Players will experience what made Task Force 141 become the iconic and legendary squad that it is, featuring familiar heroes and new allies who will be challenged to work together in missions across Europe, Asia and the Americas. The Campaign is set to be an incredible experience, featuring offshore sieges with underwater combat, all-out explosive assaults from 30,000 feet above enemy strongholds, and high-stakes, low-profile stealth missions. Players can also join up with their duo for evolved Special Ops, a tactical co-op mode that will advance team-building skills, and also sets the scene for the near-endless hours of gameplay available in the world-class Multiplayer.

In Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II’s multiplayer, players will be able to try out and level up the multiple base weapons, explore a wide range of maps and modes, meet an international cast of Operators and more. Modern Warfare II will also have an incredible post-release calendar, set to include a massive amount of free post-launch content drops featuring new maps, modes, and blockbuster special events that can’t be missed.

Soon after the launch of Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2.0 will launch as an extension of the Modern Warfare II universe. With it comes new technology, new features, and new gameplay that work seamlessly together. Throughout, the team has taken a wide range of community feedback to heart with both experiences. In order to fully deliver this state-of-the-art Warzone experience, Warzone 2.0 will feature new Modern Warfare II content and systems with brand-new progression and inventories. To add, today’s Warzone will continue as a separate experience that will include a continuation of player progression and inventories within that Warzone experience.

Expect a massive calendar of free content post-launch featuring evolving gameplay with new maps, modes, seasonal events, community celebrations and more.

In addition, for the first time in Call Of Duty history, the team is using one unified engine across the franchise. Starting with Modern Warfare II, the new title features the new, next-generation engine first debuted with Modern Warfare (2019).  Modern Warfare II will be the most advanced Call of Duty in history, with a truly immersive experience with stunningly realistic sound, lighting, and graphics. New technology, including new toolchains, AI and locomotion models are refined. Modern Warfare ll features a physically based material system allowing for state-of-the-art photogrammetry, a new hybrid tile based streaming system, new PBR water and underwater decal rendering system, world volumetric lighting, 4K HDR, and more as well as a new GPU geometry pipeline. All of this is in service of a massive cinematic campaign.

Beginning tomorrow through September 20, players can jump into Season 05 Reloaded in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II for a limited time during the Free Access period.

Free Access players can experience a variety of Multiplayer content, including 12 maps like Punta Mar, Strike, DRC-Zone 1 and Vondel Waterfront, as well as 11 modes, such as the new Havoc mode.

Jump into Season 05 Reloaded in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and play up to two and a half in-match hours during the week of Free Access play from September 13 through 20. Free Access players will experience a variety of Multiplayer content during the event, from classic Playlists like Shipment 24/7 to new maps and modes like DRC — Zone 1 and Havoc. Deploy across Core, Hardcore, and Party Modes, and for larger-scale engagements, test out some Battle Maps.

Invite your friends and family, recruit some new squad members, or try the game yourself for the first time. Read on for a look at all the maps and modes supported during the Free Access event!

Play the New Season 05 Core Maps

DRC — Zone 1: The latest Multiplayer map to drop courtesy of Season 05 Reloaded, DRC — Zone 1 takes Operators to the high-tech Defense Research Center, where the latest advancements are made in bioscience, artificial intelligence, computer processing, and other advanced topics.

The map’s combination of tight interior spaces around a central courtyard and patio keeps combat moving fast. Use features like the vents in R&D and the service access ramp to outmaneuver your enemies. In this environment, speed and tactics win the day.

Get more intel on this map with our in-depth DRC — Zone 1 map guide.

The Free Access period also features the Season 05 launch maps:

Punta Mar: Head to the coast in this seaside destination where the skies are clear and the views are breathtaking. Fight across the main street and over the rooftops, and watch the shop windows and alleyways for incoming enemies. On this map, there’s little time between engagements, so keep pressing the fight.

Learn the sights before you visit with our Punta Mar map guide.

Strike: There’s danger at every turn as Operators brave the urban landscape of Urzikstan. Check high and low when moving to your objective, and use the map’s larger size to flank enemy positions and tighten your defenses. Explore Strike’s many power positions to get the most out of the environment, whether you’re fighting in the market or around the clock tower, or duking it out along the main road.

Get tips for securing victory by consulting our Strike map guide.

Wreak Havoc

Play Havoc, the brand-new Core Multiplayer mode inspired by classic arena shooter gameplay.

Forget about Perk Packages, Killstreaks, or Field Upgrades: They’re not in this game mode. Instead, all Operators will receive a random modifier at the start of every match. There are 14 total modifiers available with effects like moon gravity, reloading your weapon after eliminating enemies, equipping everyone with flame-tipped Crossbows and Molotovs, and more. New modifiers stack on as the match progresses, activating any time a squad reaches a multiple of 12 kills. Every new modifier affects both teams. Let the chaos begin.

All Supported Maps and Modes

Here is a full list of maps and modes that are currently planned to be available to Free Access players:

6v6 Core Maps: Shipment, Shoot House, Dome, Farm 18, Mercado Las Almas, Embassy, Vondel Waterfront, DRC — Zone 1, Punta Mar, Strike

Battle Maps: Guijarro, Al Malik International

Core Modes: Team Deathmatch, Hardpoint, Domination, Kill Confirmed, Grind, Search & Destroy

Hardcore Modes: Team Deathmatch, Hardpoint, Domination, Kill Confirmed, Grind

Party Modes: Infected, Gun Game, Havoc

Battle Map Modes: Ground War, Invasion

Modern Warfare III Carry Forward

Enjoying the Free Access? Consider purchasing Modern Warfare II today. For the first time in Call of Duty history, the content you earn in Modern Warfare II will carry forward to the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, releasing November 10. Read all about it in our Carry Forward Q&A. Start playing now and take your weapons and Operators with you to the new game.

Modern Warfare II Multiplayer Free Access begins on September 13 at 10 AM PT and ends on September 20 at 10 AM PT. An additional download is required to play. See your platform for details on file size.

Stay frosty.

Key Features:

• Modern Warfare ll picks up the action as the sequel to Modern Warfare 2019, as the newly formed Task Force 141 faces a massive global threat across a campaign of missions that push the boundaries of gameplay.
• The action takes players around the world as Task Force 141 works to neutralize a terrorist conspiracy and attack on the US, spanning locations around the globe.
• A newly aligned menace conspires to create chaos inside the US' borders and Task Force 141 must come together against all odds.
• Players will fight alongside the most iconic characters in Modern Warfare, including Captain Price, Ghost, Soap, Gaz and Laswell, as well as encounter a host of lethal new allies like Mexican Special Forces, Colonel Alejandro Vargas and adversaries drawn from the murkiest corners of the global war on terror.
• Infinity Ward has continued to innovate upon the blockbuster Modern Warfare 2019, ushering in the new era of Call of Duty. In a memorable new take on classic boots-on-the-ground gameplay, players will need to strategically consider the role of night vision, stealth, amphibious assaults, vehicular warfare, and more as they fight against the odds.
• Modern Warfare ll and a new Warzone 2.0 experience will deliver revolutionary new advancements in Al that affect each game experience, including squad mate positioning & enemy patterns to NPCs & civilian movement, & much more, all dynamically react to your choices.
• New gunsmith that provides players with a massive amount of weapon customization.
• Ricochet Anti-Cheat will continue its multi-faceted approach to combat cheating in Modern Warfare II and to the new Warzone 2.0 experience. Team Ricochet is bringing its consistently updated suite of server-side tools and detection systems to our title in an effort to fight unfair play.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II is available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.