Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has no mini map.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has no mini map.
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Activision releases 4K multiplayer gameplay for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — with no minimaps

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Activision and Infinity Ward released 4K multiplayer footage for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare military shooter.

One of the first things you”ll notice, besides the realistic graphics, is that there is no minimap. While it may seem like a small thing, it is a big deal in the Call of Duty community. That’s because players — and esports competitors in particular — have relied on the mini-map for years for clues to how the sides will change and how to get the jump on slow-moving players.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.