This past week Activision unveiled the first gameplay for the next Call of Duty game release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward's newest game, what it's described as the studio's "magnum opus," is a reimagining of the 2009 sequel with even loftier ambition than prior. Now Activision is back with a new trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. The new trailer features gameplay from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign.
The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 stage is named Dark Water and the new trailer offers over 7 minutes of gameplay from the single-player level. The mission at hand has Task Force 141 attempting an incursion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Cargo on the rig is said to store missiles with the potential to spark a global conflict. Things, obviously, don't go to plan, leading to a high-stakes change in plan forcing Task Force 141 to chase a dangerous cargo ship into the roiling ocean and fog.
The trailer ends with a cliffhanger, naturally. The boat the player is on manages to ride a wave directly onto the deck of the escaping cargo boat. The player awakens to shipping containers, crates, equipment, and soldiers shifting back and forth on deck due to the increasingly dangerous waters of the ocean. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign aims to create new set-piece encounters that the original game didn't have.
Some fans may question whether the Dark Waters campaign level captures the "bombastic" claims of Infinity Ward. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's remake is certainly visually and technically impressive, but the original game delivered shocking content like the controversial No Russian stage. No Russian is already confirmed to not be returning in Infinity Ward's remake, but it just goes to show that Infinity Ward has its work cut out for itself to make the new Modern Warfare 2 campaign impress.
As previously confirmed, Task Force 141 is packed with some of the Modern Warfare series' most familiar faces. Call of Duty fans may recognize Soap and Ghost in the new trailer, but should also acknowledge new character Alejandro Vargas of the Mexican Special Forces.
Expect to hear much more about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Task Force 141 in the coming months. Activision and Infinity Ward may not be ready to share multiplayer action yet, but it's just a matter of time.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 releases on October 28 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
