{"id":1591058,"date":"2026-05-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-multiplayer-impressions"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:00:00","slug":"call-of-duty-is-in-need-of-a-big-win-and-modern-warfare-4s-multiplayer-might-be-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/call-of-duty-is-in-need-of-a-big-win-and-modern-warfare-4s-multiplayer-might-be-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty is in need of a big win, and Modern Warfare 4&#8217;s multiplayer might be it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/call-of-duty-is-in-need-of-a-big-win-and-modern-warfare-4s-multiplayer-might-be-it.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Call of Duty is in desperate need of a win. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/call-of-duty-black-ops-7\">Black Ops 7<\/a> was the climax of rising displeasure in the established formula. It lacked that bite, amongst other things. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-review\">It missed the mark for many<\/a>, especially compared to older entries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-multiplayer-impressions\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-multiplayer-impressions\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call of Duty is in desperate need of a win. Black Ops 7 was the climax of rising displeasure in the established formula. It lacked that bite, amongst other things. It missed the mark for many, especially compared to older entries. 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