with each title, thanks in no small part to a rigorous release schedule that usually manages to...
News Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is That Cinematic, It Features Killstreak Cutscenes
Bravo Six, going down
It's safe to say we've played our fair share of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 over the last week or so. That playtime has been spread across both campaign and multiplayer, but even so, we hadn't spotted this neat feature tucked into MW2's killstreak system! Basically, when you're piloting a player-controlled killstreak in...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Getting Ranked Play In 2023
Treyarch will also be retiring modes in some older games
Activision's latest title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be getting Ranked Play at some point in 2023. Treyarch (Call of Duty: Vanguard) announced it was working with its partners at Infinity Ward to deliver competitive modes, ranked skill divisions, visible skill ratings, a "top 250"...
Reaction Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Beating Battlefield At Its Own Game
Ground War
Infinity Ward took a very different direction, at the time, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019. The reboot grounded the series in a modern combat setting similar to what made it famous in the first place, after years of misguided attempts at propelling things into the future (and one look back to the past). The franchise also,...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Just Delivered The Series' Best-Ever Opening Weekend
Raking it in
Call of Duty always sells ridiculously well, doesn't it? Even in an off year, the franchise is typically one of the best-selling releases, with millions of copies shipped worldwide for each title. So, what happens when Modern Warfare returns as most AAA games are pushed to 2023? The best-selling CoD launch ever, as it turns out. In an...
Guide How To Turn Off Crossplay In Modern Warfare 2 On Xbox
Step-by-step instructions
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now available on Xbox, and the multiplayer is live! We've been enjoying our time online so far, but we quickly noticed a lack of crossplay options within the game itself. We've done a bit of digging and found that you can turn off crossplay for Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox, via your general...
Guide Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
Ahead of Modern Warfare 2's big release later this week, developer Infinity Ward has unleashed a bucketload of info about the game's launch, including all the release day details on Xbox platforms. Campaign early access is now available for digital pre-orders, with all eyes now focused on the game's full launch. Anyway,...
"It is completely up to you to decide on an appropriate course of action"
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's big reveal took place yesterday within Warzone as Activision fully lifted the lid on this year's CoD title. Thankfully for those who couldn't participate, an accompanying blog post has laid out lots of information ahead of November's launch,...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone Ditches '2.0' Title As Free Season 4 Content Is Revealed
The MW2/Warzone Season 4 roadmap is here
Activision has lifted the lid on its latest season of Call of Duty content, and it marks quite a shift in messaging for MW2 and particularly Warzone 2.0. Basically, the team has ditched the '2.0' naming of the 2022 version of Warzone as we move into Season 4 - which brings another brand new map to the CoD...
News Call Of Duty: MW2 Multiplayer Is Now Free-To-Play For A Full Week On Xbox
Dive into the Season 3 content
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 is in full swing as Infinity Ward finally starts adding sizable chunks of content to the game's multiplayer mode. To celebrate its latest DLC drop, the team is unleashing a free trial version of MW2 multiplayer today, and it's available for one full week. You'll probably want...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is Free-To-Play This Weekend (March 16-20)
Here's what you can try out
As the Season 2 Reloaded update rolls around for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision and Infinity Ward have a free access weekend planned starting Thursday, March 16. This free-to-play slice of MW2 doesn't include the whole online suite, but some of the new content is featured. Thankfully, Modern Warfare 2's first...
News Modern Warfare 2 Free Update Trailer Showcases First 'All-New' 6v6 DLC Map
Along with a bunch of classic COD game modes
Activision and Infinity Ward have just dropped their official launch trailer for Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 Reloaded, and it gives us a proper look at the game's latest free map and what else is coming in this update. 'Himmelmatt Expo' is a brand-new 6v6 multiplayer map arriving with tomorrow's free...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 Trailer Showcases Free Maps & Modes For Multiplayer
Dive in on Feb. 15th!
Activision and Infinity Ward have just dropped the Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 launch trailer, which finally showcases a bit more of the multiplayer content coming to MW2 this month. The standouts here are the free maps and modes arriving as part of the game's second major seasonal content drop. Fan favourite modes...
News Call Of Duty Fans Aren't Happy With Modern Warfare 2's Season 2 Update
"6v6 COD is dying"
Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has fully unveiled its Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2.0 roadmap for Season 2, and it's safe to say the info drop is proving somewhat controversial. While Warzone 2.0 players seem fairly satisfied with what's coming during the game's second season, MW2 mult
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is Free To Play This Weekend
Try three maps and four modes for free!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward is unleashing its first free-to-play trial period this weekend! You can go hands on with some of MW2's biggest multiplayer maps and modes starting later today, December 15th. The free trial kicks off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT, and features three...
News Classic Call Of Duty Map Returns With Free Modern Warfare 2 Xbox Update
It's just 'ment' to be!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was a huge hit at launch, performing incredibly well commercially as expected for the series. Infinity Ward's latest effort sat well with players too, including us - we were big fans of what the game had to offer across all of its core modes. Well, the game is now deep into its first post-launch...
Guide Warzone 2 Neymar, Messi, Pogba Store Bundle Release Dates On Xbox
Here's when they drop!
The first of Warzone 2's football (soccer) player packs have arrived through the in-game store, with Neymar Jr. gracing the battlefield first as part of a tie-in to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Two more bundles are set to follow featuring Messi and Pogba, and here's when you can go hands on with the upcoming player additions...
Feature Warzone 2.0 Is A Massive Visual Improvement Over Its Predecessor On Xbox Series S
Proper 'next-gen' support!
So, we've been playing quite a lot of Warzone 2.0 since its launch on Xbox last Wednesday, and the good news is that both the 'battle royale' and the 'DMZ' modes are a ton of fun so far! Our playtime has been split fairly evenly across both Xbox Series X and Series S (in part due to the brilliant xScreen), and the game is...
News Infinity Ward Is Beginning To Patch Major Warzone 2 Bugs, Starting With Friends Lists
Social menu sorted
Warzone 2.0 released earlier this week, less than a month on from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's extremely successful launch window. The free-to-play battle royale has seen quite a few notable issues so far though, as the servers get hammered by millions of new players. One of those issues completely blocked users from adding...
Guide How To Change Console FOV On Warzone 2 For Xbox
Check your angles
Warzone 2 is now out on all console platforms including Xbox, and one of big new features that the sequel brings is the ability to change the game's field of view. FOV sliders have been a core COD feature since Black Ops Cold War, but they never appeared in Warzone 1. Here's how to widen your field of view and see more on-screen...
Guide Warzone 2: How To Fix Laggy Lobbies On Xbox
Server overload
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is now available, but it's having a few issues at launch. One of those issues relates to laggy game lobbies on Xbox, where severe stuttering hurts the online experience quite a bit. Due to extremely busy servers at launch, this problem can't be fully eliminated right now, but there are a few ways to smooth...
Guide How To Download All Warzone 2 Content On Xbox
What you need before launch
Call of Duty Warzone 2 hits Xbox later this week, and the team at Infinity Ward has now set the game's preload live on all platforms, well... sort of. The dev has delayed the Seaso
Guide Call Of Duty Warzone 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has been in players' hands since late October, with a full story campaign, online multiplayer, and co-op 'Spec Ops' all playable since day one. However, the plan was always to launch Warzone 2.0 — a free-to-play battle royale spin-off — shortly after launch, and its release is right...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Appears On Xbox Store As 100GB+ Download
It's another huge file size!
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 may be out in the wild — gobbling up players' storage space like there's no tomorrow — but the free-to-play Warzone 2.0 is right around the corner as well, and if a new leak is anything to go by, it'll be a big install on Xbox. Well-known Microsoft Store leaker
News Activision Confirms 'Premium Release' Planned For Call Of Duty In 2023
But will it be an expansion for Modern Warfare 2?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has proved another annual juggernaut for Activision, breaking opening weekend sales records yet again. Even so, the publisher has already been looking ahead to next year's release in its Q3 2022 financial overview. Tucked into their fiscal results a
Feature It's Been 15 Years Since Call Of Duty 4 Changed The Xbox Live Landscape
Remember, remember the 5th of November
The tail end of last month was filled with Call of Duty, mainly due to Modern Warfare 2's impressive arrival in a year filled with AAA game delays. No matter your stance on the series, it still captures millions with each title, thanks in no small part to a rigorous release schedule that usually manages to...
News Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is That Cinematic, It Features Killstreak Cutscenes
Bravo Six, going down
It's safe to say we've played our fair share of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 over the last week or so. That playtime has been spread across both campaign and multiplayer, but even so, we hadn't spotted this neat feature tucked into MW2's killstreak system! Basically, when you're piloting a player-controlled killstreak in...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Getting Ranked Play In 2023
Treyarch will also be retiring modes in some older games
Activision's latest title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be getting Ranked Play at some point in 2023. Treyarch (Call of Duty: Vanguard) announced it was working with its partners at Infinity Ward to deliver competitive modes, ranked skill divisions, visible skill ratings, a "top 250"...
Reaction Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Beating Battlefield At Its Own Game
Ground War
Infinity Ward took a very different direction, at the time, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019. The reboot grounded the series in a modern combat setting similar to what made it famous in the first place, after years of misguided attempts at propelling things into the future (and one look back to the past). The franchise also,...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Just Delivered The Series' Best-Ever Opening Weekend
Raking it in
Call of Duty always sells ridiculously well, doesn't it? Even in an off year, the franchise is typically one of the best-selling releases, with millions of copies shipped worldwide for each title. So, what happens when Modern Warfare returns as most AAA games are pushed to 2023? The best-selling CoD launch ever, as it turns out. In an...
Guide How To Turn Off Crossplay In Modern Warfare 2 On Xbox
Step-by-step instructions
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now available on Xbox, and the multiplayer is live! We've been enjoying our time online so far, but we quickly noticed a lack of crossplay options within the game itself. We've done a bit of digging and found that you can turn off crossplay for Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox, via your general...
Guide Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
Ahead of Modern Warfare 2's big release later this week, developer Infinity Ward has unleashed a bucketload of info about the game's launch, including all the release day details on Xbox platforms. Campaign early access is now available for digital pre-orders, with all eyes now focused on the game's full launch. Anyway,...