{"id":1990868,"date":"2026-06-15T09:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1990868"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:09:39","slug":"after-three-years-call-of-duty-is-bringing-back-campaign-early-access-with-modern-warfare-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1990868","title":{"rendered":"After three years, Call of Duty is bringing back campaign early access with Modern Warfare 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">After three years, Call of Duty is bringing back campaign early access with Modern Warfare 4<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">An Infinity Ward special.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/MW4_CAM_009_BRANDED.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 image of Captain Price with scruffier beard.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"MW4_CAM_009_BRANDED.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Infinity Ward<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-15T09:09:39+00:00\">June 15, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-campaign-early-access?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"31dedeaf-c428-48ab-8726-b3298dff1dc6\" data-name=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)\" title=\"Follow Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Activision has announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-reveal\">Modern Warfare 4<\/a> will make its single-player campaign available to play up to one week prior to the full game&#8217;s launch date. This makes the Korean Peninsula-set campaign accessible as early as 16th October for some players &#8211; that&#8217;s a full week before the official release on 23rd October.<\/p>\n<p>The offer is available to any player who pre-orders a copy of any version of Modern Warfare 4 on any of the platforms it&#8217;s going to be available on &#8211; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> (even though that version is not yet available to pre-order).<\/p>\n<p>This is only possible if you pre-order the game digitally, however, and not through a retailer.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Reveal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jLbst85USN8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jLbst85USN8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Reveal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jLbst85USN8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>One of the most interesting things the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot introduced has been making the single-player campaign available one week ahead of the game&#8217;s official launch. The practice continued with Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and Modern Warfare 3 (2023), but, strangely, did not return with any of the other titles in between.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The early access offering has been initially seen as a very compelling pre-order perk, and it has ended up being praised by almost everyone as it solves a couple of problems. One, it gives the campaign room to breathe and dominate the conversation around the game for a week. But two, the other  (arguably more important) reason, is that it makes it possible for a larger number of Call of Duty players to play, and potentially finish, the campaign. Call of Duty campaigns have historically had low completion rates; a cursory look <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trueachievements.com\/game\/Call-of-Duty\/dlc\/Black-Ops-6?filter=1\">at achievement stats and unlocks<\/a> tells you that millions of players never touch the campaign, opting to head straight into multiplayer, instead.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 image showing South Korean soldier muddy holding assault rifle.\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/MW4_CAM_08_BRANDED.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 image showing South Korean soldier muddy holding assault rifle.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"MW4_CAM_08_BRANDED.png\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Infinity Ward<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The events of the Modern Warfare 4 campaign take place following those of Modern Warfare 3. The theatre is different, however. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-campaign-south-korea\">The game follows a South Korean soldier thrust into the fray when North Korea initiates an invasion of its southern neighbour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign also sees the return of some of the remaining members of Task Force 141, namely Captain Price and Ghost, whose allegiances and priorities may have shifted in the time since we last saw them.<\/p>\n<p>Modern Warfare 4 arrives 23rd October on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S and Switch 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Activision has announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-reveal\">Modern Warfare 4<\/a> will make its single-player campaign available to play up to one week prior to the full game&#8217;s launch date. This makes the Korean Peninsula-set campaign accessible as early as 16th October for some players &#8211; that&#8217;s a full week before the official release on 23rd October.<\/p>\n<p>The offer is available to any player who pre-orders a copy of any version of Modern Warfare 4 on any of the platforms it&#8217;s going to be available on &#8211; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> (even though that version is not yet available to pre-order).<\/p>\n<p>This is only possible if you pre-order the game digitally, however, and not through a retailer.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Reveal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jLbst85USN8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jLbst85USN8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Reveal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jLbst85USN8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>One of the most interesting things the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot introduced has been making the single-player campaign available one week ahead of the game&#8217;s official launch. The practice continued with Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and Modern Warfare 3 (2023), but, strangely, did not return with any of the other titles in between.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The early access offering has been initially seen as a very compelling pre-order perk, and it has ended up being praised by almost everyone as it solves a couple of problems. One, it gives the campaign room to breathe and dominate the conversation around the game for a week. But two, the other  (arguably more important) reason, is that it makes it possible for a larger number of Call of Duty players to play, and potentially finish, the campaign. Call of Duty campaigns have historically had low completion rates; a cursory look <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trueachievements.com\/game\/Call-of-Duty\/dlc\/Black-Ops-6?filter=1\">at achievement stats and unlocks<\/a> tells you that millions of players never touch the campaign, opting to head straight into multiplayer, instead.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 image showing South Korean soldier muddy holding assault rifle.\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/MW4_CAM_08_BRANDED.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 image showing South Korean soldier muddy holding assault rifle.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"MW4_CAM_08_BRANDED.png\" height=\"2160\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"3840\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Infinity Ward<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The events of the Modern Warfare 4 campaign take place following those of Modern Warfare 3. The theatre is different, however. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-campaign-south-korea\">The game follows a South Korean soldier thrust into the fray when North Korea initiates an invasion of its southern neighbour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign also sees the return of some of the remaining members of Task Force 141, namely Captain Price and Ghost, whose allegiances and priorities may have shifted in the time since we last saw them.<\/p>\n<p>Modern Warfare 4 arrives 23rd October on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S and Switch 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026) After three years, Call of Duty is bringing back campaign early access with Modern Warfare 4 An Infinity Ward special. 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