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Announced over a month ago,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3has been slowly drip-feeding more and more information as the weeks go on, and with every new statement, it’s looking increasingly likely that it’ll end up being the full package. With a full-length campaign featuring a ton of returning characters and plot beats, and a full multiplayer mode with16 6v6 mapsright out of the gate,Modern Warfare 3is looking pretty content-rich right now, and the addition of its gigantic new Zombies mode practically seals the deal.
The very firstModern Warfaregame to have a Zombies mode,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Zombies offering is being primarily developed by Treyarch itself, but things are set to be a little different this time. WhileCall of Duty’s Zombies modesare usually shrouded in complete mystery, Sledgehammer and Treyarch have been uncharacteristically transparent about this year’s upcoming mode, and if some rumors are true, then this could end up being the new norm moving forward.
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Secrecy has surroundedCall of DutyZombies since its very debut all the way back in2008’sCall of Duty: World at War, where it was included as a secret mode, only available after the player has finished the campaign. While Treyarch has made the addition of Zombies in each entry clear long before they’ve come out, it’s still kept very quiet on any surrounding details such as what maps, storylines, and Wonder Weapons will be included in the final product. Usually, the maximum amount of information fans receive before a Zombies launch is simply the number of maps available on launch, and if they’re lucky, what characters the story is centering on this time around.
But things are starting to change. This year’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is breaking a good number of long-standing franchise traditions, ranging from being a direct sequel just a year later to only having remastered classic maps on launch, and the franchise shake-ups don’t stop there. For the first time in a long time, fans have been given quite a bit of information aboutModern Warfare 3’s Zombies mode long before the game has launched.
A mode that’s seemingly being treated with just as much reverence and care as the campaign and multiplayer,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Zombies modeis something much bigger than fans have ever experienced before. A fully open-world experience,Modern Warfare 3’s Zombies is seemingly takingBlack Ops Cold War’s Outbreak mode and expanding upon it in just about every way, creating a wholly new type of Zombies content. While Treyarch and Sledgehammer haven’t revealed too much, the small tidbits of information currently available about the mode are more than fans usually get this far out from release, and fans might be about to get even more.
According to some recent, admittedly brief leaks,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3could end up hosting some kind of Beta for its Zombies mode. With this year’s mode being such a big departure, and a much larger-scale addition, it would make sense that Treyarch and Sledgehammer would want to test the waters first with a Beta, especially if the rumors about a 24 player-count are true. If the leaks about this Zombies Beta are correct, and if all goes well, then this could lead to even more transparency from Treyarch in the future, with a possibility of Zombies becoming a new staple forCall of DutyBetasmoving forward.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3launches on November 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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