Here’s your first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

theverge.com:

It’s no secret that Infinity Ward has been working on a sequel to 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and, now, the studio is finally unveiling its next blockbuster. It’s called Modern Warfare II, and it features both a single-player campaign that’s a direct sequel to the previous game as well as multiplayer including a new tactical co-op mode.

First, the campaign. Here’s how Infinity Ward describes the setup:

Modern Warfare ll picks up the action as the sequel to Modern Warfare (2019) as the newly formed Task Force 141 faces a massive global threat across a campaign of missions that push the boundaries of gameplay. The action takes players around the world as Task Force 141 works to neutralize a terrorist conspiracy and attack on the US, spanning locations around the globe. A newly aligned menace conspires to create chaos inside the US’ borders and Task Force 141 must come together against all odds.

Players will fight alongside the most iconic characters in Modern Warfare, including Captain Price, Ghost, Soap, Gaz and Laswell, as well as encounter a host of lethal new allies like Mexican Special Forces, Colonel Alejandro Vargas, and adversaries drawn from the murkiest corners of the global war on terror.

Given the current state of the world, with an ongoing war in Ukraine and a sudden focus on gun violence in the US, Modern Warfare II is launching at a tricky time. (That’s not even mentioning the many, many lawsuits faced by Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.)

In a preview for press ahead of the announcement, Infinity Ward co-studio head Patrick Kelly explained, “We’re telling fictional stories. But it is inspired by real-world military events that shape the world we live in. This is a sensitive one for me