This is Call of Duty's Modern Warfare line, the sub-series that dragged the franchise out of World War II and into the present day. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) was the pivot point, swapping historical battles for a cinematic, present-tense thriller of black-ops raids and shifting perspectives, and its multiplayer popularized the now-standard loop of unlocks, perks, and killstreaks. Modern Warfare 2 and 3 completed that original trilogy with ever-bigger set pieces.
The 2019 Modern Warfare rebooted the whole continuity under a darker, grittier lens, with later entries continuing that rebooted storyline. The throughline is spectacle and pace: tightly scripted single-player missions built for shock and momentum, paired with the addictive progression that made the multiplayer a fixture. A games-only series that reshaped how blockbuster shooters are built.
The Modern Warfare franchise spans 6 games in the CrossBinge catalog.
Part of Call of Duty.