Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sets Engagement Records for Reboot Trilogy

During The Game Awards 2023, a joking remark made by God of War voice actor Christopher Judge about the length of his acceptance speech for winning Best Performance for his work as Kratos last year has drawn the ire of Call of Duty developers. Joking about the length of his speech last year, Judge stated that his speech was longer than the campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Over the years, Call of Duty campaigns have delivered the closest distillation of Michael Bay-style cinematic set piece action in video games. The first-person military shooter franchise, perhaps the most popular series of games in the world, has increasingly tilted in favour of its money-spinning multiplayer modes, with gradual introduction of battle passes, microtransactions, and downloadable content, but some of its single player campaigns remain a benchmark for bombastic sequences in the medium. Memorable missions from Call of Duty titles are part of gaming folklore — the raw shock of a nuclear detonation, the tense deliberations of a ghillied-up sniper, and the disturbing implications of a false flag terror attack; CoD campaigns have sustained their commitment to over-the-top, knockout moments with imaginative mission design, the “Oorah” machismo of American military might, and immersive cinematics that punctuate the action.

During a deployment, you can find all the locations of a Doghouse structure, which can offer you or your squad an unexpected companion. Offering a specific item at these places will cause a Hellhound to join you as you explore the infested lands of Urzikstan. The varying threat levels of certain regions on your map can make some Doghouses tricky to approach.

The Akimbo weapon style in allows you to use a gun in each hand, but you have to level up your firearms enough to unlock this stylish combat technique. Acting as a special attachment, dual wielding is given as a reward for those who dedicate themselves to mastering a single weapon. Akimbo is reserved only for a few different types of guns you can use within the game.

launches during the 20th anniversary of the long-running franchise, and the 14th anniversary of Sledgehammer games. It offers a brand-new campaign that introduces sandbox-style gameplay in Open Combat Missions and a multiplayer suite that revitalizes classic maps from (2009); longtime franchise faithful can enjoy a return to locations like Rust, Estates, and Sub Base. also brings the ever-popular Zombies mode to the series for the first time.

Black Friday is here, bringing sales for many games, consoles, peripherals and whatnot. Not every game is getting discounted, so it’s interesting to see the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 temporarily for less. It’s currently 15 percent off on both the Xbox and PlayStation Stores. Even Amazon has it for 14 percent off.

Carrying two primary weapons gives you a massive edge in , preparing you for all battle possibilities. However, for this game, there is a new method required to be able to wield them. In previous games in the series, you have been able to select the Overkill Perk, which would grant you two slots for Primary Weapons, but this is no longer an option.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is only two weeks old, and while it set engagement records for the new trilogy, there have been several issues. Terrible spawns, which resulted in some maps being disabled in Hardpoint, inconsistent Battle Pass XP gains (which are now fixed), and more have cropped up. The latest is an exploit which allows players to sprint while prone.

Yesterday, Activision and Sledgehammer Games revealed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 registered some new engagement records in the new MW trilogy despite its lukewarm reception.

Activision has said its new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has broken multiple player engagement records, without providing any specific player numbers.

Activision has revealed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has broken player engagement records since its launch earlier this month.

Activision has claimed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is seeing record engagement levels compared to its predecessors.