Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Store Page Discloses AI Use, Gamers Split
The Steam disclosure and the earlier gamescom placeholder image incident mean AI asset use is now a visible part of how a flagship Call of Duty title is being made and discussed.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Activision releases Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on October 23, 2026, for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The Steam store page includes a note stating the developer uses generative AI tools to develop some game assets. Overseas gamers are debating whether in-game truck and gacha machine artwork is AI-generated, with reactions split between those demanding human artists and those who say it does not affect gameplay.
Activision disclosed on the Steam store page for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 that it uses generative AI tools to develop some game assets. The previous entry, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, carries a similar note.
The disclosure comes as overseas players point to in-game truck and gacha machine artwork they believe was AI-generated. The debate follows an earlier incident where a gamescom participation image was suspected of being AI-generated, later acknowledged as an accidental placeholder and removed from the official account.
Forum reactions range from calls to commission human artists to arguments that AI art does not affect whether the game is fun. The title launches October 23.
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