Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's ranked play will be shut down at the end of Season Six.
10.11.2023 - 11:59 / videogameschronicle.com / Aaron Halon
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and some of its creators reportedly suffered from a rushed development cycle that saw the game’s campaign made in about 16 months.
Over a dozen current and former Call of Duty developers told Bloomberg that the project initially started life as an expansion to last year’s Modern Warfare 2, which would have taken place in Mexico and have been achievable in that timeframe.
However, it’s claimed that Activision executives later rebooted the project, telling developers at Sledgehammer Games that it would instead be a full-blown sequel featuring the globe-trotting adventures that the franchise has become known for.
Some staff, who reportedly had to work nights and weekends to finish the game, said they felt let down because they’d been promised that this type of crunch wouldn’t happen again after the studio’s previous game, Call of Duty: Vanguard, was made under a similarly constrained development cycle.
Developers also expressed frustration at having to seek content approval from original Call of Duty developer and Modern Warfare sub-series creator Infinity Ward, a process which was reportedly inefficient and sometimes resulted in significant and unwanted changes having to be made.
Statement from Aaron Halon, studio head, SHG.
“We’re incredibly proud of Modern Warfare III – both the full game experience at launch and the upcoming year of content we have planned for the community. On behalf of the extremely talented team across Sledgehammer Games and our…
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An Activision spokesman denied that the project was originally planned as an expansion, claiming that it was conceived as a “premium game” from the outset.
Sledgehammer studio head Aaron Halon told Bloomberg some developers may have believed the game was an expansion because it is “a new type of direct sequel” to Modern Warfare 2 that, for the first time, allows players to carry forward many weapons and cosmetic items from one game to the next.
In a publicly released statement, Halon added: “We’re proud to be the team to lead the way on Modern Warfare III. We have worked hard to deliver on this vision which has been years in the making. Anything said to the contrary is simply not true – this is our game and we cannot wait to play it online with all of you.”
Modern Warfare 3’s campaign has been poorly received by critics who received access to the game ahead its release today.
“Sold as a pre-order bonus and given about as much thought, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3’s single player offering is a short, shallow waste of time that feels less like a video game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's ranked play will be shut down at the end of Season Six.
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Sledgehammer Games' studio head, Aaron Halon, has refuted recent reports that Modern Warfare 3 had a rushed development and that the team was forced to make it instead of Advanced Warfare 2.
Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launched worldwide before the weekend amid the backlash against the campaign. Whether that impacted its sales performance, its physical launch sales in the UK are 25 percent lower than Modern Warfare 2 (2022), as per Gfk.
Sledgehammer Games has hit back at reports about the development cycle of Modern Warfare 3, insisting it is «incredibly proud» of the latest Call of Duty instalment and says that its «proud to be the team to lead the way on Modern Warfare 3», and «anything said to the contrary is simply not true».
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is globally out today, but the first person shooter hasn’t got off to the best start where critical and fan reception is concerned. In particular, its surprisingly short single player campaign has drawn widespread criticism, and a recent report published by Bloomberg has revealed that Sledgehammer Games developed the game in the just of just 16 months, which entailed developers working nights and weekends.
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