The first snippet of Modern Warfare 3 gameplay may be with us next month, according to respected UK PlayStation magazine PSM3.
According to the publication's latest issue, insider rumours say "the next in Activision's megaton FPS series will be announced in mid-April". No specific date is given.
The prediction would fit snugly with Activision's CoD: Black Ops reveal from 2010, which snuck out on April 30 - as the publisher lifted the lid on the game's official website.
PSM3 adds: "Based on the ending of MW2, we'd be surprised if the story doesn't pick up with Soap and Price on the run, after they were set up by General Shepherd."
The game's sure to have some stiff competition if it comes out towards the end of the year as expected - not least from EA's Battlefield 3.
Swedish creator DICE suggested last month that its competitors in the FPS space had been "treading water" with recent releases.
Meanwhile, the May 2011 issue of PSM3 contains an exclusive, lengthy first look at Saints Row: The Third and an amazing 22-page shooter special.
PSM3 is with subs today and will be in stores on Thursday. Buy it and have it delivered to your door.
Comments
51 comments so far...
StonecoldMC on 29 Mar '11 said:
Bit strange that a PS3 magazine would be the place to have a reveal like this, would have thought it would have came from a 360 one?
Still, roll on the spectactle that is COD: MW
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laslowoodbine on 29 Mar '11 said:
Oh well, keep the gravy train rolling. I'll keep my eyes on it but didn't bother with BLOPS so doubt I will with this either.
Black Mantis on 29 Mar '11 said:
Probably to get back in their good books after all the problems with Black Ops?!
StonecoldMC on 29 Mar '11 said:
Good shout actually
digifreak277 on 29 Mar '11 said:
I'm only buying it for single player
craiglackenby on 29 Mar '11 said:
Well considering MW2 was even across the platforms (I heard is was PS3 lead? ) we should get the same again. That's if IW aren't corrupted by the way they have no choice but to make the 360 version shine as checks have been exchanged and jobs will be on the line if they don't do the dirty deed of sabotage. It's just hard to believe that wasn't the case with 3arc and Blops as they managed a much better job on WaW with less experience.
I hope it will still feel like an IW game.
jim2wheels on 29 Mar '11 said:
You really didn't miss much. It is certainly the last COD I'm ever going to buy,
equinox80 on 29 Mar '11 said:
I'm looking forward to this and really hope the Spec Op mode returns from MW2. That was the best part of that game, teaming up with a mate.
justforkicks101 on 29 Mar '11 said:
^^
Palimpsest on 29 Mar '11 said:
Just torrent it - don't continue supporting this abysmal franchise.
PandyBear on 29 Mar '11 said:
Yay, Saints Row! <3
monkeyd_93 on 29 Mar '11 said:
online story co-op and an arcade survival mode like zombies, at times i want to work with my mates, not a bunch of random trolls who swear at you and have squeaky voices.
Jensonjet on 29 Mar '11 said:
Never going to happen. Modern Warfare has never had co-op campaign. And now we've seen Treyarch's Call of Duty drop co-op campaign, I think this game mode is all but dead with this franchise.
Don't get me wrong, I'm on your side with this argument. I refuse to buy a first person shooter that doesn't have co-op campaign now. So you can imagine, I just don't buy shooters any more, although this is my favourite gaming genre. For me this is the most fun, most friendly way of playing a shooter. Sadly it's also the least common feature to appear in first-person shooters now. Fingers crossed for the arrival of Rainbow Six (one day!) or Aliens: Colonial Marines (assuming this game actually exists!) for some co-op fun. Beyond that we can expect many future games to announce the feature, only to drop it once the game gets close to it's release date.
TheExpendable on 29 Mar '11 said:
quite excited to see where there going to take this game, i.e story/location/weapons/era.
Lets hope it rights the wrongs of MW2 and is a genre defining game like COD4
surely they must of nailed it by the 8th installment in the series, you would think!
I genuinely hope they redo the rank system, im sick of 'prestiging' and all that crap, used to love it back in the day when there was no ranking like in COD1 online and you just played for fun, rather than to grind up the levelling system.
utd_mvp on 29 Mar '11 said:
Why can't they make another timesplitters game, tht franchise was brillant
Madzaw on 29 Mar '11 said:
What's so bad about call of duty? I've been enjoying it since the the beginning. And with each releases, it keeps getting better. Yes, it's on the same engine, but still, it's fun. Listening to a bunch of you, there's no good games available anymore, crysis 2, beurrrrkkkk "this game sucks" gfx are blurred, fukin s**t*y console port! homefront, what a pi*ce of cr*p! nothing good in there... so, what's worth playing these days? nothing i guess. your all Battlefield 3 FTW" i cannot wait when it's released to hear the same bunch of cryers "fu*kin pos, plays like call of duty!! it's crap, I returned my copy in exchange for diablo 3!!
KK-Headcharge78 on 29 Mar '11 said:
Looking forward to this, not sure why anyone would say they are not going to play the multiplayer before even seeing the game??!!?
Some people
Nitramuse on 29 Mar '11 said:
What? MW3? Well, I would like to state my opinion on this matter. Modern Warfare already had enough, I mean-
wait....
hmmmmm big-boobed purple-dressed chick...Awesome..
What?
murph_77 on 29 Mar '11 said:
I am sort of looking forward to MW3 as in my eyes IW has been the superior studio and MW2 plays smoother and faster than BLOPS. Why I am only sort of looking forward to it is there seems to be a lot of chiefs involved in this one and how much true talent have IW lost to respawn is the true question and how will this affect the game? Lets hope that One Man Army is gone and they do the right thing and get rid of the noob tubes completely, does the game benefit from them being in there?
armbar on 29 Mar '11 said:
WTF, thought Blops only came out four months ago!
To be honest, I much prefer the model adopted by games like MAG whereby the game is continuously updated as opposed to the "milk em for all we can, as often as we can" philosophy adopted by the COD devs...
Dom Bom on 29 Mar '11 said:
Is it cool to like Call of Duty again? Or are we all still hating it?
try4life on 29 Mar '11 said:
an announcement for an announcement,iv seen it all now
Multiplayerking on 29 Mar '11 said:
I've always loved COD. I love the theatre mode in Blops. I have so many slow motion tomahawk kills.
ps3deo on 29 Mar '11 said:
I think they need to hurry up and release details on Modern Warfare 3. Hopefully we get a trailer and this game is TONS better than the crap they put out called Black Ops. I read this interesting article on a Modern Warfare 3 fan site http://mwarfare3.com/ and they were talking about if MW3 can remain the top FPS. I think it's possible, I always enjoyed the Modern Warfare 3 titles as they seem to have better gameplay as compared to the "Call of Duty" titles. The franchise has taken a huge step back with the previous two games released, and I think with the competition stepping up that Activision will make sure this is a great game. They also said the game will be out on November 11, which is interesting. Are there any other MW3 sites out there with new information on the game? That was the only one I can find that has news on modern warfare 3 consistently and provides new info.
gmcb007 on 29 Mar '11 said:
Hmmm after IW lost its real talent, i'm intrigued to see how it will turn out. Well either way it will be praised for some godforsaken reason. The only thing with MW2 was the amount of plot holes that they should fill up in the 3rd one. Unfortunatly after the reveal it will be never be out of the gaming news until release.
damoxuk on 29 Mar '11 said:
I'm sure Blackops actually sold more on PS3?
Ofc for all other FPS it's 360 - I guess cod fanboyism is endemic to playstation.
But on topic who cares about an announcement about modern warfare 3 seriously? If you didn;t realise it was coming then you must live under a rock - under a big rock on jupiters titan moon..
richard99 on 29 Mar '11 said:
What an unexpected surprise, will it be out in November by any chance?
I haven't liked the series since Modern Warfare because they've added nothing new and haven't kept up the same standards but if this game breaks the trend then ofcourse I'll play it.
IIskillsII on 29 Mar '11 said:
if it dosen't pick up from mw2 i'll be so peed off
KMakawa on 29 Mar '11 said:
Well, as the 'game' has been more-or-less the same engine, and visuals since 2007. Its pretty much self explanatory.
@Stonecold, either trying to make up for the BLOPs stuff, or to keep the PS3 community brainwashed, as they are starting to realize where loyaltys lie, with the early-DLC and all.
Rocketman on 29 Mar '11 said:
Tone down the kill streaks and i MIGHT give it a go,Blops guns suck too much to stick with that.
Moorpheus on 29 Mar '11 said:
I seem to be one of the few who actually enjoyed the single player side of MW2 - I thought the campaign was adequate (it was what I expected it to be based on what I'd already seen) and I liked the Spec-Ops mode.
Contrary to popular opinion, I got on with the story somewhat too. So as long as MW3 improves enough on 2 then I might be interested.
Hopefully it'll end this current storyline though
Very_Silver_Ownz on 29 Mar '11 said:
'' Is it cool to like Call of Duty again? Or are we all still hating it? ''
still hating on it
I just play CoD4. why play the newer versions when the game that came out in 2007 puts the new CoDs or any shooter for that matter to shame ?
Very_Silver_Ownz on 29 Mar '11 said:
'' I seem to be one of the few who actually enjoyed the single player side of MW2 - I thought the campaign was adequate (it was what I expected it to be based on what I'd already seen) and I liked the Spec-Ops mode. ''
I liked MW2's campaign as well. It was over the top with alot of set pieces and I really liked how they did the ending even though it didn't make any sense.
why would your leader betray you and your country and try to kill you ?
The_Jaster on 29 Mar '11 said:
People Love to hate Call of Duty, I just hate to love it.
Nah just joking around I've not played Black ops in a good few weeks as I've been happily distracted by all this Nintendo Goodness. (3DS, DKCR, Kirby)
equinox80 on 29 Mar '11 said:
@ Morpheus, I really enjoyed the SP campaign too and recently decided to finish a vet run through I liked it that much. I loved MW2 in general, my first 360 game and my first (and to date only) 1000G
Dom Bom on 29 Mar '11 said:
Call of Duty could be compared to the England Football Team. They might have some really good games, but more than half the time they're just overhyped crap.
Balladeer on 29 Mar '11 said:
If anybody buys this and then criticises Nintendo for rehashing old franchises then they deserve to have their Internet usage rights rescinded on grounds of stupidity.
gnrstrang on 29 Mar '11 said:
i hope ghost is alive and the mask is burnt to his face and he comes back to save the day
gogo65uk on 29 Mar '11 said:
Why would it show up first in a PS3 mag? PS3 users always get screwed over because no one at treyarch/IW know how to program for the PS3 properly. My guess it will show up in 2 weeks time in an XBOX mag first.
skyvisco on 29 Mar '11 said:
Dude, I'm with you on that. I really enjoy the single player aspect of things. MW2's campaign was rather good and while people complained and had hissy fits about how 'unrealistic' it was I didn't really care. I thought the plot was really good. Same with Black Ops. Bought it used. Played through the awesome campaign and then returned it. Didn't even touch multiplayer. The story is the reason multiplayer is around.
MrRage on 29 Mar '11 said:
All I can say is, oh no not another one
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But massive money spinner for activision so they are going to milk it for as long as possible.
Barca Azul on 29 Mar '11 said:
As so starts the 5 CoD threads a day till November!
I really hope BF3 wipes the floor with it!
Red Deer01 on 29 Mar '11 said:
Who cares?... Part 3 of the Battlefield 3 Trailers out tommorrow. Time to prepare the "O", "M", "F" and "G" keys on my keyboard as i suspect i'll be using them alot
gramreaper666 on 29 Mar '11 said:
Old news, gamestation told me when I was taking about upcoming pre-orders & they said its coming out around NOV 2011as usual lol
so yea expencive winter with resistance 3, MW3, & mass effect 3 (lol all 3's)
beaky09 on 30 Mar '11 said:
cod4 still he daddy fps but unplayable now cus iw cant b arsed to patch it to get rid ov all the hackers so i dont play it anymore cant b arsed getting shot and granade launched by a bunch ov pricks with aimbots and unlimited ammo just makes me so angry fuk all gets done
Ninja Wolfman on 30 Mar '11 said:
Yawn.........
gogo65uk on 30 Mar '11 said:
You forgot the best one Uncharted 3
Adnan_Nor on 31 Mar '11 said:
I don't have any big expectations for this game. BF3 is for me the next genre of gaming
. Cod is old I think, it's been the same old "run and gun" since COD4. If MW3 becomes more squad based as the BF series I may think of buying it. But I'm not feeling it for the COD series anymore. It's the same game over and over again with some few new game modes or special weapons.
Joe90_Remy700 on 4 Apr '11 said:
agree with adnan 100%
rehashed s**te. wonder what gimmiks are thrown in to this one?
The_Jaster on 4 Apr '11 said:
It won't be too long before people will be saying Battlefield is rehashed s**te also.........so many unnecessary comments.
Ninja Wolfman on 5 Apr '11 said:
f**k MW3