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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Dates Set for August 2026

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Activision has confirmed the open beta schedule for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — and unlike previous years, Nintendo Switch 2 players get full access during the second weekend at no cost, with no pre-order required. Here’s what Singapore players need to know.

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Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta — Two Weekends in August

The beta runs across two consecutive weekends:

  • Weekend 1 — Early Access: 21–25 August 2026. Open only to players who have pre-ordered any edition of Modern Warfare 4 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, or PC (Battle.net / Steam). Nintendo Switch 2 is not included in Weekend 1.
  • Weekend 2 — Open Beta: 28 August–1 September 2026. Free for all players on all platforms, including Nintendo Switch 2. No pre-order required.

Singapore players on Switch 2 who want to try before they buy can jump in during Weekend 2 without spending a cent. Notably, Xbox Game Pass subscribers receive no early access advantage this year — Weekend 1 is pre-order only, full stop.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Kill Block multiplayer mode
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What’s Playable in the Modern Warfare 4 Beta

Infinity Ward has confirmed the following content for the beta build:

  • Kill Block — the new flagship multiplayer mode, 10v10 in the Kill Block map. Players race to control a moving zone while holding it triggers elimination of the opposing team.
  • Search & Destroy — the classic round-based bomb mode, returning in full.
  • Training Mobility Course — an optional solo warmup for new players to learn movement mechanics.
  • Skirmishes from 3v3 up to large-scale tactical battles featuring vehicles including tanks.
  • Up to 19 unlockable weapons with customisable loadouts assisted by the new Gunny system.

The beta also introduces Ballistic Authority, a new gunplay philosophy Infinity Ward describes as “no bloom, no guesswork, no doubt” — prioritising precision over random weapon spread.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Reveal Trailer — via Call of Duty on YouTube

CoD: NEXT Reveal Event — 21 August

Alongside the start of Weekend 1, Activision is running Call of Duty: NEXT on 21 August — a livestream covering an in-depth breakdown of Modern Warfare 4’s full multiplayer offering, developer insights from Infinity Ward, and new reveals. Think of it as a Day One showcase for anyone still deciding whether to pre-order.

Nintendo Switch 2 Beta — How It Works

Switch 2 players get Weekend 2 access (28 August–1 September) for free. One catch worth noting: pre-orders for the Switch 2 version of Modern Warfare 4 don’t open until 26 August — which is after Weekend 2 begins. That means Switch 2 players have a two-day head start on playing the beta before they can even pre-order, which is either convenient or a little backwards depending on how you look at it. Switch 2 development is handled by Digital Legends in partnership with Infinity Ward.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — Full Game October 23

Modern Warfare 4 is developed by Infinity Ward, with support from Beenox, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games. The setting is the Korean Peninsula: North Korea launches a full-scale invasion threatening global stability, and Captain Price goes rogue to dismantle the system that built him. The campaign drops players into environments ranging from collapsing Korean trenches to city-wide assaults in occupied territory, with Private Park — a young South Korean soldier in his first live combat — as a new playable lead alongside Price, Ghost, and the rest of the Task Force 141 roster.

Multiplayer ships with 12 all-new 6v6 maps on day one, plus large-scale vehicle maps. The extraction-shooter mode DMZ returns, set in a sprawling exclusion zone called Hajin with narrative-driven Story Missions and persistent progression.

Launch platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Battle.net and Steam). Vault Edition holders get early access from 16 October; full launch is 23 October 2026.

If you’re still riding out Black Ops 7’s Season 5 launch on 23 July, the beta weekends give you a natural bridging point before the next annual instalment drops in October. Keep an eye on the Game News section for coverage as CoD: NEXT reveals more.

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Black Ops 7 & Warzone Season 5 Drops 23 July — Japan Map, Four New Weapons and the Zombies Finale

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone are getting their biggest update of the year on 23 July, when Season 5 goes live at 9AM Pacific across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Four new maps, four new weapons, the conclusion to the Black Ops 7 Zombies storyline, and a Japan-set festival arena are all hitting at once — here is everything Singapore CoD players need to know before the season drops.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Warzone Season 5 launch trailer
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Season 05 Launch Trailer — via Call of Duty on YouTube

Jubilee: A Japanese Festival Town Where Combat Erupts

The standout new addition is Jubilee, a medium 6v6 map set in a rural Japanese town where a street festival has turned chaotic. The layout spans the front courtyard of a palace museum, pop-up stalls serving local cuisine, a pachinko room, garden paths, and a main street — giving you close-quarters brawls inside the festival stalls and longer sightlines down the road. It is one of the most atmospheric maps Black Ops 7 has added all year, and a rare CoD arena that leans hard into a Japanese setting. According to the official Season 5 announcement on callofduty.com, two fan-favourite maps also return remastered at launch: Frequency (from Hunan mountains-set Black Ops 4) and Dig (the compact archaeological site from Black Ops 2). Mid-season adds Turbo Tilt — set inside a giant Nuketown pinball machine — and the parkour-focused Freerun: Descent obstacle course.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Season 5 operator key art
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Four New Weapons — Two at Launch, Two Mid-Season

Season 5 ships with two Battle Pass weapons on day one: the FG42 assault rifle (37 unlock levels, 30-round magazine) and the dual-wield-capable Gremlin SMG (47 levels, 26 rounds per mag). Mid-season adds the Mammoth LMG, earnable through the Machine of War event with a generous 50-round mag, and the Mace melee weapon for players who like getting up close. All four are earnable without spending beyond the 1,100 COD Points Battle Pass. The premium BlackCell bundle adds the Sturmwolf 45 SMG Mastercraft and Riddlefang melee blueprint for those who want the cosmetic upgrade on top.

The Zombies Story Gets Its Ending

Black Ops 7 Zombies has been building to a conclusion all year, and Season 5 delivers it in two waves. At launch, Eidskallen Lighthouse arrives as a new Survival map — a confined coastal area around a lighthouse and beacon island within the Totenreich locale. Mid-season brings Rex Infernus, the final round-based Zombies map, with the Warden boss encounter closing out the Black Ops 7 Zombies narrative for good. Directed Mode (Kowakujō) gets a Starting Room option and a 15-round cap for guided play, Widow’s Wine returns as a Perk, and three-tier Rogue Run playlists (Casual, Normal, Hardcore) offer a roguelike Zombies mode for those who want something different.

Warzone: Drone Labs and Resurgence Ranked Play

Verdansk picks up a brand-new Drone Labs point of interest, a research facility east of the TV Station with admin offices, R&D buildings, ziplines, and a drone obstacle course. Resurgence Ranked Play launches with Season 5, joining the new HKDs killstreak and Supply Drones in both Resurgence and Battle Royale. Limited-time modes Lockdown Casual and Heavy Metal Heroes add variety at launch.

When Season 5 Goes Live in Singapore

Season 5 drops on 23 July at 9AM Pacific Time, which lands at midnight SGT into Friday 24 July. If you want to play the Jubilee map the moment it unlocks, set your alarm for 00:00 SGT on Friday. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Battle.net and Steam; Warzone remains free to play. Browse more game updates and news here.

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PS Plus July 2026: Three Free Games for Singapore PS5 Owners, Available Now

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PS Plus subscribers in Singapore can now claim July’s three free games — they went live on PlayStation Store from today, July 7, and can be added to your library until August 3. The lineup this month covers good range: a major AAA multiplayer shooter, a deep indie RPG, and a co-op roguelite that’s ideal for weekend sessions with friends.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III — The Big One

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III PS Plus July 2026 free game
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The headliner is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Cross-Gen Bundle), which covers both PS5 and PS4 in a single claim. The package includes the full campaign — Captain Price versus the resurgent Makarov — 16 remastered classic multiplayer maps drawn from the original MW2 (2009), and the open-world co-op Zombies mode. Timing is deliberate: with Modern Warfare 4 expected later in 2026, offering MW3 free is a clear on-ramp for the franchise’s next chapter. If you’ve been sitting on the fence about the MW series, this is the moment to dive in.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III classic multiplayer maps screenshot
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CrossCode — The Indie Gem PS Plus Keeps Delivering

CrossCode PS5 free with PS Plus July 2026
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CrossCode is the sleeper pick of the month, and if you haven’t heard of it, pay close attention. This critically acclaimed indie RPG (Metacritic 85) pairs retro 16-bit visuals with a smart sci-fi premise: you play as Lea, a girl navigating a fictional MMO while piecing together her lost memories. Combat is physics-based and fast; the dungeon design is puzzle-driven in a way that rewards experimentation. The game originally launched in 2018 to strong critical reception and has since built a devoted fanbase on PC — PS Plus is often where console players discover it and become obsessed. Expect this one to be the word-of-mouth recommendation of the month among SG gamers on Discord.

CrossCode gameplay puzzle dungeon combat
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For the King II — Co-op Dungeon Crawling With Friends

For the King II PS Plus July 2026 co-op roguelite
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For the King II completes the lineup with up to four-player online co-op. It’s a roguelite with a hand-painted tabletop aesthetic — hex-grid maps, procedurally generated worlds, and party-RPG strategy mixed with chaotic dungeon crawling. The story sends your party to overthrow the tyrannical Queen Rosomon, but in practice it’s an excuse to drop four friends into increasingly hostile dungeons and see who makes it out. Solo mode works well too, but the game finds its best form as a shared evening with a full squad. It’s the kind of game where one failed run always ends with “just one more.”

How to Claim Your PS Plus July 2026 Free Games

On your PS5 or PS4, open PlayStation Store, navigate to PS Plus > Monthly Games, and add all three titles to your library. You must claim them by 3 August 2026; once claimed, they stay in your library for as long as you hold an active PS Plus subscription. Singapore accounts are on the same global PS Plus Essential tier as the rest of Asia and receive the same lineup — no region differences to account for here. The full PlayStation Blog announcement has additional details on each title.

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PS Plus July 2026: CoD Modern Warfare III, For the King II and CrossCode Free From 7 July

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PS Plus July 2026 brings three very different games to the Essential, Extra and Premium lineup — and at least one of them is a genuine hidden gem that Singapore gamers should not overlook. All three titles are available to download from 7 July through 3 August 2026 on PS5 and PS4, as announced on the PlayStation Blog.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Cross-Gen Bundle

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III gameplay
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The headliner this month is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s Cross-Gen Bundle — available for both PS4 and PS5. The 2023 entry from Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games brought back 16 remastered multiplayer maps from the beloved 2011 original, a reworked open-world Zombies mode, and continued integration with the broader Call of Duty ecosystem including Warzone. If you want to catch up on the current storyline before the next major CoD release, getting in for free is the right time.

For the King II — bring three friends

IronOak Games’ turn-based roguelite RPG For the King II supports up to four players in online co-op. The sequel builds on the original with new map biomes, expanded character classes, and stronger online functionality. If you have a group that can coordinate a session, this one justifies itself immediately — it is the kind of game that plays best when someone is shouting about the wrong tactical decision from across a shared chat.

CrossCode — the indie RPG worth staying up for

CrossCode retro action RPG gameplay
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CrossCode from Radical Fish Games is the quiet standout this month. A pixel-art action RPG that layers fast-paced twin-stick combat onto puzzle-heavy dungeons — all framed by a clever science-fiction MMO narrative — it offers anywhere from 30 to 80 hours of content depending on how deeply you explore. It has earned a devoted following since its 2018 launch and routinely surfaces in discussions about the best indie RPGs of the last decade. If it has been on your wishlist for years, this is the push to finally play it.

What to do before 7 July

Before this month’s games go live, check the PlayStation Blog post for the full list of titles rotating out of PS Plus this month. Adding any departing games to your library before 7 July locks them in for the duration of your active subscription — even if you play them later. PS Plus subscribers in Singapore can access all three new titles through the PlayStation Store on their PS5 or PS4.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops II Are Finally Coming to PS5 This July

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Two of the most iconic Call of Duty entries in history are finally making their way to PlayStation. Treyarch has officially confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) and Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012) are being ported to PS4 and PS5, with both games launching in July 2026.

The Games PlayStation Players Have Been Locked Out Of

This is genuinely a big deal for the PlayStation community. Black Ops and Black Ops II have been playable on modern Xbox hardware through Xbox’s backwards compatibility for years, and they’ve been available on PC via Steam. But PlayStation players — on PS4 and PS5 — have had no way to access either game on current hardware. Today that changes.

Treyarch made the announcement via their official X account, with the studio confirming that “the original Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are being ported to PlayStation in July, courtesy of our partners at Iron Galaxy,” as relayed in reporting by GamesRadar.

Call of Duty: Black Ops classic multiplayer
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Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies — All Included

Both ports include the full package. No modes cut, no “campaign-only” release like we’ve seen elsewhere.

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops — the Cold War-era campaign that shocked players with its narrative twists, plus the multiplayer that defined a generation, and the Kino der Toten and Five zombie maps that launched the Zombies phenomenon.
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II — a futuristic campaign with branching story choices, the best competitive multiplayer Black Ops ever delivered, and a Zombies mode that built on Origins and Tranzit to create the most expansive undead experience of the series.

File sizes have been confirmed: Black Ops at 22.7GB and Black Ops II at 30.3GB. Plan your storage accordingly.

What to Expect — and What Not to Expect

Treyarch and Iron Galaxy are delivering direct ports, not remasters. There will be no dramatic texture reworks or modern quality-of-life overhauls. These games will look and feel like you remember them, running natively on modern hardware. That’s a fair trade for titles that are 14–16 years old and still hold up remarkably well — especially in multiplayer and Zombies.

Iron Galaxy knows what they’re doing here. The studio has previously handled console ports of Diablo III, Overwatch, and Fallout 76, so technical execution should be solid. A specific date in July has not yet been announced, and pricing information has not been confirmed either.

Last Words

Singapore is a PlayStation-heavy market, and COD has a loyal following here that stretches back to the Black Ops era. If you’ve never had a chance to experience these two on PlayStation hardware — or want to revisit Zombies with your crew on PS5 — July is looking like a good month. Watch the official Call of Duty channels for the exact launch date, and check back on GameTrader.SG’s game news when it drops.