Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Jackal Assault VR Experience

Two senior Modern Warfare 4 devs talk friendly competition between studios, SBMM, and "ripped from the headlines" campaigns.

Last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 didn't exactly set the world on fire, with reviews being lukewarm at best. A lackluster campaign and multiplayer mode made last year's entry in the annual franchise feel skippable, but what about this year's game? Longtime Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward has begun to hype up what we presume to be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, with the studio promising an experience that is "bold" and relentless" for returning players."We build visceral, immersive combat experiences that hit different," Infinity Ward wrote on its social media feeds. "As a new chapter

Infinity Ward sleeps no longer.

We already know a few things about this year's Call of Duty game. Earlier this year, Activision confirmed that the game would skip PS4 and Xbox One (something that wasn't true for last year's Black Ops 7). There were also rumours that the game would return to the Modern Warfare series, though that was just a suggestion until last night. Now, as we approach the summer blow-out for all things video games, Infinity Ward has finally confirmed that, yes, it's making a new Modern Warfare. Read more

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