How Long Has Modern Warfare Been Out

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare season 4 has been well underway for a while now, so season 5 looks set to be on the horizon. Recent rumors suggest it could debut at the start of August. Sep 23, 2019 Regardless, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is definitely here to stay, learning a lot of valuable lessons from CoD: Black Ops 4, addressing a larger playerbase and even adding a campaign mode to it on top of the plenty multiplayer game modes!

Modern warfare is warfare that is in notable contrast with previous military concepts, methods, and technology, emphasizing how combatants must modernize to preserve their battle worthiness.^[1] As such, it is an evolving subject, seen differently in different times and places. In its narrowest sense, it is merely a synonym for contemporary warfare.

In its widest sense, it includes all warfare since the 'gunpowder revolution' that marks the start of early modern warfare, but other landmark military developments have been used instead, including the emphasis of artillery marked by the Crimean War, the military reliance on railways beginning with the American Civil War, the launch of the first dreadnought in 1905, or the use of the machine gun, aircraft, tank, or radio in World War I.^[2] In other senses, it is tied to the introduction of total war, industrial warfare, mechanized warfare, nuclear warfare,^[3]counter-insurgency,^[4] or (more recently) the rise of asymmetric warfare also known as fourth-generation warfare.^[5]

Types[edit]

Some argue that the changing forms of third generation warfare represents nothing more than an evolution of earlier technology.^[6]

Aerial[edit]

Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare. Aerial warfare includes bombers attacking enemy concentrations or strategic targets; fighter aircraft battling for control of airspace; attack aircraft engaging in close air support against ground targets; naval aviation flying against sea and nearby land targets; gliders, helicopters and other aircraft to carry airborne forces such as paratroopers; aerial refueling tankers to extend operation time or range; and military transport aircraft to move cargo and personnel.

Asymmetric[edit]

A military situation in which two belligerents of unequal strength interact and take advantage of their respective strengths and weaknesses. This interaction often involves strategies and tactics outside conventional warfare.

Biological[edit]

Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of any organism (bacteria, virus or other disease-causing organism) or toxin found in nature, as a weapon of war. It is meant to incapacitate or kill enemy combatants. It may also be defined as the employment of biological agents to produce casualties in man or animals and damage to plants or material; or defense against such employment.

Chemical[edit]

Chemical warfare is warfare (associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to incapacitate or kill enemy combatants.

Electronic[edit]

Electronic warfare refers to mainly non-violent practices used chiefly to support other areas of warfare. The term was originally coined to encompass the interception and decoding of enemy radio communications, and the communications technologies and cryptography methods used to counter such interception, as well as jamming, radio stealth, and other related areas. Over the later years of the 20th century and early years of the 21st century, this has expanded to cover a wide range of areas: the use of, detection of and avoidance of detection by radar and sonar systems, computer hacking, etc.

Fourth generation[edit]

Fourth generation warfare (4GW) is a concept defined by William S. Lind and expanded by Thomas X. Hammes, used to describe the decentralized nature of modern warfare. The simplest definition includes any war in which one of the major participants is not a state but rather a violent ideological network. Fourth Generation wars are characterized by a blurring of the lines between war and politics, combatants and civilians, conflicts and peace, battlefields and safety.

While this term is similar to terrorism and asymmetric warfare, it is much narrower. Classical insurgencies and the Indian Wars are examples of pre-modern wars, not 4GW. Fourth generation warfare usually has the insurgency group or non-state side trying to implement their own government or reestablish an old government over the one currently running the territory. The blurring of lines between state and non-state is further complicated in a democracy by the power of the media.

How Long Has Modern Warfare Been Outbreak

Ground[edit]

Ground warfare involves three types of combat units: Infantry, Armor, and Artillery.

Infantry in modern times would consist of Mechanized infantry and Airborne forces. Usually having a type of rifle or sub-machine gun, an infantryman is the basic unit of an army.

Armored warfare in modern times involves a variety of Armored fighting vehicles for the purpose of battle and support. Tanks or other armored vehicles (such as armored personnel carriers or tank destroyers) are slower, yet stronger hunks of metal. They are invulnerable to enemy machine gun fire but prone to rocket infantry, mines, and aircraft so are usually accompanied by infantry. In urban areas, because of smaller space, an armored vehicle is exposed to hidden enemy infantry but as the so-called 'Thunder Run' at Baghdad in 2003 showed, armored vehicles can play a critical role in urban combat. In rural areas, an armored vehicle does not have to worry about hidden units though muddy and damp terrain have always been a factor of weakness for Armored tanks and vehicles.

Artillery in contemporary times, is distinguished by its large calibre, firing an explosiveshell or rocket, and being of such a size and weight as to require a specialized mount for firing and transport. Weapons covered by this term include 'tube' artillery such as the howitzer, cannon, mortar, field gun, and rocket artillery. The term 'artillery' has traditionally not been used for projectiles with internal guidance systems, even though some artillery units employ surface-to-surface missiles. Recent advances in terminal guidance systems for small munitions has allowed large calibre shells to be fitted with precision guidance fuses, blurring this distinction.

Guerrilla[edit]

Guerrilla warfare is defined as fighting by groups of irregular troops (guerrillas) within areas occupied by the enemy. When guerrillas obey the laws and customs of war, they are entitled, if captured, to be treated as ordinary prisoners of war; however, they are often treated by their captors as unlawful combatants and executed. The tactics of guerrilla warfare stress deception and ambush, as opposed to mass confrontation, and succeed best in an irregular, rugged, terrain and with a sympathetic populace, whom guerrillas often seek to win over or dominate by propaganda, reform, and terrorism. Guerrilla warfare has played a significant role in modern history, especially when waged by Communist liberation movements in Southeast Asia (most notably in the Vietnam War) and elsewhere.

Guerrilla fighters gravitate toward weapons which are easily accessible, low in technology, and low in cost. A typical arsenal of the modern guerrilla would include the AK-47, RPGs, and Improvised explosive devices. The guerrilla doctrines' main disadvantage is the inability to access more advanced equipment due to economic, influence, and accessibility issues. They must rely on small unit tactics involving hit and run. This situation leads to low intensity warfare, asymmetrical warfare, and war amongst the people. The rules of Guerrilla warfare are to fight a little and then to retreat.

Intelligence[edit]

Propaganda

Propaganda is an ancient form of disinformation concerted with sending a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people. Instead of impartially providing information, propaganda in its most basic sense presents information in order to influence its audience. The most effective propaganda is often completely truthful, but some propaganda presents facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis, or gives loaded messages in order to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. The desired result is a change of the cognitive narrative of the subject in the target audience.

Psychological

Psychological warfare had its beginnings during the campaigns of Genghis Khan through the allowance of certain civilians of the nations, cities, and villages to flee said place, spreading terror and fear to neighboring principalities. Psychological actions have the primary purpose of influencing the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of national objectives.

Information

Made possible by the widespread use of the electronic media during World War II, Information warfare is a kind of warfare where information and attacks on information and its system are used as a tool of warfare. Some examples of this type of warfare are electronic 'sniffers' which disrupt international fund-transfer networks as well as the signals of television and radio stations. Jamming such signals can allow participants in the war to use the stations for a misinformation campaign.

Naval[edit]

Naval warfare takes place on the high seas (blue water navy). Usually, only large, powerful nations have competent blue water or deep water navies. Modern navies primarily use aircraft carriers, submarines, frigates, cruisers, and destroyers for combat. This provides a versatile array of attacks, capable of hitting ground targets, air targets, or other seafaring vessels. Most modern navies also have a large air support contingent, deployed from aircraft carriers^[dubious]. In World War II, small craft (motor torpedo boats variously called PT boats, MTBs, MGBs, Schnellboote, or MAS-boats) fought near shore. This developed in the Vietnam War into riverine warfare (brown water navy), in intertidal and river areas. Irregular warfare makes this sort of combat more likely in the future.

Network-centric[edit]

Network-centric warfare is essentially a new military doctrine made possible by the Information Age. Weapons platforms, sensors, and command and control centers are being connected through high-speed communication networks. The doctrine is related to the Revolution in Military Affairs debate.

The overall network which enables this strategy in the United States military is called the Global Information Grid.

Nuclear[edit]

Nuclear war is a type of warfare which relies on nuclear weapons. There are two types of warfare in this category. In a limited nuclear war, a small number of weapons are used in a tactical exchange aimed primarily at enemy combatants. In a full-scale nuclear war, large numbers of weapons are used in an attack aimed at entire countries. This type of warfare would target both combatants and non-combatants.

Space[edit]

Space warfare is the hypothetical warfare that occurs outside the Earth's atmosphere. No wars have been fought here yet. The weapons would include orbital weaponry and space weapons. High value outer space targets would include satellites and weapon platforms. Notably no real weapons exist in space yet, though ground-to-space missiles have been successfully tested against target satellites. As of now, this is purely science fiction.

Modern wars[edit]

Lists[edit]

How Long Has Modern Warfare Been Out Sick

Major modern wars[edit]

• 1861 – American Civil War^[7]
• 1870 – Franco-Prussian War
• 1899 – Second Boer War
• 1904 – Russo-Japanese War
• 1914 – World War I
• 1917 – Russian Civil War
• 1932 – Colombia–Peru War
• 1936 – Spanish Civil War
• 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War
• 1939 – World War II
• 1946 – First Indochina War
• 1950 – Korean War
• 1955 – Vietnam War
• 1973 – Yom Kippur War
• 1979 – Soviet–Afghan War
• 1980 – Iran–Iraq War
• 1988 – First Nagorno-Karabakh War
• 1990 – Gulf War
• 1992 – Bosnian War
• 2001 - War on terror
• 2001 – War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
• 2003 – Invasion of Iraq leading to the Iraq War
• 2011 – Syrian Civil War
• 2014 – Iraqi Civil War

References[edit]

1. ^Creveld, Martin Van (2000). 'Technology and War I:To 1945'. In Charles Townshend (ed.). The Oxford History of Modern War. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 206. ISBN978-0-19-285373-8.
2. ^English, Richard (2013). Modern war : a very short introduction (First ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. pp. 7–9. ISBN0199607893.
3. ^Creveld, Martin Van. 'Technology and War II:Postmodern War?'. In Charles Townshend (ed.). The Oxford History of Modern War. p. 349.
4. ^Trinquier, Roger (1964). Modern warfare : a French view of counterinsurgency. France: Praeger Security International. pp. 6–9. ISBN0275992683.
5. ^Hammes, Thomas X. (2006). The sling and the stone : on war in the 21st century. Zenith Press. pp. 1–4. ISBN0760324077.
6. ^MacGregor, Knox; Williamson, Murray, eds. (2001). The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 132. ISBN978-0-521-80079-2.
7. ^Catton, Bruce (2011). America goes to war : the Civil War and its meaning in American culture. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 14–21. ISBN0819571873.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare season 4 has been well underway for a while now, so season 5 looks set to be on the horizon. Recent rumors suggest it could debut at the start of August. Sep 23, 2019 Regardless, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is definitely here to stay, learning a lot of valuable lessons from CoD: Black Ops 4, addressing a larger playerbase and even adding a campaign mode to it on top of the plenty multiplayer game modes!

Modern warfare is warfare that is in notable contrast with previous military concepts, methods, and technology, emphasizing how combatants must modernize to preserve their battle worthiness.^[1] As such, it is an evolving subject, seen differently in different times and places. In its narrowest sense, it is merely a synonym for contemporary warfare.

In its widest sense, it includes all warfare since the 'gunpowder revolution' that marks the start of early modern warfare, but other landmark military developments have been used instead, including the emphasis of artillery marked by the Crimean War, the military reliance on railways beginning with the American Civil War, the launch of the first dreadnought in 1905, or the use of the machine gun, aircraft, tank, or radio in World War I.^[2] In other senses, it is tied to the introduction of total war, industrial warfare, mechanized warfare, nuclear warfare,^[3]counter-insurgency,^[4] or (more recently) the rise of asymmetric warfare also known as fourth-generation warfare.^[5]

Types[edit]

Some argue that the changing forms of third generation warfare represents nothing more than an evolution of earlier technology.^[6]

Aerial[edit]

Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare. Aerial warfare includes bombers attacking enemy concentrations or strategic targets; fighter aircraft battling for control of airspace; attack aircraft engaging in close air support against ground targets; naval aviation flying against sea and nearby land targets; gliders, helicopters and other aircraft to carry airborne forces such as paratroopers; aerial refueling tankers to extend operation time or range; and military transport aircraft to move cargo and personnel.

Asymmetric[edit]

A military situation in which two belligerents of unequal strength interact and take advantage of their respective strengths and weaknesses. This interaction often involves strategies and tactics outside conventional warfare.

Biological[edit]

Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of any organism (bacteria, virus or other disease-causing organism) or toxin found in nature, as a weapon of war. It is meant to incapacitate or kill enemy combatants. It may also be defined as the employment of biological agents to produce casualties in man or animals and damage to plants or material; or defense against such employment.

Chemical[edit]

Chemical warfare is warfare (associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to incapacitate or kill enemy combatants.

Electronic[edit]

Electronic warfare refers to mainly non-violent practices used chiefly to support other areas of warfare. The term was originally coined to encompass the interception and decoding of enemy radio communications, and the communications technologies and cryptography methods used to counter such interception, as well as jamming, radio stealth, and other related areas. Over the later years of the 20th century and early years of the 21st century, this has expanded to cover a wide range of areas: the use of, detection of and avoidance of detection by radar and sonar systems, computer hacking, etc.

Fourth generation[edit]

Fourth generation warfare (4GW) is a concept defined by William S. Lind and expanded by Thomas X. Hammes, used to describe the decentralized nature of modern warfare. The simplest definition includes any war in which one of the major participants is not a state but rather a violent ideological network. Fourth Generation wars are characterized by a blurring of the lines between war and politics, combatants and civilians, conflicts and peace, battlefields and safety.

While this term is similar to terrorism and asymmetric warfare, it is much narrower. Classical insurgencies and the Indian Wars are examples of pre-modern wars, not 4GW. Fourth generation warfare usually has the insurgency group or non-state side trying to implement their own government or reestablish an old government over the one currently running the territory. The blurring of lines between state and non-state is further complicated in a democracy by the power of the media.

How Long Has Modern Warfare Been Outbreak

Ground[edit]

Ground warfare involves three types of combat units: Infantry, Armor, and Artillery.

Infantry in modern times would consist of Mechanized infantry and Airborne forces. Usually having a type of rifle or sub-machine gun, an infantryman is the basic unit of an army.

Armored warfare in modern times involves a variety of Armored fighting vehicles for the purpose of battle and support. Tanks or other armored vehicles (such as armored personnel carriers or tank destroyers) are slower, yet stronger hunks of metal. They are invulnerable to enemy machine gun fire but prone to rocket infantry, mines, and aircraft so are usually accompanied by infantry. In urban areas, because of smaller space, an armored vehicle is exposed to hidden enemy infantry but as the so-called 'Thunder Run' at Baghdad in 2003 showed, armored vehicles can play a critical role in urban combat. In rural areas, an armored vehicle does not have to worry about hidden units though muddy and damp terrain have always been a factor of weakness for Armored tanks and vehicles.

Artillery in contemporary times, is distinguished by its large calibre, firing an explosiveshell or rocket, and being of such a size and weight as to require a specialized mount for firing and transport. Weapons covered by this term include 'tube' artillery such as the howitzer, cannon, mortar, field gun, and rocket artillery. The term 'artillery' has traditionally not been used for projectiles with internal guidance systems, even though some artillery units employ surface-to-surface missiles. Recent advances in terminal guidance systems for small munitions has allowed large calibre shells to be fitted with precision guidance fuses, blurring this distinction.

Guerrilla[edit]

Guerrilla warfare is defined as fighting by groups of irregular troops (guerrillas) within areas occupied by the enemy. When guerrillas obey the laws and customs of war, they are entitled, if captured, to be treated as ordinary prisoners of war; however, they are often treated by their captors as unlawful combatants and executed. The tactics of guerrilla warfare stress deception and ambush, as opposed to mass confrontation, and succeed best in an irregular, rugged, terrain and with a sympathetic populace, whom guerrillas often seek to win over or dominate by propaganda, reform, and terrorism. Guerrilla warfare has played a significant role in modern history, especially when waged by Communist liberation movements in Southeast Asia (most notably in the Vietnam War) and elsewhere.

Guerrilla fighters gravitate toward weapons which are easily accessible, low in technology, and low in cost. A typical arsenal of the modern guerrilla would include the AK-47, RPGs, and Improvised explosive devices. The guerrilla doctrines' main disadvantage is the inability to access more advanced equipment due to economic, influence, and accessibility issues. They must rely on small unit tactics involving hit and run. This situation leads to low intensity warfare, asymmetrical warfare, and war amongst the people. The rules of Guerrilla warfare are to fight a little and then to retreat.

Intelligence[edit]

Propaganda

Propaganda is an ancient form of disinformation concerted with sending a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people. Instead of impartially providing information, propaganda in its most basic sense presents information in order to influence its audience. The most effective propaganda is often completely truthful, but some propaganda presents facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis, or gives loaded messages in order to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. The desired result is a change of the cognitive narrative of the subject in the target audience.

Psychological

Psychological warfare had its beginnings during the campaigns of Genghis Khan through the allowance of certain civilians of the nations, cities, and villages to flee said place, spreading terror and fear to neighboring principalities. Psychological actions have the primary purpose of influencing the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of national objectives.

Information

Made possible by the widespread use of the electronic media during World War II, Information warfare is a kind of warfare where information and attacks on information and its system are used as a tool of warfare. Some examples of this type of warfare are electronic 'sniffers' which disrupt international fund-transfer networks as well as the signals of television and radio stations. Jamming such signals can allow participants in the war to use the stations for a misinformation campaign.

Naval[edit]

Naval warfare takes place on the high seas (blue water navy). Usually, only large, powerful nations have competent blue water or deep water navies. Modern navies primarily use aircraft carriers, submarines, frigates, cruisers, and destroyers for combat. This provides a versatile array of attacks, capable of hitting ground targets, air targets, or other seafaring vessels. Most modern navies also have a large air support contingent, deployed from aircraft carriers^[dubious]. In World War II, small craft (motor torpedo boats variously called PT boats, MTBs, MGBs, Schnellboote, or MAS-boats) fought near shore. This developed in the Vietnam War into riverine warfare (brown water navy), in intertidal and river areas. Irregular warfare makes this sort of combat more likely in the future.

Network-centric[edit]

Network-centric warfare is essentially a new military doctrine made possible by the Information Age. Weapons platforms, sensors, and command and control centers are being connected through high-speed communication networks. The doctrine is related to the Revolution in Military Affairs debate.

The overall network which enables this strategy in the United States military is called the Global Information Grid.

Nuclear[edit]

Nuclear war is a type of warfare which relies on nuclear weapons. There are two types of warfare in this category. In a limited nuclear war, a small number of weapons are used in a tactical exchange aimed primarily at enemy combatants. In a full-scale nuclear war, large numbers of weapons are used in an attack aimed at entire countries. This type of warfare would target both combatants and non-combatants.

Space[edit]

Space warfare is the hypothetical warfare that occurs outside the Earth's atmosphere. No wars have been fought here yet. The weapons would include orbital weaponry and space weapons. High value outer space targets would include satellites and weapon platforms. Notably no real weapons exist in space yet, though ground-to-space missiles have been successfully tested against target satellites. As of now, this is purely science fiction.

Modern wars[edit]

Lists[edit]

How Long Has Modern Warfare Been Out Sick

Major modern wars[edit]

• 1861 – American Civil War^[7]
• 1870 – Franco-Prussian War
• 1899 – Second Boer War
• 1904 – Russo-Japanese War
• 1914 – World War I
• 1917 – Russian Civil War
• 1932 – Colombia–Peru War
• 1936 – Spanish Civil War
• 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War
• 1939 – World War II
• 1946 – First Indochina War
• 1950 – Korean War
• 1955 – Vietnam War
• 1973 – Yom Kippur War
• 1979 – Soviet–Afghan War
• 1980 – Iran–Iraq War
• 1988 – First Nagorno-Karabakh War
• 1990 – Gulf War
• 1992 – Bosnian War
• 2001 - War on terror
• 2001 – War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
• 2003 – Invasion of Iraq leading to the Iraq War
• 2011 – Syrian Civil War
• 2014 – Iraqi Civil War

References[edit]

1. ^Creveld, Martin Van (2000). 'Technology and War I:To 1945'. In Charles Townshend (ed.). The Oxford History of Modern War. New York, USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 206. ISBN978-0-19-285373-8.
2. ^English, Richard (2013). Modern war : a very short introduction (First ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. pp. 7–9. ISBN0199607893.
3. ^Creveld, Martin Van. 'Technology and War II:Postmodern War?'. In Charles Townshend (ed.). The Oxford History of Modern War. p. 349.
4. ^Trinquier, Roger (1964). Modern warfare : a French view of counterinsurgency. France: Praeger Security International. pp. 6–9. ISBN0275992683.
5. ^Hammes, Thomas X. (2006). The sling and the stone : on war in the 21st century. Zenith Press. pp. 1–4. ISBN0760324077.
6. ^MacGregor, Knox; Williamson, Murray, eds. (2001). The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 132. ISBN978-0-521-80079-2.
7. ^Catton, Bruce (2011). America goes to war : the Civil War and its meaning in American culture. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 14–21. ISBN0819571873.

Call of Duty is back after last year's Black Ops 4 with a new installment titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. If that rings a bell, it's because Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward and publisher Activision have released a number of Modern Warfare installments in the past — four, to be exact.

Now, Modern Warfare is being re-imagined and there will be key changes to the gameplay in this long-running series from the Call of Duty franchise. There haven't been too many details released yet, despite the game coming out in just a few months. As of July 2019, this is what we can expect from the newest version of Modern Warfare.

Buckle up: this is going to be one intense ride.

When Is the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Release Date?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be released oh-so-soon: October 26, 2019.

Is There a Trailer For Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?

A first-look trailer featuring a gameplay demo was released back in May. You can watch it above and get a feel for how the story and feel of Modern Warfare will be updated for this latest Call of Duty installment. Of particular note are the stunning graphics, which will no doubt only make the gameplay experience that much better.

What Are the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Story Basics?

Infinity Ward has deemed this latest Modern Warfare entry a 're-imagining' of the original Modern Warfare story. The game will be set in a modern, realistic setting and feature up-to-date weapons and tactical options for players. According to Xbox's E3 2019 preview, Modern Warfare begins with a terrorist attack in Piccadilly Circus in London. Returning character Captain Price and player character Sergeant Kyle Price are believed to be the suspects. Xbox's report continues:

A person code-named 'Wolf' is thought to be responsible. There's a cell hideout in a North London house. Cut to a four-person quad approaching through the alley. Garrick raises a collapsible ladder to enter through the kitchen on the first floor. One of the soldiers catches a woman as she enters to put the kettle on, and then the mission really kicks into gear.

From there, it's game on.

PC Gamer also notes the singleplayer campaigns will include the Middle East and other Europeans cities in addition to London. How to download things onto a flash drive.

What Should I Know Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Gameplay?

In the same Xbox E3 2019 report mentioned earlier, one big aspect of the gameplay has changed. Modern Warfare will eschew game features which have been included for years in past installments — like slow-motion sequences — and instead favor pacing the action so that tensions run high and gamers feel the harrowing experience of being a soldier working through a mission.

For the first time ever in Modern Warfare, there will be an option for cross-platform multiplayer. The cross-player feature will allow players on Xbox, PC, and PS4 to play with others for a unique gaming experience that has never been available to Call of Duty fans before.

There will also be no Modern Warfare season pass. As reported by The Gamer, a statement from Activision explains this decision:

With the launch of Modern Warfare, the team is taking steps to unite the community. First, the team plans for Modern Warfare to be played together across PC and console through cross-play support. Also, the team is eliminating the traditional season pass, so that they can deliver more free maps and content as well as post-launch events to all players.

Gamesradar also reported that Modern Warfare will have no zombie mode. Sorry folks, looks like you're just going to have to fight against the living from here on out.

Which Call of Duty Games Should I Play Before Modern Warfare?

There are definitely no required revisits to any of the previous Call of Duty games and Modern Warfare games, in particular. That said, logging some hours on your preferred Call of Duty installment, like Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, might be a nice way to bone up on the weapons, strategy, characters, and world before you head into Modern Warfare.

How Can I Play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be available to play on Xbox, PS4, and PC when it's released in October.

Can I Pre-Order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare? Is There a Beta?

You can pre-order the game now to get a small perk, or pay extra for even more bonus features. Activision hasn't confirmed a beta yet. The Modern Warfare beta is rumored for August, but it's unclear if it will be open or closed (meaning you'll have to pre-order to play early).

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be released on October 25, 2019.