Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026 video game)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be a first-person shooter video game.^[1][3] It will comprise of three main game modes: a single-player campaign mode; a competitive multiplayer component; and the extraction shooter mode "DMZ", returning from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022).^[3]

The game's campaign will have a focus on a war between North Korea and South Korea. During many of the game's missions, the player will take control of Private Park, described by Infinity Ward as a "young Korean grunt soldier" in a group comprised of several American and South Korean troops. Some missions will have the player take control of a North Korean soldier, showcasing their side of the conflict. Meanwhile, a third group of missions will focus on Captain Price, now a wanted war criminal following his actions in the preceding Modern Warfare games.^[3]

The multiplayer mode is set to feature 12 core 6v6 maps at launch, accompanied by returning game modes such as "Gunfight" with its own dedicated map pool, and "Big War" featuring its own large-scale maps. A new map, "Kill Block", features dynamic layouts that constantly change as the match progresses, with over 500 different possible configurations. One of the major changes to the gameplay system is the removal of hipfire bloom, a gameplay mechanic that penalizes players by reducing accuracy of shots when firing their weapons from the hip. Updates to the movement system include the ability to hang and shimmy along edges and pipes.^[3]

Modern Warfare 4 was announced on May 28, 2026, set to be released on October 23 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X and Series S.^[1][2] It will be the first Call of Duty game to be released exclusively for the ninth generation of video game consoles,^[1] as well as the first Call of Duty to be released on a Nintendo platform since Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013).^[4] Unlike previous Call of Duty titles Black Ops 6 (2024) and Black Ops 7 (2025), which launched on Xbox Game Pass on release day, Modern Warfare 4 is set to release on the subscription service at least a year after release day.^[5]