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◆ Origin · announced bySony Interactive Entertainment · Oct 28, 2026, 16:15 UTC

Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 takes DMZ to a North Korean weapons facility

Sony's Season 1 launch trailer says DMZ expands into a fortified North Korean weapons facility. Xbox lists November 6 for the free update.

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First published Oct 30, 2026, 15:12 UTC · Updated Oct 30, 2026, 15:17 UTC · Today's edition · All stories from Oct 30, 2026

A hooded character with Korean script tattoos on the face holds a gray assault rifle in a desert canyon, with two armed soldiers behind him. Text reads Season 1 Launch Trailer.
FIG. 1 · 1280 × 720 pxImage: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment posted a Season 1 launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on its PlayStation YouTube channel on Wednesday. The video's description says Season 1 brings changes to DMZ, along with new content for other parts of the game.

According to the description, Season 1 expands DMZ into "a fortified North Korean weapons facility packed with valuable intel, high-risk rewards, and deadly new enemies." The post also lists new Multiplayer Maps and Modes, new events to evolve Camos, and bonus XP when playing in a party with your squad.

Xbox's own Season 1 launch trailer gives a date: November 6. Its description calls Season 1 the first free content update. It says the season brings new Multiplayer maps and modes, XO1 and an all-new DMZ location. Xbox Wire also published a Season 1 overview post covering both Modern Warfare 4 and Call of Duty: Warzone.

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◆ Origin · announced bySony Interactive Entertainment · Oct 28, 2026, 16:15 UTCCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 - Season 1 Launch Trailer | PS5 GamesHow we know: first-party post · what an origin is

Tick-tock · UTC

  1. 1Oct 28 16:15original announcementSony Interactive Entertainment
  2. 2Oct 28 16:15company statementXbox (Microsoft Gaming)
  3. 3Oct 28 18:00company statementXbox (Microsoft Gaming)
  4. 4Oct 28 19:00company statementXbox (Microsoft Gaming)
  5. 5Oct 29 01:40company statementXbox (Microsoft Gaming)
  6. 6Oct 29 17:01first of 2 follow-upsGamesRadar+

Also from the source

  1. First partyXbox (Microsoft Gaming): Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Season 1 Launch Trailer on YouTube · 16:15 UTC
  2. First partyXbox (Microsoft Gaming): Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1: All You Need to Know · 18:00 UTC
  3. First partyXbox (Microsoft Gaming): Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | Accolades Trailer on YouTube · 19:00 UTC
  4. First partyXbox (Microsoft Gaming): Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1: All You Need to Know · 01:40 UTC

How others are covering it · 2 outlets

Commentary published after the origin, headlines verbatim. Repeating it is not confirming it. What a follow-up is

  1. GamesRadar+Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 devs nerf one of DMZ's most-hated perks · 17:01 UTC
  2. GamingBoltCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to Remove Seoul Crush Footage in November 12th Update · 14:47 UTC

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