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An armed operator leans from a car during a chase through a Paris street in Modern Warfare 4.
COD Home launch checks

Modern Warfare 4 no launch button on Xbox PC

Use the Store download-device list and Call of Duty file manager before reporting the remaining COD Home problem.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 27 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
An armed operator leans from a car during a chase through a Paris street in Modern Warfare 4.
First Operator Prestige workaround

Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Prestige not working?

Check your first Operator Prestige requirements and remove spare equipment before using the launch workaround.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 25 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
An armed operator leans from a car during a chase through a Paris street in Modern Warfare 4.
Launch purchase requirements

Is Modern Warfare 4 on Game Pass?

Choose a full game edition, check Xbox Play Anywhere and separate your purchase from online or cloud membership.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Three armed operators fight beside a wall marked Woods in the Kill Block training facility
Gunfight / A turn from each end

Modern Warfare 4 rebuilds Kill Block every two rounds

Three modular map sections, matching weapons and a two-round rhythm give Gunfight a fresh arrangement to read.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 23 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Private Park sits in a military vehicle wearing South Korean uniform in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
A campaign on two fronts

Private Park is the soldier to watch in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Price is hunting a superweapon; Park and his conscripted squad must retake their own cities.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 25 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A silhouetted soldier overlooks a rain-soaked, floodlit city at night in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Campaign design / Black Ops Cold War

Black Ops Cold War's evidence board gave its campaign room to think

Its evidence board asked players to collect, compare and decide before the next mission started.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 14 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Spyro stands among grass, ruins and small creatures in the bright Arcadian Vale.
Upcoming platformers / Flight and exploration

Spyro: A Realm Beyond needs a world worth crossing in full flight

True dragon flight gives the new Spyro a clear design question before Spring 2027.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 12 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Official Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War artwork for the Windows edition.
PC Game Pass / Subscription access

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War joins PC Game Pass

Black Ops Cold War's Windows edition is now part of PC Game Pass, Ultimate and Premium.

GamerGuru PC Desk · 8 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Xbox Game Pass artwork promoting September additions, including Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Xbox Game Pass / September

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War joins Xbox Game Pass on 8 September

Black Ops Cold War arrives on 8 September as Cyberpunk 2077 heads out on 15 September.

GamerGuru Xbox Desk · 5 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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