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Activision and Infinity Ward (along with the other core studios behind World at War and such) have been making Call of Duty a yearly outing for three console generations now. Typically, players would get to enjoy an Infinity War-developed modern title before alternating into whichever Treyarch or Sledgehammer Games have been working on. This year’s entry changes the formula by bringing a direct follow-up to 2022’s Modern Warfare II rather than giving a change of time period and focus. Last year’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare II ended with a tease of Makarov, the antagonist behind the original Modern Warfare […]

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