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Activision has revealed details on Modern Warfare 3 and the game is paving the way for what we want to see from future Call of Duty titles, including carry content, remastered maps, a zombies mode first, and more.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was announced last week via a short teaser trailer on Twitter, but more was revealed during today's Warzone live event, and the game is breaking a number of series traditions – for the better. For the first time in the history of the series, you'll be able to carry over content from Modern Warfare 2 to Modern Warfare 3. And it'll be a lot.
Activision describes the amount of carry over content as "vast", and adds that all weapon and Operator content players have unlocked, or that are currently available to players in Modern Warfare 2 will be accessible in Modern Warfare 3. Happy days!
In a first for the Modern Warfare universe, Call of Duty Zombies will be getting a new open world map, with players able to team up with other squads to fend off the undead hordes. It's being touted as the biggest zombies map ever, so fans of the mode have something to look forward to.
Modern Warfare 3 first leaked last month thanks to a Monster Energy blunder, and Activision followed up with the official reveal last week, marking another series first. Modern Warfare 2 players would usually have to wait for the series to come back around before they could dive into Modern Warfare 3, but this is the first time that Activision has released a direct sequel in back-to-back years in the series.
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Now that the cat is out of the bag, Activision has shared some details on what players can expect from Modern Warfare 3 when it releases on November 10, 2023 for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
Modern Warfare 3: everything we know so far
Epic Campaign Narrative, Infamous Villain Makarov and Unprecedented Player Choice
Captain Price and Task Force 141 must adapt or die in a fight against the ultimate threat in this direct sequel to Modern Warfare ll.
- Ultranationalist Vladmir Makarov extends his grasp across the world causing Task Force 141 to fight like never before in this dark and gritty campaign experience.
- In addition to signature, cinematic Call of Duty campaign missions, Modern Warfare 3 introduces Open Combat Missions, a new innovation that empowers player decisions like never before.
- Open Combat missions complement the cinematic levels players have come to love for a cohesive narrative story and emphasize player choice with numerous additional paths and choices to complete objectives.
- Built to react and adapt to different playstyles - whether taking a stealthy or run and gun approach, players can truly play how they want.
One of the Greatest Collections of Modern Warfare Multiplayer Maps
Modern Warfare 3 celebrates the 20th anniversary of Call of Duty with one of the greatest collections of Modern Warfare multiplayer maps ever assembled – both fan favourites and all-new ones, plus additional maps for Ground War, Invasion and War mode.
Legendary Maps & Modern Gameplay
- All 16 launch maps from the original Modern Warfare 2 (2009) have been modernized with new modes and gameplay features and will be available at launch to get everyone started, while over 12 new core 6v6 maps will fuel post-launch live seasons.
- Players will be able to play fan favourite game modes like Hardpoint and Kill Confirmed, in addition the brand-new Cutthroat Mode (3v3v3) on core maps where these modes have never been experienced before.
New Systems & Mechanics
- Players will experience new movement mechanics, including the brand-new Tac-Stance designed for tactical close-quarters combat.
- Gunsmith evolves with the addition of After-Market Parts, allowing players to have enhanced customization and create new weapon combinations.
Core Features
- Modern Warfare lll brings the return of features like classic Minimap behaviour with red dots indicating when an enemy is firing an unsuppressed weapon and map voting, allowing players greater autonomy over their Multiplayer matches.
- Faster Aim Down Sights (ADS) out of slide, reload cancel and slide cancel have been refined.
- All perks will be available at the start of a match, including the new silent movement perk, Covert Sneakers.
- Core Multiplayer Health is increased, lengthening Time-to-Kill (TTK).
Carry Forward
- For the first time in Call of Duty’s history, a vast amount of content from a previous Modern Warfare game will transfer – or “carry forward” -- and be available in the next Modern Warfare title.
- All weapons and Operator content that has been previously unlocked or is currently available to players in Modern Warfare 2, will carry forward between Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3.
New Maps
- In addition to the 16 core launch maps, Modern Warfare lll will also launch on day one with four huge environments containing a host of new play spaces.
- Three brand-new Battle Maps – large scale locations where Modern Warfare 3’s Ground War and Invasion game modes will be fought
- One War map that will support the epic return and evolution of the popular War Mode that first debuted in Call of Duty: WW2 (2017)
- In a robust post-launch offering, over 12 new core 6v6 maps will also be available.
Zombies: An All-New Open World
- For the first time in the Modern Warfare universe, players can team up with other squads to survive and fight massive hordes of the undead in the largest Call of Duty zombies map ever
- Developed by Treyarch, Modern Warfare Zombies tells an unearthly Dark Aether story set in the Modern Warfare universe with missions, core Zombies features and secrets to discover.
- Players will experience an open-world PvE extraction survival experience where core Zombies features come together with new mechanics, and they face off against some of the biggest enemies in Call of Duty history.
A free Modern Warfare 3 open beta is also on the cards for all platforms, but we don't have dates just yet. And pre-orders will get you early access to the game. Digital pre-orders of Modern Warfare 3 will also get early access to the campaign up to a week before launch.