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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 details new modes, third-person camera and open betaOpen beta arrives later this month

Open beta arrives later this month

A soldier wearing a jaunty cape walks towards the camera on a platform underneath which the tops of flames are visible in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Alongside revealingCall Of Duty: Warzone 2’s release date and mapthis evening, Infinity Ward also offered an extended look at the multiplayer for Modern Warfare 2. That included an explanation of new aquatic combat, third-person combat, weapon customisation, and details of the upcoming open beta.

All of the info was shared as part of today’s (ongoing, at the time of writing)Call Of Duty Next livestream.

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There are also several new modes coming to Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer. Those include Knockout, in which teams fight to hold on to a package or eliminate their opponents and there are no respawns; Prisoner Rescue, which sounds likeCounter-Strike’s Hostage Rescue mode; and Invasion, which is a “massive Deathmatch” set across large maps with a mixture of human and NPC combatants.

All of the changes, including new perks, mantling system, changes to vehicles and more, can be read about onthe Call Of Dity site.

If you want to play with them yourself, you’ll have the chance when Modern Warfare 2 enters beta on PC on September 22nd for those who pre-order and September 24th for those who don’t. The beta ends on September 26th and the full game launches October 28th.