Activision, Infinity Ward release DMZ trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
In short
Activision and Infinity Ward have released a new story trailer for the DMZ extraction mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, according to Russian games outlets. StopGame reported the mode continues the campaign plot, in which North Korean forces invade South Korea and a nuclear catastrophe leaves the border area between Russia and the two Koreas uninhabitable. The game is due on 23 October for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2, with early campaign access from 16 October for pre-orders.
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Activision and Infinity Ward released a new story trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 devoted to the game’s DMZ extraction mode, according to Russian games outlets. Igromania reported the trailer was titled DMZ Worldbuilder, while DTF summarised it by saying players will have to evacuate from a radioactive zone. StopGame described the video as the companies’ latest trailer for the game. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Citing the game’s plot, StopGame reported that the armed forces of North Korea invade South Korea in the fourth Modern Warfare, leading to a nuclear catastrophe, and that the area at the junction of the borders of Russia, North Korea and South Korea became uninhabitable as a result. The outlet said DMZ continues the story of the main campaign: aggressors search Hajin for a secret military facility holding stocks of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, while mercenaries are also hunting. Each side, StopGame wrote, intends to reach its objective and then evacuate safely. [ 3 ]
StopGame reported that the game releases in a little over two weeks, on 23 October, for PC via Steam, Microsoft Store and Battle.net, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2, with Russian subtitles supported. Pre-ordering any edition, the outlet said, opens early access to the campaign from 16 October. [ 3 ]
Why it matters
The trailer is the latest promotional step ahead of a release StopGame said is a little over two weeks away, and it ties the game’s setting to a fictional conflict involving the Korean peninsula and Russia’s border region. Coverage is confined to games outlets, so its significance is limited to followers of the series and the extraction-shooter genre.
Key facts
- Activision and Infinity Ward released a new story trailer for the DMZ extraction mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Igromania reported the trailer was titled DMZ Worldbuilder. [ 1 ]
- StopGame reported the plot has North Korean armed forces invading South Korea, causing a nuclear catastrophe that left the area at the junction of the Russian, North Korean and South Korean borders uninhabitable. [ 3 ]
- According to StopGame, DMZ continues the campaign story, with aggressors and mercenaries searching Hajin for a secret military facility holding chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, and each side trying to reach its goal and evacuate. [ 3 ]
- StopGame reported the game releases on 23 October, with early access to the campaign from 16 October for pre-orders of any edition. [ 3 ]
- StopGame listed the platforms as PC via Steam, Microsoft Store and Battle.net, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2, with Russian subtitles supported. [ 3 ]
- DTF wrote that players will have to evacuate from a radioactive zone, and quoted the phrase “У нас много работы”. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The title of the trailer. Igromania calls it DMZ Worldbuilder, while StopGame’s headline calls it “Наперегонки с Севером”, and the documents do not say whether these are the same trailer or two different ones.
- How many trailers were released. StopGame says the companies released “ещё один трейлер”, suggesting more than one, but no document specifies how many or when.
- The year of the 23 October release. Only the day and month appear in the documents; the year is not stated.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Igromania publishes a summary of the new story trailer for the DMZ mode, titled DMZ Worldbuilder. [ 1 ]
- DTF publishes its summary of the trailer, saying players must evacuate from a radioactive zone. [ 2 ]
- StopGame publishes an article describing the mode’s plot, the game’s release date of 23 October, its platforms and 16 October early access for pre-orders. [ 3 ]