For the first time ever in a Call of Duty beta, the Modern Warfare 4 beta includes a campaign mission

Activision has announced several new details about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, which begins on Friday. The official Call of Duty X account shared an image showcasing all content accessible during the beta, which is far more extensive than many anticipated. A notable feature of this year's beta is that it includes a complete campaign mission, the Entrenched mission from Modern Warfare 4, recently displayed in a trailer vignette.

Campaign missions in Call of Duty games are usually concealed until later stages of development, with limited information released through official trailers. This year, Activision seems to be encouraging more players to engage with the campaign, a mode typically only explored by a small portion of the player base. It's worth mentioning that Modern Warfare 4 marks the first Call of Duty game in recent years to reintroduce campaign early access.

The Modern Warfare 4 beta spans two sessions, with the first session running from August 21st to 25th, available exclusively to those who pre-ordered the full game. The first weekend of the beta includes five 6v6 multiplayer maps: Rooftops, Silkworm, Transit 213, Cachette, and Lotus, featuring various game modes such as Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Search & Destroy, and the newly introduced Inflation mode.

In the first session, the Kill Block mode is available in both 3v3 and 10v10 formats. For players who do not wish to pre-order to participate in the early access beta portion, the open weekend offers more exciting content, including new features not available in the initial weekend. This second session will take place from August 28th to 1st September, and it will be the first time Call of Duty will be playable on Nintendo Switch 2, another first for the franchise.

The second weekend of the beta introduces Warzone's upcoming Resurgence map, Zodiac, which has been teased but not officially revealed yet. The free-to-play battle royale mode's release date is still uncertain, whether it launches alongside Modern Warfare 4 in October or later in the year. Another significant addition for the second weekend is Ground War, the combined arms mode introduced in the Modern Warfare 2019 reboot, featuring two maps: Imjin Farmland and Wolves Stadium.

Additionally, the Warzone map Zodiac, a first look at which will also be featured at the Call of Duty: Next event, will be part of the returning Call of Duty: Next event, held remotely this year on August 21st. Modern Warfare 4 is set to launch on October 23rd for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2.