Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Everything Announced at the Official Reveal Event
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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 after the events of Modern Warfare II. This all-new experience is scheduled to be released worldwide on 10th November allowing players for the first time to continue their journey, progression, and story seamlessly for a new year to come. If you want a quick rundown of everything that was announced at the Modern Warfare III reveal event, you've come to the right place.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Campaign Details
Get ready for an all-new Campaign that continues the story immediately following the events of Modern Warfare II. Lead developer Sledgehammer Games, in partnership with Infinity Ward is set to deliver a full Campaign of action-packed operations ranging from signature, cinematic experiences to free-form Open Combat Missions, resulting in more player choice than ever before.
In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Modern Warfare II, Captain Price, and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat. The ultranationalist Vladimir Makarov is extending his grasp across the world, causing Task Force 141 to fight like never before.
Open Combat Missions
Open Combat Missions (OCMs) are an exciting innovation to the Call of Duty Campaign. Not only do these complement the cinematic missions you’ve come to expect, but they also provide you with numerous additional choices regarding your methods of mission completion.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Multiplayer Content
Modern Warfare III celebrates the 20th anniversary of Call of Duty with one of the greatest collections of Modern Warfare Multiplayer maps ever assembled.
All 16 launch maps from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) have been modernized, both graphically and with meticulous attention given to the authenticity and aspects of the maps that made them so popular. Veteran players love these Core 6v6 maps, and there’s no better time to introduce a generation of new players to experience the community’s favorite Modern Warfare content.
New Multiplayer Mechanics
Expect many customization advancements and new gameplay mechanics to further evolve the quintessential, fast-moving gameplay. Here are three innovations, with more to be revealed in the coming weeks:
Tac Stance
The operator unshoulders the weapon and holds it in a canted firing position.
You can toggle in and out of Tac-Stance dynamically while aiming down sights.
Tac-Stance trades precise accuracy for improved mobility and handling.
Some spread to your firing will occur, best described as a middle ground between full ADS and hipfire.
It is designed to be used in aggressive, close-quarter combat situations.
By default, you fire in Tac-Stance while Sliding.
Loadout Changes
Modern Warfare III brings new levels of customization to Create-a-Class. Get ready to build your Loadout based on cutting-edge military equipment, such as gloves, tactical vests, boots and more; allowing you to fine-tune more aspects of gameplay.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Core Changes
The evolution of the Gunsmith continues with the addition of After-Market Parts. This is a special set of customization options allowing you to focus on your preferred and specific playstyle. After-Market Parts enable you to construct unique weapon configurations or types such as customizing a machine gun into a bullpup configuration (with the firing grip in front of the breech rather than behind it), thus increasing mobility and handling without compromising on damage output.
The Return of Classic Gameplay
Here are the Multiplayer features confirmed for Modern Warfare III Multiplayer, coming Day One:
Map Voting returns, allowing players greater autonomy over their Multiplayer matches.
Classic Minimap Behavior, with red dots indicating when an enemy is firing an unsuppressed weapon.
All chosen Perks are available at the start of each match.
The Covert Sneakers Perk allows for silent movement (assuming you’ve chosen the correct footwear).
Core Multiplayer Health is increased to 150, lengthening the Time-to-Kill (TTK). Hardcore mode is not affected.
Movement Changes
When maneuvering in Modern Warfare III Multiplayer, expect the following movement abilities in terms of your Operator’s general responsiveness:
You can cancel Slide animations (i.e., “slide cancel”), but Slide Cancelling does not reset Tactical Sprint.
You can cancel partial Reloads during an animation (i.e., “reload cancel”) to immediately return fire.
Mantling is faster, and you can Mantle while Sprinting.
You can fire during and immediately after Sliding.
Tactical Sprint durations are increased (the exact duration depends on the weapon being used).
Tactical Sprint recharges while Sprinting.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Progress Carry Forward
A lot of your progress will carry forward from Modern Warfare II to Modern Warfare III. You should check out our Modern Warfare 3 Carry Forward guide to know exactly what content will carry over from one title to another.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Zombies
For the first time, team up with other squads to survive and fight massive hordes of the undead in the largest Call of Duty Zombies map ever. Modern Warfare Zombies (MWZ) tells an involved and unearthly Dark Aether Zombies story set in the Modern Warfare universe. Expect to undertake missions across different regions that escalate in difficulty, with core Zombies features and a cavalcade of secrets to discover. Ready up for an open-world player versus enemy (PvE) extraction survival experience against some of the biggest enemies in Call of Duty history.
Pre-orders are now live on all platforms if you want to grab the game ahead of its release.
