With no official media released yet for Activision’s rumoredCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, leakers may have stepped in to fill the void, releasing a series of images that purport to show the new game and featuring the return of some classic maps. While gamers wait for the official reveal of the highly anticipated game, Activision is ensuring that there is still a steady stream of content coming to the franchise’s latest entry, with recent rumors suggesting acrossover between Amazon’sThe BoysandCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2may be in the works.
Details remain scarce about what Activision has in store for the rumored third entry in its line ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfarereboots, though it’s safe to assume it will more or less follow the formula established by its two predecessors. Kicking off with the release ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfarein 2019, the rebooted series sees the return of fan-favorite characters like SAS Captain John Price in a new story continuity loosely inspired by the original games. Although these reimagined versions of the classic series feature many significant changes from the source material, there are still occasional nods to their roots, such as the recent debut of aCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2emblemcontaining a humorous reference to the game’s 2009 namesake.
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According to news first reported by Insider Gaming, leakers have released what they claim are the first screenshots ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.Posted to Twitter by the account CoD_Perseus, the screenshots,which can be viewed here, show modern versions of the Terminal and Scrapyard maps from the originalCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.Typically a reliable source when it comes to rumors regarding Activision’s popular shooter franchise, earlier this year, Insider Gaming posted thefirstCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3leaksthat claimed to confirm the game’s title and that Sledgehammer Games would head development.
Users on Twitter had mixed reactions to the supposedly leakedCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3screenshots. While some respondents were glad to see classic locales seemingly making a return to the franchise, others were sad to see that the images featured reimagined versions of old locations rather than entirelynewmaps forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare’s third entry. Expressing their disappointment with the apparent return of the classic maps, one user stated that “It looks great I’ll give them that but it won’t play like 2009” before suggesting that Activision consider adjusting movement speed for the new title to bring it more in-line with previousCall of Dutygames.
Activision is unlikely to provide confirmation as to the validity, or lack thereof, of these leaked images, but they’re already causing excitement among some franchise fans. For now, gamers will have to wait for the official reveal ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3to see if they’ll be revisiting Terminal or Scrapyard any time soon.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is rumored to be in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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