How DMZ works in Warzone 2.0: Release date, launch time, PvPvE experience, and more

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This is the launch week for Warzone 2.0 and DMZ, and players are keen to try out both. Warzone 2.0 arrives more than two years after its dominant predecessor. However, the battle royale isn't grabbing all the headlines, as the latest game mode is stealing its thunder.

DMZ, short for Demilitarized Zone, is also being released simultaneously with Season 1 of Modern Warfare 2. The new game mode is set in Al Mazrah, the same map as Warzone 2.0, with slower-paced gameplay and multiple new mechanics.

The fundamentals of a DMZ game mode are simple: players have to squad up, land in the zone, explore the area, loot resources, and try to get out alive. There will be multiple hurdles along the way such as AI enemies, other players, objectives, and more. According to Infinity Ward:

The game mode doesn't require killing opponents or being the last squad standing. Instead, players must survive, complete objectives, and extract to save the loot. If they die in the field, all the loot is lost forever.

Players will have an Inventory to manage, which will consist of valuable items and weapons that have been extracted. At the start, they will have a small inventory of free contraband weapons that are usable only in DMZ. This can be expanded after looting other players' contraband from the field.

Players will also be allowed to insure their weapons, which means that guns used in the field won't be lost, unlike contraband. With personal modifications and high-level attachments, the best weapons can be insured.

However, if players lose an insured weapon on the field, they must either pay cash or trade valuables to speed up the cooldown.

Various items in the inventory can be taken to the next infiltration to access special locations and get rare