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2026
Call of Duty faces backlash over Itaewon disaster footage
Call of Duty faced criticism in South Korea after footage from the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush reportedly appeared in the opening sequence of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Victims’ families and civic groups demanded that the footage be removed. Activision said the real-world news footage was used to establish the game’s fictional narrative and was not intended to reference or trivialize the disaster.
2026
Activision responds to criticism over Itaewon footage in Call of Duty
Activision confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 used real-world news footage and said it did not intend to reference or trivialise the Itaewon disaster or another real-world tragedy. The company had not yet responded to demands to remove the footage.
2026
Polaris DAGOR joins Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Polaris announced that its DAGOR would join Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as a playable in-game vehicle, marking a new milestone in its ongoing collaboration with Call of Duty.
2026
Samsung becomes official TV, monitor, soundbar and Wi-Fi speaker of Call of Duty franchise
Samsung confirmed plans to expand its HDR10+ GAMING ecosystem to more than 20 AAA titles by H1 2027, with Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as the flagship partnership title, in a deal making Samsung the official TV, monitor, soundbar, and Wi-Fi speaker of the franchise.
2022
Sony offers free earbuds and COD Points with Xperia 5 III purchase
Sony offered WF-1000XM3 earbuds and 43,200 Call of Duty: Mobile points with each Xperia 5 III purchase for a limited time, according to the article.
2022
Activision sues EngineOwning over game cheats
Activision Publishing filed a lawsuit against EngineOwning, which it says distributes and sells software enabling cheating in Activision-published games. Activision alleges the conduct is unlawful and seeks to stop it; the claims are allegations in the lawsuit.
2021
Call of Duty: Vanguard announced
Activision Blizzard announced Call of Duty: Vanguard, a World War II-set shooter developed by Sledgehammer Games, with release planned for November 5 on PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles and PC via Battle.net.
2020
ASTRO Gaming introduces Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War A10 Headset
ASTRO Gaming introduced a limited-edition Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War A10 headset. The headset was available for pre-order for $69.99, with shipping planned for fall 2020.
2020
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered price reduced in Hong Kong PlayStation Store
The Hong Kong PlayStation Store price for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered was reduced from HK$235 to HK$155.
2020
Court dismisses AM General lawsuit against Activision
A federal judge dismissed AM General’s lawsuit against Activision over Call of Duty’s depiction of Humvees, agreeing that the vehicles’ inclusion furthered the games’ artistic realism.
2020
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered launches on PS4
Activision released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered on PlayStation 4 on March 31, 2020. The remastered game does not include multiplayer modes.
2020
Activision Blizzard announces a new Call of Duty game for Q4 2020
Activision Blizzard announced during its fourth-quarter and 2019 financial results conference call that a new Call of Duty game would be released in the fourth quarter of 2020.
2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launches
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launched on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. The article also reports a C.O.D.E. Defender Pack priced at £8.99, with Activision sending all profits to support veterans in the UK and US in finding high-quality civilian jobs.