Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 release date and starring characters confirmed
Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will be released on October 28, 2022.
Alongside the announcement, the company released a teaser trailer revealing the artwork for Infinity Ward’s game and some of the starring characters.
“Task Force 141 makes its massive return with a global squad of iconic veterans, these Operators include Captain John Price, Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley, John ‘Soap’ MacTavish, Kyle ‘Gaz’ Garrick and introducing Mexican Special Forces Colonel Alejandro Vargas,” reads the blurb accompanying the trailer below.
A low-quality Modern Warfare 2 gameplay clip seemingly leaked last week ahead of the first official gameplay reveal, which is expected in early June.
Activision revealed Modern Warfare 2’s title and logo in late April.
As first reported by VGC in September 2021, Modern Warfare 2’s campaign will be centred around the drug war against Columbian cartels.
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Sources said the single-player story is “a grittier take on Modern Warfare 2019’s campaign”, with more close-quarters combat, tricky decision making, and the classic Call of Duty set-piece moments fans have come to expect.
Modern Warfare 2 is in development at Infinity Ward alongside the new Call of Duty Warzone.
Warzone 2 details allegedly leaked online last week, including plans to bring the game closer Call of Duty’s first battle royale, Black Ops 4’s Blackout.
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