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Though it hasn’t been confirmed just yet, all signs are pointing towardCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3being this year’s entry in the long-running annual FPS franchise. Leaks and rumors surrounding the game started to crop up a few months ago, and since then, Activision has seemingly had little desire to squash any subsequent leaks, with the most recent widespread leak evenrevealingModern Warfare 3’s apparent logo. While Sledgehammer Games has kept quiet, it hasn’t stayed silent, replying to a number of tweets with some teasing emojis, and practically confirming what everyone already knows, though it might take a little bit longer before Activision’s ready to make that first proper announcement.
WithCall of Duty: Modern Warfare2019 being a pretty huge hit for the franchise, and last year’sModern Warfare 2being the fastest-selling entry in the franchise, it only makes sense that Activision would want to fast-trackCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. But theModern Warfare 3title already has some pretty heavy baggage, and 2023’s game of the same name could end up repeating history in a few troubling ways.
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How Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Could Be Repeating History
History has a knack for repeating itself, and that could easily end up being true for 2023’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which already seems to share a few major similarities with the 2011 original. One of the biggest similarities betweenthe originalModern Warfare 3from 2011and the alleged upcomingModern Warfare 3is that both games will have been developed by Sledgehammer Games.
While the originalModern Warfare 3was headed up by Infinity Ward, the then-newly formed Sledgehammer Games helped co-develop the title, focusing on its multiplayer component. According to just about every rumor related to the game, 2023’sModern Warfare 3will also bedeveloped by Sledgehammer Games, though this time the studio will reportedly be the lead developer on the sequel, presumably working on all aspects of the game, from whatever single-player content it has to whatever multiplayer modes it includes.
Unfortunately, this year’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3has the potential to share another big similarity with the original 2011 version, and that’s the game’s rushed state. Back in November 2009, just two weeks after the release ofModern Warfare 2,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3was put into production. At the best of times, this two-year development cycle is already pushing things for a AAA game, but paired with the very public legal dispute between Infinity Ward’s co-founders and Activision and their subsequent firing, this timeline really wasn’t long enough forModern Warfare 3. On top of the tight development schedule, Sledgehammer was also apparently targetinga Metacritic score of 95 and above, and was aiming for the game to be the first bug-free entry in the franchise.
With some extremely lofty goals, and not nearly enough time to achieve them in, 2011’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3was met with very positive critic reviews on launch, but the community’s consensus was that the game had been rushed, leaving some of its major components feeling half-baked. Though it isn’t known just how long 2023’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3has been in development, it presumably couldn’t have been all that long, withModern Warfare 2only releasing last year. With potentially even less development time than its 2011 counterpart,Modern Warfare 3could end up repeating history, with a rushed game that feels very half-baked in certain areas possibly on the way.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is reportedly in development.
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