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Today, Sledgehammer Games has released a new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. The game has been patched to version 1.33, fixing various bugs and bringing several balance changes that are fully listed here.

Activision has officially released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the latest instalment in their ever-growing rebooted  Modern Warfare sub-collection.

The new NVIDIA GeForce 546.17 WHQL driver is now available for download, packing DLSS 3 optimizations for the latest games that support it, as well as NVIDIA Reflex improvements in Counter Strike 2 and more.

Sledgehammer Games studio head Aaron Halon claims that working on Modern Warfare III was a "labor of love" after Bloomberg reported the critically panned shooter was made in around 16 months.

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III is here. Join Captain Price and Task Force 141 in the action-packed Campaign, deploy across 16 legendary and modernized Core 6v6 Multiplayer maps, squad up for epic battles in Modern Warfare Zombies: This and more awaits you now with the worldwide launch.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is finally out for everyone and while many are excited about its take on first-person shooter multiplayer gameplay, especially in that it includes every map from 2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the campaign so far has not been well-received by critics and fans. A new Bloomberg report sheds some light on the harsh conditions and quick turnaround developer Sledgehammer Games worked with to get the latest Call of Duty out the door, which might explain the campaign's mishaps. 

The latest entry in Activision Blizzard's popular Call of Duty video-game series was made in half the time of previous iterations, a fact that may be contributing to a spate of bad reviews, according to people familiar with the development process. Critics have panned the game, the first big release since Microsoft Corp. closed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision last month, saying the storyline feels rushed. Most Call of Duty games are developed in around three years, but the bulk of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, which comes out Friday, was made in less than a year and a half, said the people, who asked to not be identified because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. The abridged production schedule proved stressful for the development team, they said.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is out today on all platforms, and you can check the launch patch notes here. However, the game's early reception, specifically for the campaign portion that has been out since last week, has been especially bad.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s campaign has already been available in early access for a few days, but the game arrives in full tomorrow, and a launch patch is being rolled out for the game. The update promises stability and performance improvements for the CoD: MWIII campaign (which isn’t getting great reviews so far) and to fix issues with being able to play offline. You can also expect a variety of UI improvements, tweaks to various maps, and some control changes, including the ability to double-tap a button to go into Tac-Stance.

Attention all PlayStation players, ready yourself for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. The war has changed, and for the first time in back-to-back years, Call of Duty returns with a direct sequel. The entire game, featuring the full Campaign, seminal Multiplayer, and all-new open-world Modern Warfare Zombies experience, launches on November 10.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III will be among the new titles launching this month that will support NVIDIA DLSS technology for significant performance boosts.

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