Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 was officially announced back in May this year, and excitement surrounding the next entry in the series has been high ever since. While the full game is scheduled to release on October 23, the wait will soon be over for players who pre-ordered a digital edition, as campaign early access goes live today.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 campaign early access release time

According to Activision, the Modern Warfare 4 campaign early access will begin at 10 AM PDT on October 16. However, due to time zone differences, the exact start time will be different depending on where you live. To help you out, we’ve mentioned the start times for different regions below: 

• U.S. Pacific Time: 10 AM PDT
• U.S. Eastern Time: 1 PM EDT
• London, UK: 6 PM BST
• Berlin, Germany: 7 PM CEST
• Mumbai, India: 10:30 PM IST
• Tokyo, Japan: 2 AM JST, October 17th
• Sydney, Australia: 4 AM AEDT, October 17th
• Auckland, New Zealand: 6 AM NZDT, October 17th

Preloading is also live, so those who have pre-ordered can download the required files ahead of time and jump into the campaign as soon as early access begins. Also, we’ve added a countdown clock below, which will help you track the exact hours and minutes left until the early access goes live. 

What does Modern Warfare 4 offer?

Modern Warfare 4 takes the series to the Korean Peninsula, where North Korea has launched a large-scale invasion that threatens to turn into a much wider global conflict. Part of the campaign follows Private Park, a young South Korean soldier experiencing real combat for the first time. At the same time, Captain Price returns, but this time he is operating outside the system and pursuing his own mission.

The campaign will take players through several locations and different types of combat. This includes trench warfare in Korea, close-quarters battles in New York, high-speed chases through Paris, SAS night operations in Mumbai, and large assaults aimed at reclaiming occupied cities.

Beyond the campaign, Modern Warfare 4 will feature multiplayer with both close-range encounters and larger maps combining infantry and vehicle combat. DMZ is also returning, offering an extraction-based mode where players can deploy alone or with a squad, complete objectives, collect valuable equipment, and decide when to extract.

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