{"id":2097113,"date":"2026-08-17T08:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097113"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:27:59","slug":"for-the-first-time-ever-in-a-call-of-duty-beta-the-modern-warfare-4-beta-includes-a-campaign-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097113","title":{"rendered":"For the first time ever in a Call of Duty beta, the Modern Warfare 4 beta includes a campaign mission"},"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 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                 <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                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-17T08:27:59+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 17, 2026, 8:27 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-beta-maps-modes-campaign?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 several new details about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, whose first leg is set to kick off Friday. The official <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CallofDuty\/status\/2088264655663690018\/photo\/1\">Call of Duty X account<\/a> posted a dense image showing all content players have access to, and it&#8217;s certainly more than many expected.<\/p>\n<p>The big news this year is that the beta features a full mission from the campaign. This is the Entrenched mission Modern Warfare 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qqf2T1ctbAM\">recently showed off in a vignette<\/a>. Call of Duty campaigns are typically kept under wraps for much of the pre-launch cycle, with only certain details revealed in official trailers, leaving players to discover the rest for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>There appears to be an effort to get more players to play the campaign this year, a mode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trueachievements.com\/game\/Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-II\/achievements?filter=1\">only a small percentage of the player base even starts<\/a>. It&#8217;s also worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-campaign-early-access\">Modern Warfare 4 is the first Call of Duty in several years to bring back campaign early access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/modern-warfare-4-multiplayer-beta-art-1.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"modern-warfare-4-multiplayer-beta-art-1.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Infinity Ward, Activision.<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As previously announced, the Modern Warfare 4 beta takes place over two sessions. The first, 21st-25th August, is available only to players who pre-ordered the full game. You can play on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the aforementioned campaign mission, the first weekend includes five 6v6 multiplayer maps: Rooftops, Silkworm, Transit 213, Cachette, and Lotus. On those maps, you can expect Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Search &amp; Destroy, as well as the new and yet-unrevealed Inflation game mode. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-kill-block-first-look\">The recently revealed Kill Block mode<\/a> is part of the first session in both its 3v3 and 10v10 variants, too.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Luckily for players who don&#8217;t want to pre-order to play the early access portion of the beta, the open portion is the more exciting, as it includes new content on top of what&#8217;s available in the first weekend. The second takes place 28th August &#8211; 1st September on the same platforms, now with the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-on-nintendo-switch-datamine\">another first for Call of Duty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The chief addition in terms of what&#8217;s playable is Warzone&#8217;s upcoming Resurgence map Zodiac, which has been teased but never officially detailed. It&#8217;s still not clear whether the updated version of the free-to-play battle royale mode launches alongside Modern Warfare 4 in October or later in the year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Campaign First Look - Entrenched | Playable in the MW4 Beta\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqf2T1ctbAM?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\/qqf2T1ctbAM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Campaign First Look &#8211; Entrenched | Playable in the MW4 Beta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qqf2T1ctbAM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Another notable addition in the second weekend is Ground War, the combined arms mode that debuted with the Modern Warfare 2019 reboot. Ground War includes two maps in the beta: Imjin Farmland, and Wolves Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>As for Zodiac, a first look at the Warzone map will also be part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-beta-dates-switch-2-next\">the returning Call of Duty: Next event, which is entirely remote this year<\/a>. Next takes place on 21st August just hours before the beta goes live for the public. You can expect much of the beta content to be shown there.<\/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 several new details about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, whose first leg is set to kick off Friday. The official <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CallofDuty\/status\/2088264655663690018\/photo\/1\">Call of Duty X account<\/a> posted a dense image showing all content players have access to, and it&#8217;s certainly more than many expected.<\/p>\n<p>The big news this year is that the beta features a full mission from the campaign. This is the Entrenched mission Modern Warfare 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qqf2T1ctbAM\">recently showed off in a vignette<\/a>. Call of Duty campaigns are typically kept under wraps for much of the pre-launch cycle, with only certain details revealed in official trailers, leaving players to discover the rest for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>There appears to be an effort to get more players to play the campaign this year, a mode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trueachievements.com\/game\/Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-II\/achievements?filter=1\">only a small percentage of the player base even starts<\/a>. It&#8217;s also worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-campaign-early-access\">Modern Warfare 4 is the first Call of Duty in several years to bring back campaign early access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/modern-warfare-4-multiplayer-beta-art-1.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"modern-warfare-4-multiplayer-beta-art-1.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Infinity Ward, Activision.<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As previously announced, the Modern Warfare 4 beta takes place over two sessions. The first, 21st-25th August, is available only to players who pre-ordered the full game. You can play on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the aforementioned campaign mission, the first weekend includes five 6v6 multiplayer maps: Rooftops, Silkworm, Transit 213, Cachette, and Lotus. On those maps, you can expect Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Search &amp; Destroy, as well as the new and yet-unrevealed Inflation game mode. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-kill-block-first-look\">The recently revealed Kill Block mode<\/a> is part of the first session in both its 3v3 and 10v10 variants, too.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Luckily for players who don&#8217;t want to pre-order to play the early access portion of the beta, the open portion is the more exciting, as it includes new content on top of what&#8217;s available in the first weekend. The second takes place 28th August &#8211; 1st September on the same platforms, now with the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-on-nintendo-switch-datamine\">another first for Call of Duty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The chief addition in terms of what&#8217;s playable is Warzone&#8217;s upcoming Resurgence map Zodiac, which has been teased but never officially detailed. It&#8217;s still not clear whether the updated version of the free-to-play battle royale mode launches alongside Modern Warfare 4 in October or later in the year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Campaign First Look - Entrenched | Playable in the MW4 Beta\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqf2T1ctbAM?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\/qqf2T1ctbAM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Campaign First Look &#8211; Entrenched | Playable in the MW4 Beta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qqf2T1ctbAM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Another notable addition in the second weekend is Ground War, the combined arms mode that debuted with the Modern Warfare 2019 reboot. Ground War includes two maps in the beta: Imjin Farmland, and Wolves Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>As for Zodiac, a first look at the Warzone map will also be part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-beta-dates-switch-2-next\">the returning Call of Duty: Next event, which is entirely remote this year<\/a>. Next takes place on 21st August just hours before the beta goes live for the public. You can expect much of the beta content to be shown there.<\/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) For the first time ever in a Call of Duty beta, the Modern Warfare 4 beta includes a campaign mission Korea admiral. Image credit: Infinity Ward, Activision. 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