When does Shipment land in MW4? October 27 drop, explained

Shipment is the first dated post-launch map in Modern Warfare 4. The official Ready for Launch maps-and-modes brief, posted October 21, says it arrives “shortly after launch on October 27” as a Core 6v6. PCGamesN, publishing October 26, repeats Tuesday, October 27. The launch-patch brief already on this desk used the same date. Today is that Tuesday.

The date, and the missing hour

If the map is not in your playlist at local midnight, that is not a contradiction of the date. Activision printed a day, not a reset. Check for a client update and the live 6v6 rotation before assuming it slipped.

What Activision printed about the map

Official copy: Shipment returns on a Russian harbor, hemmed in between the water and concrete-panel buildings. “The map itself is true to form with a classic layout and appearance,” with Modern Warfare 4 visual and gameplay improvements. That is the whole printed description. No spawn table, no mode-by-mode list, no file-size line.

The same brief’s launch count, already covered here on October 22: 12 Core 6v6 maps on October 23, three 32v32 Ground War maps, four 2v2 Gunfight maps, and Kill Block for 3v3 / 10v10. Shipment is the extra 6v6 on the 27th, not one of those launch 12.