Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Mission 7: The Hornet's Nest PC Gameplay Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Playlist: • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [PC] [... Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Windows. It is the sixth installment of the Call of Duty series and the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, continuing the same storyline, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ending the storyline. The game's campaign follows the Task Force 141, a special forces unit fronted by Captain Soap MacTavish, and the United States Army Rangers as they hunt Vladimir Makarov, leader of the Russian Ultranationalist party. The game's playable characters are Gary "Roach" Sanderson, of the 141, and James Ramirez, of the Army Rangers, with Captain MacTavish becoming playable later in the campaign. The game's multiplayer mode contains more content in comparison to Call of Duty 4. Several new features and modes were introduced into the game. Two downloadable content packs were also released for the mode, each containing four new maps. Modern Warfare 2 has been critically acclaimed by various gaming websites, attaining a 94% aggregate score on Metacritic, with praise stemming primarily from its in-depth multiplayer component. Within 24 hours of release, the game sold approximately 4.7 million copies in North America and the United Kingdom. Despite the game's success, the game was subject to many controversies, with one surrounding a playable level that has the player carry out a terror attack on an airport.