We are close to launching Modern Warfare 2, things started to progress. Players who pre-order the game will have access to the single-player campaign starting tomorrow, October 20.
In preparation, Infinity Ward revealed preload times for all platforms, as well as all other content and events between now and the end of the year.
First, Early Access preloads for the Modern Warfare 2 campaign begin today 10AM PT, 1PM ET, 6PM BST. This applies to all platforms and is full game preload time on Xbox.
On the other hand, PlayStation players can preload the full game on October 20, starting with 4 a.m. PT
On Steam and Battle.net, you’ll be able to play on October 26th at 10AM PT, 1PM ET, 6PM BST.
No matter which platform you choose, pre-ordering the game will unlock the event for you tomorrow, October 20th 10AM PT, 1PM ET, 6PM BST, so start preloading from now on. Of course, you can always pre-order anytime between October 20th and the general launch to get early access to the event and unlock a ton of rewards once it’s done.
The next big event is the launch of the full game on October 28th.The console will go first, between 4 AM and 9 PM PT, gradually rolled out in different regions. PCs will go online at the same time globally, i.e. 9pm PT, 12am EST, 5pm BST, 6pm EST.
Activision released this handy map to help PC gamers understand when the release is coming, which you can see below.
The preseason begins at launch and will run until November 16th – when the first season kicks off with the release of Warzone 2.0 and DMZ.
About a month later, on December 14, the first season’s mid-season update arrives. Season One Reloaded adds content for multiplayer Warzone 2.0, as well as the first raids of Modern Warfare 2’s Special Ops mode.
We still don’t quite know what raids mean in Call of Duty, but it sounds like it’s going to be a more challenging and engaging Special Ops mission. The blog post announcing the news said that players should upgrade their special ops kits — which can be done by playing and replaying the missions — to have a better chance of surviving raids.
More details on the raid, as well as release expectations in terms of multiplayer content, will be announced in a few days.
