How to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s campaign early

Modern Warfare 2: Call of Duty, a first-person shooter not to be confused with 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Or its 2020 respray Modern Warfare 2: Call of Duty Campaign Remastered, isn’t officially out until Oct. 28. But you can play its campaign early — so long as you pray at the sacred altar of pre-orders.

Publisher Activision has been on a bit of a tear urging players to pre-order the 47th entry — if we’re being technical — in its long-running series of military shooters. Earlier this month, the publisher announced a raft of multiplayer cosmetics that’ll be available to those who finish the campaign. You can see the complete list by clicking here. Access to the campaign itself will start to roll out later this week, according to an FAQ on the game’s official website.

What time can you play? Modern Warfare 2: Call of Duty’s campaign early?

Pre-loading can be started Modern Warfare 2: Call of Duty’s campaign on Oct. 19. (It’ll be 72 GB on PC at launch.) On, you can begin playing Oct. 20. Platform-specific dates for preloading the entire game and its multiplayer components are listed below.

• Xbox:October 19, at 1:59 p.m. ET
• PlayStation: Oct. 20, 7a.m. October 20, 2007, 7:05 a.m.
• PC:October 26, at 1:05 p.m. ET

The release window also includes key dates. You should be alert. Multiplayer preseason runs October 28-November 15You can rank up to unlock new gear. On Nov. 16, the game’s official multiplayer season begins, alongside the ballyhooed rollout of Warzone 2.0: Call of Duty — the next iteration of the immensely popular Call of Duty battle royale. Then, on Dec. 14, the game’s cooperative Special Ops mode will see the introduction of raid-style missions.