Activision has confirmed all the game modes thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2multiplayer will have at launch, though fans may be sad to see that some fan favorite modes will be missing in action.Call of Dutyenthusiasts who have pre-ordered the digital version ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2have been able to play through the game’s campaign in early access, but the real meat and potatoes of mostCall of Dutygames is definitely the multiplayer.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2multiplayerwill be available come the game’s proper launch date, October 28. On that day,Call of Dutyfans will be able to battle it out across a variety of maps and game modes. Activision recently highlighted all 11 game modes that will be available inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2multiplayer on launch day, though there are some notable omissions that might upset fans of the franchise.
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The 11 multiplayer game modes thatCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2multiplayer will have at launch are Control, Domination, Free for All, Ground War, Ground War Invasion, Hardpoint, Headquarters, Knockout, Prisoner Rescue, Search and Destroy, and Team Deathmatch. Most of these are set up forCall of Duty’s traditional 6v6 gameplay, thoughGround War and Ground War Invasion are larger scale, 32v32 affairs. Missing from the list are fan favorite modes like Gun Game and Gunfight, unfortunately.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Game Modes List
Despite the popularity of Gun Game, manyCall of Dutytitles tend to launch without it, only to then add it later on as a temporary playlist.This happened with the 2019Call of Duty: Modern Warfaregame, as well as the games that followed it, so it’s not all that surprising to see it happen withModern Warfare 2as well. As for Gunfight, a version of it has been a mainstay inCall of Dutygames since it made its debut in the 2019MW, but it’s missing fromModern Warfare 2at launch for some reason. It’s possible Gunfight will be added toModern Warfare 2at a later date, but nothing has been confirmed at the time of this writing.
Most of the multiplayer game modes inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2at launch should be familiar to fans of the franchise, though there are a couple of new modes to take note of as well. One is Knock Out, where there are no respawns and players have to hang on to a package for longer than the enemy team. The other isPrisoner Rescue, where one team has to guard hostages and the other team is tasked with rescuing them. Similarly to Knock Out, Prisoner Rescue inModern Warfare 2does not allow for respawns.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2launches on October 28 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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