Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is free-to-play this week

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II certainly stands apart from the crowd, and I don’t wholly mean that as a positive. We’re so used to hearing about games released in a poor state finding later success. Cyberpunk 2077 is the perfect case study. Of course, there are also the games that release in a poor state and remain stuck in a poor state. On the other hand, Modern Warfare II was a colossal success upon release but seems to have fallen heavily out of favour.

Modern Warfare II had the most successful Call of Duty launch of all-time. Fans fawned over the game’s new anti-camping tool on top of praising the “incredible” campaign. In recent weeks though, fans feel that devs have paid more attention to Warzone 2.0 with some players even threatening to boycott the game over its lacklustre updates. It does appear as if Infinity Ward are trying to remedy this issue though as the ‘Season 2 Reloaded’ update is on the way and to celebrate, Modern Warfare II will be free-to-play for a limited time.

Take a look at Modern Warfare II in action below.

As reported by VGC, Activision have announced plans for a Modern Warfare II free multiplayer trial later this week. The trial will begin on 16 March at 5PM GMT and 10AM PT, and will run for five days. The trial will include access to limited selection of multiplayer and Special Ops content including the new Himmelmatt Expo map. Players will also be able to sample the 6v6 maps Farm 18, Mercado Las Almas, Shipment, and Dome.

The playable modes that will be available include Team Deathmatch, Hardpoint, Domination, Kill Confirmed, Gun Game, Infected, One in the Chamber, and All or Nothing. On the larger Santa Seña map, you can also sample the Ground War and Invasion modes. The CoD blog also notes that the game’s first raid Atomgrad will be playable in standard difficulty. A new raid will be added to Modern Warfare II as a part of today’s ‘Reloaded’ update.

Free access ends on 20 March so if you’re yet to check out Modern Warfare II, don’t hesitate. Now is the time.