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Modern Warfare 4 debuts across cloud and consoles amid early praise and quick bug fixes

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Activision and Infinity Ward have launched Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, while also debuting the title on NVIDIA GeForce NOW. The release features a globe-trotting campaign, an expanded DMZ extraction mode, and 6v6 multiplayer spanning a dozen core maps. Cloud subscribers on NVIDIA's Ultimate tier can stream the campaign with ray-tracing support backed by GeForce RTX 5080-class rigs. [2][3]

Early access to the DMZ mode was marred by a bizarre spawn flaw on the Hajin map. Players reported spawning directly in the path of oncoming enemy vehicle patrols, resulting in immediate deaths and the permanent loss of carried gear before matches could truly begin. Infinity Ward addressed the issue ahead of the wider launch with a patch targeting AI vehicles running over players during deployment. [3]

Despite the rocky spawn issue, the shooter has garnered widespread critical acclaim alongside positive player reception on Steam, with critics praising the campaign, multiplayer balance, and DMZ updates. NVIDIA is also expanding access by allowing Amazon Fire TV Stick owners to buy GeForce NOW subscriptions directly through Amazon's billing system to play without hefty downloads. [1][2][3]

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COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ players are spawning in the middle of a road and being flattened before they can do anything

Infinity Ward opened up early access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ extraction mode overnight, meaning anyone who has pre-ordered a copy can now play the game's campaign as well as DMZ. And while early reactions to DMZ are fairly positive, there's one issue in particular, which a number of players have experienced, that has the capability of ending a round as soon as it begins.

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Cloud Deployment Incoming: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’ Arrives on GeForce NOW

Lock in and load out this GFN Thursday. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, bringing a new campaign, multiplayer action and DMZ, high-stakes extraction mode to supported devices. The campaign also gets an enhanced look: GeForce RTX 5080-class performance arrives for Ultimate members, bringing support for ray-tracing features in…

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