Fast-forward to today and a number of original Modern Warfare developers are now back at Infinity Ward and working on this new Modern Warfare, including art director Joel Emslie, animation director Mark Grigsby, and audio director Stephen Miller, among others. They sued Activision over unpaid royalties and eventually settled before founding a new studio, Respawn Entertainment, also in 2010, and hiring a number of their former Infinity Ward colleagues. Infinity Ward was famously shaken by scandal and a lawsuit in 2010 when studio heads and co-founders Vince Zampella and Jason West were fired by Activision due to an alleged breach of contract.
"First, the team plans for Modern Warfare to be played together across PC and console through cross-play support." The PC version will be "fully optimized" for PC and available through Blizzard's. Of particular note is that the new Modern Warfare will not feature a traditional season pass, so that, as Activision notes, "the team can deliver more free maps and content as well as post-launch events to all players." Cross-play is also supported: "With the launch of Modern Warfare, the team is taking steps to unite the community," Activision added. It's more about that kind of authentic experience.” Don’t miss our first-look preview at the campaign, which looks set to be at least as provocative as the controversial “No Russian” mission in 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. “It's a real passion project for the studio.” He added that the team is pivoting away from the futuristic, sci-fi tilt that Call of Duty games (outside of 2017’s Call of Duty: WWII) have taken on in recent years, and returning it to its more realistic roots. “This project is different ,” studio head Dave Stohl told IGN.
It will also include a suite of PvP multiplayer modes, as series tradition dictates, as well as "an all-new cooperative play mode, featuring a collection of strategic co-op missions." Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be released on October 25. The new installment will feature returning characters like Captain Price in a new “ripped from the headlines” single-player campaign.
Yes, it’s a reboot of the 2007 classic Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ( as had been rumored), not a remake, prequel, or Modern Warfare 4. Developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision have announced 2019’s Call of Duty game, which is called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.