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More than twelve multiplayer modes are playable, among them new additions Inflation, Hijack, Collateral, and Combat Outpost, and Shipment returns October 27.","whyItMatters":"Launching with the full multiplayer suite and a dozen maps means Activision is leading the release with breadth, while Shipment is held back four days as a separate drop.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe core 6v6 slate runs to 12 maps at launch, among them Caches in a disused wine warehouse and ruined auto repair shop, Coal in the ruins of a Soviet-era coal processing facility, and Lotus in a Korean fishing village hit by an amphibious assault. Ground War gets three 32v32 maps: Imjin Farmland on the outskirts of Hajin, the dense urban district Wolves Stadium, and the wooded hills of Forest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mode list runs past 12, including the new Inflation, Hijack, Collateral, and Combat Outpost. The familiar small map Shipment does not arrive with the rest and returns on October 27.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaches\u003c/strong\u003e: set in a disused wine warehouse and a ruined auto repair shop\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoal\u003c/strong\u003e: set in the ruins of a Soviet-era coal processing facility\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLotus\u003c/strong\u003e: set in a Korean fishing village struck by an amphibious assault\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipment\u003c/strong\u003e: the familiar small map, returning October 27\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImjin Farmland\u003c/strong\u003e: 32v32 Ground War, rural area spreading across the outskirts of Hajin\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWolves Stadium\u003c/strong\u003e: 32v32 Ground War, densely built-up urban district of Hajin\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForest\u003c/strong\u003e: 32v32 Ground War, wooded hilly area\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInflation\u003c/strong\u003e: new mode\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHijack\u003c/strong\u003e: new mode\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollateral\u003c/strong\u003e: new mode\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCombat Outpost\u003c/strong\u003e: new mode\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shipment arriving October 27, four days after Modern Warfare 4, splits the map lineup into launch-day core and a later nostalgia drop, giving lapsed players a dated reason to return mid-week.","twitterPost":"Modern Warfare 4 staggers Shipment to October 27, four days after launch, so the map roster grows on a date instead of day one.","threadsPost":"Modern Warfare 4 ships 12 core maps on October 23, but Shipment waits until October 27. That four-day gap turns one map into a scheduled event, and it pulls lapsed players back after launch coverage has already peaked.","newsletterBlurb":"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 arrives October 23 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S with its multiplayer mode playable at launch. Activision Blizzard Japan lists 12 core 6v6 maps, three 32v32 Ground War maps, and more than 12 modes, including the new Inflation, Hijack, Collateral, and Combat Outpost. 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