Gaming News #18
25 August 2026
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Modern Warfare 4's Beta Adds the Lotus Map and Slows Time-to-Kill in Its Second Patch
Infinity Ward pushed a second Modern Warfare 4 beta patch on August 23, adding the 6v6 map Lotus, a 3v3 Gunfight playlist on Kill Block, and a Transit 213 24/7 rotation. The bigger change is combat pacing: several guns had their time-to-kill raised, the number of hits it takes to down an enemy, with the FiNN LMG's max damage cut from 39 to 33 and the Type 73 dropped from 31 to 30. The studio also admitted spawns still need work.