Barry Sloane, who has portrayed Captain Price across nearly a decade of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare games, says he is the most qualified person on the planet to reprise the role in the upcoming live-action film. The movie, directed by Peter Berg and written by Taylor Sheridan, is targeting a 2028 release and is expected to take place in the Modern Warfare universe.
Activision has apologised to bereaved families and confirmed it will remove real footage of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's opening cinematic via a November 12 update. The publisher acknowledged the inclusion caused deep hurt and stated the game never intended to trivialise the tragedy that killed around 160 people.
Call of Duty movie director Peter Berg has detailed his vision for the live-action Modern Warfare adaptation, promising a film with "a very strong soul" that examines the burden of warriors. The film is set to hit theaters on June 30, 2028, following the recent release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode returns in 2026 with a massive Korean map, Dynamic Operations, and deep progression systems. After five hours of early access play, the extraction shooter feels more engaging than its 2022 predecessor, though long-term value and operator uniqueness remain open questions.
NetEase Games revealed ECC: Redline, a free-to-play extreme-sports tactical shooter for PC and mobile, on October 9, 2026. The game immediately sparked heated debate as players and content creators noted striking similarities to Call of Duty: Warzone, from gunplay and UI to sound effects and camera blur mechanics. While many accuse NetEase of blatant copying, frustrated Warzone veterans say a polished alternative could finally pressure Activision to improve its battle royale experience.
Activision and Infinity Ward have unveiled Server Culling, a new anti-cheat system for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 that withholds hidden opponent location data from player hardware. The technology launches across every multiplayer map, Combat Outpost mode, and Warzone on October 23, 2026, aiming to make wallhacks functionally impossible by denying cheat software the information it needs to operate.
Activision has confirmed that double XP tokens in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will only count down during active matches instead of real-time, a change players have requested for years. Existing tokens from previous Call of Duty titles will also carry over to the new game launching 23rd October across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2.
Infinity Ward has announced that double XP tokens in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will only deplete while players are actively in a match, eliminating the long-standing frustration of tokens wasting away in pre-game lobbies. The studio also confirmed a new toggle to hide other players' cosmetic skins, with both changes arriving ahead of the game's fall 2026 launch window.
Microsoft has confirmed Activision will develop the next mainline Halo game as part of a sweeping Xbox Studios restructure that includes 268 layoffs. The move effectively guts Halo Studios, formerly 343 Industries, while folding Rare and World's Edge under the Call of Duty publisher's umbrella.
PlayStation's new popularity feature reveals Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 as the ninth most-played game on PS5 in the United States, surpassing the Call of Duty HQ app that bundles Black Ops 6, Black Ops 7, and Warzone. The 2012 title's resurgence follows Activision's summer ports of the first two Black Ops games, which dominated sales charts and suggest players are gravitating toward classic entries while awaiting Modern Warfare 4.
