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CALL OF DUTY
The wars. The worlds. The legacy.
From a 2003 World War II debut to Modern Warfare 4, live today: the campaigns, multiplayer revolutions, Zombies universes and business machine that made Call of Duty the defining shooter franchise.
Official MW4 key art · Activision
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CHAPTERS, NOT PLACEHOLDERSChapter A1 min read
2003: The Franchise Starts in World War II
Infinity Ward's debut replaced the lone-wolf shooter with the chaos of a squad at war — and started a twenty-three-year run.
2003–2006 · WWII originals Read the chapter →Chapter B1 min read
The Modern Warfare Revolution
Call of Duty 4 moved the war to the present tense — and its multiplayer progression system rewired the entire industry.
2007–2011 · Original Modern Warfare Read the chapter →Chapter C1 min read
Black Ops: Eras, Themes and Continuity
Treyarch's line trades clean wars for deniable ones — Cold War paranoia, near-future drones, and the series' most tangled canon.
2010–today · Black Ops line Read the chapter →Chapter D1 min read
The Zombies Evolution
An unlockable afterthought in 2008 became a universe of its own — maps, story arcs, Easter-egg hunts and a culture that never logged off.
2008–today · Zombies Read the chapter →Chapter E1 min read
Multiplayer Through the Generations
Perks, killstreaks, jetpacks and omnimovement: how the core loop changed — and what each era asked of the player.
2003–today · Multiplayer Read the chapter →Chapter F1 min read
The Weapons and Iconic Maps
The historical record lives here; the working profiles live in the Armory. One home for each — no duplicate lists.
Reference · Profiles Read the chapter →Chapter G1 min read
Warzone, DMZ and the Live-Service Era
Three different products that summaries keep merging: a battle royale, an extraction mode, and the platform era that holds them.
2020–today · Live service Read the chapter →Chapter H1 min read
The Studios, Esports, Controversies and the Machine
A three-studio rotation, a franchised league, and two decades of arguments about what CoD should be — the machinery behind the games.
2003–today · The business Read the chapter →Chapter I1 min read
MW4: The Launch Briefing
The current chapter, kept separate from the permanent library: what launched today, what opened early, and where the verified data lives.
Current focus · Launched Oct 23, 2026 Read the chapter →The Evolution
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2003
Call of Duty
The one that started it - Infinity Ward's WWII debut.
WWII originals2005Call of Duty 2
WWII originals2006Call of Duty 3
WWII originals2007Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
The pivot to modern combat that redefined the genre.
Original MW universe2008Call of Duty: World at War
Zombies debuts here, as a bonus mode after the campaign.
WWII originals / Black Ops saga roots2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Original MW universe2010Call of Duty: Black Ops
Black Ops saga2011Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Closes the original Modern Warfare trilogy.
Original MW universe2012Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Black Ops saga2013Call of Duty: Ghosts
The last CoD on a Nintendo console until MW4 on Switch 2.
Standalone future2014Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Standalone future2015Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Black Ops saga2016Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Standalone future2017Call of Duty: WWII
WWII return2018Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
First entry with no single-player campaign.
Black Ops saga2019Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
The reboot begins - a new continuity, sharing a world with the Black Ops saga.
MW reboot universe2019Call of Duty: Mobile
The franchise's mobile line, ongoing.
Platform era2020Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Black Ops saga2020Call of Duty: Warzone
Free-to-play battle royale, ongoing.
Platform era2021Call of Duty: Vanguard
WWII return2022Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
DMZ debuts here as an extraction mode.
MW reboot universe2023Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Modern Warfare Zombies (MWZ) - the first Zombies mode inside an MW title.
MW reboot universe2024Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Round-based Zombies returns.
Black Ops saga2024Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
Platform era2025Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Black Ops saga2026Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The current chapter - Korea campaign, DMZ rebuilt in the Hajin Exclusion Zone.
MW reboot universe- 2003Call of Duty
The one that started it - Infinity Ward's WWII debut. - 2005Call of Duty 2
- 2006Call of Duty 3
- 2007Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
The pivot to modern combat that redefined the genre. - 2008Call of Duty: World at War
Zombies debuts here, as a bonus mode after the campaign. - 2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- 2010Call of Duty: Black Ops
- 2011Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Closes the original Modern Warfare trilogy. - 2012Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- 2013Call of Duty: Ghosts
The last CoD on a Nintendo console until MW4 on Switch 2. - 2014Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- 2015Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- 2016Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- 2017Call of Duty: WWII
- 2018Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
First entry with no single-player campaign. - 2019Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
The reboot begins - a new continuity, sharing a world with the Black Ops saga. - 2019Call of Duty: Mobile
The franchise's mobile line, ongoing. - 2020Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- 2020Call of Duty: Warzone
Free-to-play battle royale, ongoing. - 2021Call of Duty: Vanguard
- 2022Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
DMZ debuts here as an extraction mode. - 2023Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Modern Warfare Zombies (MWZ) - the first Zombies mode inside an MW title. - 2024Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Round-based Zombies returns. - 2024Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
- 2025Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- 2026Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The current chapter - Korea campaign, DMZ rebuilt in the Hajin Exclusion Zone.
Featured chapter
MW4: The Launch Briefing
The current chapter, kept separate from the permanent library: what launched today, what opened early, and where the verified data lives.
OUT NOW
Modern Warfare 4
Modern Warfare 4 launched today, Friday, October 23, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam / Battle.net / Xbox on PC) and Nintendo Switch 2. Campaign early access opened October 16; the rebuilt DMZ opened early on October 20. Not on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
Source: Activision launch data, verified in the Vault launch record (callofduty.com)