As caught by Insider Gaming, this comes from TheGhostOfHope, who has in the past proven to be reliable with leaks about the franchise. “Modern Warfare 4 Multiplayer in its current state is currently a complete copy of Modern Warfare II except for no perk charging system and less ADS/slide penalties,” they wrote on social media.

“There is A TON of visual recoil on weapons in Modern Warfare 4 just like Modern Warfare II. Like I said in my last tweet it’s pretty much a complete copy outside of a few little things.”

While Infinity Ward hasn’t made any concrete statements regarding the matter, the studio also took to social media to wish its fans happy holidays. Along with this, the studio wrote that Call of Duty fans shouldn’t believe everything they read on the Internet, before signing off from social media for the rest of the year.

‘Happy holidays everybody! Wishing our community an awesome holiday season and looking forward to talking soon,” wrote Infinity Ward. “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet. See you in 2026.”

In response to Infinity Ward’s statement, TheGhostOfHope wrote yet another post where he said that the studio typically hasn’t responded to these leaks in the past. The fact that it has gone out of its way to try and “generically deny” two recent leaks, notes the leaker, “should raise some red flags”. Further, TheGhostOfHope also wrote that they still have the same sources they had with their previous leaks regarding games like Modern Warfare 2 and 3, and Black Ops 6 and 7.

“The fact that a billion dollar studio has gone out of its way to *generically* deny 2 of my most recent leaks when they’ve never done it before nor towards others is frankly very weird and should raise some red flags about why they’d do such a thing when they never did it before. I have largely kept the same sources for years and my MW4 leak is no different to that. I would never sink my reputation with COD leaking that I’ve built over the years on faulty unverified info,” wrote the leaker.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was released on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S just last month. For more details, take a look at our review. Also check out Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty noting that it has been “one of the most-played games on Xbox”.

As for the future of the franchise, you can check out what analysts have had to say about the performance of Black Ops 7, and our own thoughts about its current state and what might happen with future releases.

April 16th sees the arrival of Neon White (Standard) and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game (all tiers), followed by Crime Scene Cleaner and Tempopo on April 17th for Ultimate and PC Game Pass. On April 24th, Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be playable on PC Game Pass and Ultimate as a day-one release.

April 29th sees Stoic’s Towerborne, or at least the Game Preview, going live on April 29th, months after launching into Steam Early Access. The month concludes with Far Cry 4 for all three tiers. Starting May 1st, Anno 1800 will be available for Ultimate, Standard and PC Game Pass alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022). On May 6th, all three tiers can play the Lovecraftian-esque fishing title Dredge.

Of course, several titles will be leaving the service on April 30th. Check out the list below:

• Have a Nice Death (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Kona 2: Brume (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Sniper Elite 5 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Thirsty Suitors (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Rewinder (Cloud, Console, and PC)

As reported by Washington Post, Activision has announced that the Call of Duty franchise has now sold over 500 million units worldwide to date across all of its instalments to date. Of course, major successes in the series like Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile are free-to-play titles, which means they don’t contribute to this figure- which makes it that much more impressive.

Interestingly enough, this makes Call of Duty the second-highest selling video game franchise to date, based on most recently shared numbers. Though Mario is still far ahead of it, the shooter series has now surpassed the likes of Tetris, Pokemon, and Grand Theft Auto.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

As per SteamDB, over the weekend following its release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 saw a peak of of over 306,000 concurrent players on Steam. That’s higher than what both of its immediate predecessors managed upon their respective releases, with 2022’s Modern Warfare 2 seeing a peak of over 263,000 concurrent players, and last year’s Modern Warfare 3 enjoying a peak of over 190,000 players.

Given the fact that for the first time ever, Black Ops 6 is also available via PC Game Pass, that’s a particularly impressive number, and does suggest that the game could be enjoying similarly strong numbers on other platforms as well.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Xbox One, and PS4.

Call of Duty HQ allows players to “navigate all their content in one place” and make it easier to choose the desired “game and modes.” Other highlights the publisher is excited about include anti-toxicity plans for Ricochet Anti-Cheat and a roadmap for post-launch seasons. While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 receives an official reveal today, more details for all this will be provided in the weeks leading up to its release.

It’s out on November 10th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC, with current-gen consoles yet to be confirmed (but expected, given previous years’ entries). Not much is known about this year’s entry, save for the return of Makarov as the villain, the apparent return of Zombies, and rumors of Modern Warfare 2 (2009)’s maps being remastered for multiplayer. Stay tuned in the meantime.

Yes, the original Modern Warfare 2. On Twitter, @el_bobberto claimed that every multiplayer map available at launch in the upcoming sequel is remastered from the 2009 title. They then shared an image of what appears to be map voting, a feature absent in the more recent entries.

Farfetched as it may sound, another leaker, @TheGhostOfHope, also reported that Modern Warfare 2 (2009) would see “almost all” of its maps brought over. There would also be some maps from older titles developed by Treyarch, Sledgehammer and Infinity Ward, but nothing was confirmed. Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson said the focus would be on remastered maps, but couldn’t confirm the exact maps.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 10th and is confirmed for Xbox One, PS4 and PC thus far. Stay tuned for more details in the meantime.

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Tom Henderson also notes that the codes for the beta (which reportedly goes live in October) use the same concept ID as Modern Warfare 2, “meaning they are basically last year’s game codes, just reissued.” It also seems that Modern Warfare 2 will shift to Call of Duty Hub in a single menu with Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone 2.0.

If true, it’s an interesting approach to delivering the new release (and one that could raise hackles over whether it’s DLC or not). Then again, it does explain how skins and purchases from Modern Warfare 2 would carry over. The extent of the new content is unknown, but a new campaign with Makarov as the villain is seemingly confirmed.

With the official reveal set for August 17th, perhaps we’ll learn more about the full extent of the features soon. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 10th, with PC, Xbox One, and PS4 releases confirmed.

According to the Call of Duty Twitter account, the addition of Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj to Call of Duty is meant to be a part of a 50-year celebration of hip hop music. The game will also be getting new war tracks that will span “three decades of a culture that transcends music and gaming.”

Activision has currently been getting ready to unveil the next Call of Duty game, which is all but confirmed to be a sequel to the new Modern Warfare series, and titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Developer Sledgehammer Games seems to have started teasing the upcoming shooter, most recently by making changes to its Twitter profile.

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The Doggfather returns. @SnoopDogg is coming back to Call of Duty. pic.twitter.com/dS9HkMQdVQ

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 27, 2023

Strafford’s Facebook post, which has since been deleted, implies that he is a part of the cast for the 2024 Call of Duty game, which would be developed by Treyarch.

While Treyarch is working on next year’s title, the next Call of Duty game to be released will be the yet-to-be-officially-announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 developed by Sledgehammer Games. Activision seems to be gearing up to unveil the game, as reports from earlier in the month indicate that the title was being shown off to NBA stars behind closed doors.

Last year’s game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, recently got its first bit of mid-season DLC for the current season, bringing characters from The Boys to the game’s regular multiplayer game modes, as well as to Call of Duty: Warzone 2.

Each of the characters will be available as part of their own Operator Bundle. Starlight will be the first of the characters to come to the game on July 12, followed by Homelander on July 16 and Black Noir on July 20. Each of the Operator Bundles will be priced at 2,400 COD Points, and will include weapon charms, loading screens, emblems, and weapon stickers.

The mid-season update will also bring other features to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2, including the ability to play battle royale in Vondel, a new Gulag, and other features like Occupation Scan and the Signal Intelligence Contract returning.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2 are available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Well, well, would you look who it is. Taking a lil break from his mission overseas to wreak some havoc in @callofduty. pic.twitter.com/JXru5sUEbs

— THE BOYS (@TheBoysTV) July 10, 2023