First Look: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II"

Intro: Reporter Andrew Webster is careful to note, "Given the current state of the world, with an ongoing war in Ukraine and a sudden focus on gun violence in the US, Modern Warfare II is launching at a tricky time. (That’s not even mentioning the many, many lawsuits faced by Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.)

In a preview for press ahead of the announcement, Infinity Ward co-studio head Patrick Kelly explained, “We’re telling fictional stories. But it is inspired by real-world military events that shape the world we live in.

This is a sensitive one for me because with the events going on in the world, the war on Ukraine, it’s important to me that we be sensitive on this one.” He explained that one of the goals was to present the game’s characters as “heroic but also human.”

> This philosophy appears to be a change from the previous Modern Warfare, which tended to more sensationalist depictions of war.

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Here’s your first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

The game comes to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC (including Steam) in October

By Andrew Webster Jun 8, 2022, 1:00pm EDT

Here’s your first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II              

It’s no secret that Infinity Ward has been working on a sequel to 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and, now, the studio is finally unveiling its next blockbuster. It’s called Modern Warfare II, and it features both a single-player campaign that’s a direct sequel to the previous game as well as multiplayer including a new tactical co-op mode.

[.    ] Modern Warfare II is scheduled to launch on October 28th for a large range of platforms, including the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S, and PC via both Battle.net and, for the first time in years, Steam."

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