That being said, here's a general overview of the game, followed by a fictional, humorous "story" about how one might hypothetically obtain and experience such a compressed version: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It was released in 2009 and is the sixth installment in the Call of Duty series. The game is a sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and continues the story of Task Force 141, a multinational special forces unit.