Five years later, Call of Duty returns to Steam with Modern Warfare 2 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Five years later, Call of Duty returns to Steam with Modern Warfare 2 Home base. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Published on 8 Jun 2022 9 comments The PC version of Call of Duty returns to Steam five years after ditching the platform in favour of Blizzard's Battle.net. Activision today confirmed Infinity Ward's upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will release on Steam as well as Battle.net when it comes out on 28th October. It marks the return of the shooter franchise to Valve's platform five years after Sledgehammer's Call of Duty: WW2 came out in November 2017. That game went down as the last new PC Call of Duty to appear on Steam, with all subsequent mainline games (Black Ops 4, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard), as well as free-to-play battle royale Warzone releasing on Battle.net exclusively. Watch on YouTube The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reveal trailer. The PC version of Modern Warfare 2 is developed by Activision-owned Beenox, and promises a "fully optimised experience", Activision said. The move back to Steam will no doubt go down well among the PC gaming community, given the platform's popularity and feature set. Modern Warfare 2's launch on Valve's platform also means we'll get real-time concurrent players data, which means we will get a good sense of how popular it proves post-launch. Call of Duty games have in recent years had cross-platform play between console and PC. Activision has yet to say whether Battle.net and Steam players of Modern Warfare 2 will be able to play together. For more, check out Eurogamer's just-published Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 preview. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store