Call of Duty promises a return to form - but can it compete with GTA? Call of Duty is back - and it's got a lot to prove. Last year was a low point for the video game juggernaut, with poor reviews for its single-player campaign mode and multiplayer fans defecting to rival titles. So for latest instalment, Modern Warfare 4, publisher Activision is pulling out all the stops to bring fans back on board. But with increasing competition for fans' time and attention, and the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 just weeks away, can Call of Duty still cut through?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 combines large-scale battles with a story centred on the people caught up in the conflict. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 combines large-scale battles with a story centred on the people caught up in the conflict. 'The audience gets to be in on it': How narrative-led gameplay is Call of Duty's greatest weapon Don't get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? I n these strange, subdued weeks before the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI, there have still been some welcome surprises. Onimusha: Way of the Sword revived a half-forgotten samurai action series with much aplomb, while Silent Hill: Townfall transported all of the franchise's bloody, dread-filled psychological horror to the picturesque Scottish coast.