IW (game engine)

IW
	The lighting, shadow, and texture streaming of the engine's 4.0 version can be seen in this screenshot, taken from the multiplayer mode of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Developer(s)	Infinity Ward
Initial release	October 2005
Stable release	IW 9.0 (Modern Warfare III)
Written in	C, C++, Python
Platform	Microsoft Windows; macOS; PlayStation 3; PlayStation 4; PlayStation 5; Xbox 360; Xbox One; Xbox Series X/S; Wii; Wii U; Android; iOS;
License	Proprietary

The IW engine is a game engine created and developed by Infinity Ward for the Call of Duty series. The engine was originally based on id Tech 3. Aside from Infinity Ward, the engine is also used by other Activision studios working on the series, including primary lead developers Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games, and support studios like Beenox, High Moon Studios, and Raven Software.

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