Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Gaming
  3. News

Activision teases Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s biggest improvements

Add as a preferred source on Google

Activision has just teased lots of new details about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, which launches this November. That includes the fact that the game will contain a Zombies mode, more open-ended campaign missions, and introduce a new “Call of Duty HQ” that will serve as a hub for all future Call of Duty games.

The official logo for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
Activision

These details were all revealed in a new blog post posted on the series’ website ahead of the in-game event that will give us our first in-depth look at Modern Warfare II. In it, Activision clears up a lot of rumors about the game to try and show that Modern Warfare III is still an “incredible, premium annual game experience across Campaign, Multiplayer and Co-operative modes” despite reportedly starting development as a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II expansion.

Recommended Videos

Some of the features listed we already knew about, like the fact that this year’s campaign features Makarov as a villain and that players can carry over their progression and inventory from Modern Warfare II. Others are new, though, like the fact that the campaign will feature new “Open Combat” missions. That seems to imply that Modern Warfare III’s campaign levels will offer more freedom than is typical in a Call of Duty level. When it comes to multiplayer, the post states that players can expect new combat vest, perk, tac-stance movement, and after-market parts systems in addition to some Riochet Anti-Cheat Improvements.

More importantly, it’s finally officially confirmed that this year’s game will feature a Zombies mode. Titled Modern Warfare Zombies, Activision calls it the “largest Zombies offering to date.” Finally, Activision made it clear that it plans on keeping all Call of Duty content closely bundled together going forward. After Modern Warfare III launches, Call of Duty HQ will be introduced and serve as “one access point for your future Call of Duty content.”

While there aren’t many specifics on all of these things, we at least now have a broader picture of what to expect from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III when it launches on November 10.

Tomas Franzese
Former Digital Trends Contributor
A former Gaming Staff Writer at Digital Trends, Tomas Franzese now reports on and reviews the latest releases and exciting…
Xbox Game Pass could get more pocket-friendly with Discord tie-up
Discord Nitro is getting even sweeter
Xbox Game Pass Banner Featured

Xbox Game Pass may be getting a more budget-friendly route in, and Discord could be the vehicle Microsoft uses to make it happen. The company already teased a new Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership earlier this week.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma said the two companies were teaming up again “as we continue to make Game Pass more flexible for our players,” while also hinting that some users might start seeing code appear before a formal announcement.

Read more
Microsoft Gaming is dead, long live Xbox
A shift back to a gamer-first identity.
Xbox Logo Featured

Microsoft just hit reset on its gaming identity, and in a way, it feels like going back to basics. Because “Microsoft Gaming” is out, and Xbox is officially back at the center of everything.

Why is Microsoft ditching “Microsoft Gaming” for Xbox again?

Read more
Control Ultimate Edition just landed on iPhone and iPad, and I highly recommend it
Fine, I'll play Control again.
Control protagonist Jesse Faden using her powers

A new AAA title has just dropped on the iPhone and iPad, and it's one of the best games ever to make it to the Apple devices. Control Ultimate Edition is now officially listed on App Store, bringing Remedy's paranormal action title to iPadOS and iOS as a universal purchase, with support for touch controls and external controllers.

Remedy says the iOS version has been adapted specifically for mobile, with changes to the UI, aiming, and puzzles to make it work better on smaller screens instead of feeling like a lazy port.

Read more