2024 video game

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is a 2024 first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published 🧬 by Activision. It is the thirteenth installment in the Call of Duty series and was released worldwide for PlayStation 4, 🧬 Windows, and Xbox One on November 4, 2024.

Development of Infinite Warfare began during 2014. It is the first title by 🧬 Infinity Ward under the new three-year development cycle for the Call of Duty series. The game's campaign is centered around 🧬 a battle for the Solar System, which the Settlement Defense Front (SDF), a hostile force who are the main antagonists, 🧬 are attempting to take over. The player takes control of Lieutenant Nick Reyes of the Special Combat Air Recon (SCAR). 🧬 They have their own transforming fighter, named "Jackal", that they can customize as well as a central hub ship named 🧬 Retribution.

Infinite Warfare's announcement trailer was noted for its strong negative reaction; it was the second-most-disliked video on YouTube at the 🧬 time. Commentators attributed this to Call of Duty fans expressing frustration at the direction the series had taken, specifically that 🧬 the game and its predecessors had futuristic settings. Nevertheless, the game received generally positive reviews upon release; it received praise 🧬 for its gameplay, characters, and Zombies mode, but criticism for its multiplayer mode, while its single-player campaign received mixed opinions. 🧬 It was named as Best Shooter at E3 by Game Informer and was nominated for several awards. Infinite Warfare underperformed 🧬 in sales compared to previous Call of Duty titles, though it was both the top-selling game in the US and 🧬 UK in November 2024.

Special editions of Infinite Warfare were released with a remastered version of Call of Duty 4: Modern 🧬 Warfare, titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.