Sledgehammer Games today revealed a look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s first campaign mission as well revealing when players can get their hands on the beta.
17.08.2023 - 19:53 / hardcoregamer.com / Vladimir Makarov / Hardcore
Sledgehammer Games and Activision today lifted the lid on the latest entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
For the first time ever, 2023’s Call of Duty title will be a direct sequel to the previous game. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III serves as a direct sequel to Modern Warfare II, though with Sledgehammer Games as the lead developer instead of Infinity Ward. Like all previous Call of Duty titles, Modern Warfare III will launch with three core modes; campaign, multiplayer, and a co-op mode.
Starting off with the campaign, Modern Warfare III picks up after the events of Modern Warfare II. In this entry, Captain Price and Task Force 141 go up against Vladimir Makarov in an attempt to stop him from igniting a new world war. This campaign has been built with a focus on providing player agency. While the series’ signature and bombastic level design returns, the campaign also introduces Open Combat Missions. In these, players are provided the freedom to customize their loadouts and gadgets to fit their playstyle. Players are provided a sizable landscape to approach the objective.
Hopping over to multiplayer, Modern Warfare III will launch with 6v6 sixteen multiplayer maps remastered from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009). These maps are Afghan, Derail, Estate, Favela, Karachi, Highrise, Invasion, Quarry, Rundown, Rust, Scrapyard, Skidrow, Sub Base, Terminal, Underpass, and Wasteland. While some of these maps are in Al Mazrah, the Modern Warfare III incarnations are built from scratch to better emulate their original looks and feels. While exciting to get these maps back, they do come with a major downside. Modern Warfare III will launch with no brand new multiplayer maps. New 6v6 content won’t come until post-launch with Sledgehammer promising 12 new maps. The will launch with new Big Game Mode content though. There will be three new Battle Maps to support Ground War and Invasion, and a single War map, the return of the fan-favorite game mode from Call of Duty: WWII.
In terms of multiplayer features, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III walks back many of Infinity Ward’s controversial design decisions. This includes the return of Map Voting, red dots on the mini-map, a more traditional perk system, Ninja/Dead Silence as a perk, slide canceling, reload canceling, and an increase to core multiplayer health (100 to 150). Of course, that’s not to say Modern Warfare III isn’t introducing any new mechanics. Tac-Stance is a new middle-ground between hip-firing and aiming down the sights that’s perfect for tight hallways and cramped rooms. It combines speed from hip firing and accuracy from aiming to provide a new style of combat. Other new features include a gear system based
Sledgehammer Games today revealed a look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s first campaign mission as well revealing when players can get their hands on the beta.
During today’s Gamescom ONL we got our first look of a campaign level footage. Meanwhile, the presentation also highlighted open combat missions where the objectives can be tackled how players see fit.
Narrative director Brian Bloom hints that Activision is planning to extend the story for the new timeline in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III just got a gameplay reveal trailer — a slightly misleading title, given most of the footage is loaded with cinematics. Indeed, it is focused on the campaign, which sees Captain Price and his Task Force 141 take on the Russian ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov, as he extends his grasp across the world. Publisher Activision has introduced a new non-linear campaign structure called ‘Open Combat Missions,' memorable multiplayer maps, and a Zombies mode set in an open world. Pre-orders for the game are now live across all major platforms.
In addition to the campaign and its new Open Combat missions, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 also features several new multiplayer features. It’s confirmed that all 16 launch maps from Modern Warfare 2 (2009) will return but modernized and with new modes.
Following its odd little pre-amble last night, Activision and developer Sledgehammer have given Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 the full reveal treatment, sharing first details on its campaign, multiplayer, and zombies mode, alongside a brief look at the game in action.
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There is plenty of excitement over the next Call of Duty installment. This is especially true today because of the recent reveal trailer event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. For those who took part in the special in-game event in Call of Duty Warzone, you were treated to the official gameplay trailer reveal for this year’s installment of the long-running video game franchise. But there’s another confirmation we can provide today. While previously rumored, it looks like your favorite past Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II maps will be present in the upcoming game.
Minutes ago in Call of Duty Warzone 2.0, the first in-engine trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was revealed. The trailer mainly focuses on the new MWIII campaign, which looks to be fairly dark and intense, with references to past CoD campaigns and memorable moments, including the infamous “No Russian” mission. How that mission, which controversially had players take part in a mass killing, will be adapted for 2023 remains to be seen. You can check out the trailer for yourself, below.
For the first time in back-to-back years, Call of Duty returns with a direct sequel as Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III picks up immediately following the events of last year's incredible blockbuster Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II. This all-new experience is scheduled to be released worldwide on Friday, November 10th allowing players for the first time to continue their journey, progression, and story seamlessly for a new year to come.
Attention, PlayStation players! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III releases on Friday, November 10. Get intel on some of the features coming to Modern Warfare III and learn more about every available game edition on PlayStation, plus preorder benefits you’ll earn between now and the game’s launch.
Activision has spilled the beans about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, revealing much more about what players can expect from the next entry in the rebooted series. For one thing, it seems like fans of Call of Duty's Zombies mode are in for a treat. Activision is promising the mode's biggest map to date. You'll be able to team up with other squads for the first time and try to survive "massive hordes" of zombies.