Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Atlas Gorge Multiplayer Map

Call of Duty is in desperate need of a win. Black Ops 7 was the climax of rising displeasure in the established formula. It lacked that bite, amongst other things. It missed the mark for many, especially compared to older entries. Read more

After spending a good chunk of time with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's multiplayer, the impression that sticks isn’t just that MW4 is bigger or flashier, it’s that it finally feels like Infinity Ward had the space to build the version of Call of Duty multiplayer they’ve been edging toward for years, without constantly trimming it down on account of last-gen console limitations.

DMZ mode returns for Modern Warfare 4, bringing back Call of Duty's take on the "high-risk for high-reward" extraction shooter genre. Infinity Ward is expanding on the features from the original DMZ, and Modern Warfare 4 includes a new "GTA-like" Wanted system, making it a lot riskier to play loud. DMZ's Hajin map is a hostile territory, where players want to loot and make a successful extraction with all their valuables and gear. Dangers come from fighting AI enemies as well as other real players, who might be looking to steal their loot. Infinity Ward described the city of Hajin by saying, "

Infinity Ward says it addressed negative feedback toward movement in Modern Warfare 2 will make it feel better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

If you've played the Call of Duty games in recent years--arguably any of them past the first handful--then you know the games tend to star heroes with near-superhuman reflexes, athletic abilities, and rapid decision-making. For Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Infinity Ward is taking a step back, partially, from these larger-than-life heroes and putting you back in the boots of a regular "grunt" soldier. The decision to move back to regular soldiers--which should be familiar to Call of Duty 2 players, for example--came about as Infinity Ward developed the setup for Modern Warfare 4's story. Set