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Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ Mode Makes a Strong Early Impression
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ mode has made a strong early impression in a review based on about five hours of play.
The mode is an extraction shooter, where squads take on missions, collect loot and face both computer-controlled enemies and other players.
It takes place in the fictional Hajin region of Korea, with urban areas, forests and military sites spread across a large map.
Instead of forcing players together with a shrinking danger zone, the game uses spontaneous Dynamic Operations to send squads on changing missions for rewards.
The reviewer says these missions make individual runs more engaging, while the map’s buildings can look alike.
Encounters with other players have been limited so far, but the mode is still in early access.
More players are expected to join in the coming days, which could change how often squads meet and fight.
IGN says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ mode makes a strong first impression after about five hours of play.
The review describes the 2026 mode as bigger and better than the original DMZ.
Players explore the fictional Korean Hajin region and take on missions while facing both other players and computer-controlled enemies.
Dynamic Operations offer changing objectives and rewards, which the reviewer says make individual runs more engaging.
The reviewer says encounters with other players have been limited so far.
- Who
- IGN’s reviewer assessed the DMZ mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
- What
- The reviewer said the mode made a strong first impression after about five hours of play.
- When
- The review was published on October 21, 2026. The reviewer said the mode launched on Tuesday.
- Where
- The action takes place in the fictional Korean Hajin region.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Call of Duty introduced the original DMZ mode.
DMZ returned in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
The mode launched, according to the IGN reviewer.
IGN published its review so far after the reviewer had played about five hours.
- Playtime reviewed
- About five hours
- Setting
- Fictional Korean Hajin region
- Map locations
- A northern village, an eastern main city and a western prison
- Mission system
- Dynamic Operations offer objectives such as securing a package, blowing up a target or escorting a VIP
- Original DMZ
- Introduced in 2022
What people are saying
There was a base level of tension with every step I took or round I let off.