Both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone are down today on Memorial Day, creating an awkward situation for players with extra time off looking for gameplay. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone have both been experiencing issues since last week, where servers went down during peak hours and cost many players a lot of time.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone have been struggling to maintain momentum in a market that’s over-saturated with multiplayer shooters, but that isn’t for lack of trying – Activision has continued to roll out updates over time, and the gameplay itself has remained a positive experience for many. Both titles have managed to accrue hefty playerbases, too, though Warzone has been the favorite thanks to how heavily it leans into the ever-popular battle royale genre.

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At the time of this article’s writing, thousands of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone players are reporting server connection problems, collected on Downdetector. Issues began earlier today, and Activision has made no official statement regarding the cause of these issues or when they’ll be fixed. In fact, the problem still appears to be unknown to many, but appears to be affecting the entire playerbase, suggesting it is not just a regional issue. It’s terrible timing for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, two multiplayer-first titles that benefit greatly from the number of players who have a long weekend today thanks to Memorial Day in the United States. Here’s the error message players are currently getting:

Of course, that could be part of the reason the servers have gone down, since there’s likely been an increased amount of load on the servers thanks to more people attempting to access those titles on a Monday. That could also be an issue for Activision, however, as some of its staff is likely at home for Memorial Day themselves, meaning a fix might not happen as quickly as last week’s issues were solved. Still, on a holiday, the games are inaccessible despite the fact that players have limited time to beat an already expensive battle pass – one that Activision has had no issue advertising relentlessly.

It’s a bad look for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, two titles that are at the forefront of discussion when it comes to multiplayer shooters but are too often there because of negative reactions. With titles like Fortnite and Valorant continuing to build momentum into the future, issues like this one exist as clear reminders that some services are simply more polished and consumer-friendly than others.

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More on this news as it develops, and Screen Rant will update this article once the Modern Warfare and Warzone servers have been brought back online.

Source: Downdetector

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