Modern Warfare 4 Debuts Kill Block at Fanatics Fest

The first public hands-on experience for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4" begins today, July 16, at Fanatics Fest in New York City, showcasing a radically new multiplayer arena called Kill Block. The event, running through July 19 at the Javits Center, offers attendees the exclusive first chance to play the game's multiplayer, specifically the new adaptive Kill Block map, in both classic 3v3 and new 10v10 Gunfight formats. No public alpha test or livestream is accompanying the event, making it the only opportunity to experience the game before its scheduled beta later this summer.

Kill Block represents a significant departure from traditional map design in the franchise. Set within the fictional West Bridge Advanced Military Training Facility, it is a modular battleground assembled from three sections: two outer "End Slabs" and one central "Central Slab." These sections physically reconfigure between matches and even between rounds in Gunfight mode, creating a new layout, or "Combo," each time. The developer, Infinity Ward, states the system will offer over 500 possible configurations at launch.

The map's size is comparable to the popular "Shoot House" from a previous Modern...