# Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - One of The Most Critically Acclaimed Game Franchises of All Time - Reveals Ray Tracing Trailer & Screenshots

By Andrew Burnes on August 19, 2019
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In June, Activision, Infinity Ward and NVIDIA [announced a partnership](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-pc-ray-tracing.md) to deliver the most immersive and photo-realistic *Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®* experience on PC, with the addition of[real-time ray tracing](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/tags/?tag=ray-tracing),[NVIDIA Adaptive Shading](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/tags/?tag=nvidia-adaptive-shading), and other NVIDIA gaming technologies.

With the game’s October 25th release fast approaching, we can now reveal that the game is being enhanced with real-time [ray-traced shadows](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/graphics-reinvented-new-technologies-in-rtx-graphics-cards/#ray-traced-shadows), within both the single-player campaign and 2v2 Gunfight multiplayer mode.

Check out the first ray-traced *Modern Warfare* gameplay and screenshots below, demonstrating how ray-traced shadows improve the game’s already realistic graphics.

*Click to open interactive RTX ON-RTX OFF screenshot comparisons*

For more on [the upcoming Beta, starting on September 19th for PC](https://www.callofduty.com/modernwarfare/beta), and other *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare* tech news, stay tuned to [GeForce.com](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/tags/?tag=ray-tracing). If you head to the link now, you’ll find several more announcements about blockbuster games adopting ray tracing technology to give PC players the definitive experience.

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