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CoD MW3 Season 1 release date, new weapons, fresh modes, and more

Our CoD MW3 Season 1 guide lays out the MW3 Season 1 release date and everything to expect, including new modes and fresh weapons.

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CoD Modern Warfare 3 Season 1 is just around the corner, with new maps for the FPS game, more modes, fresh weapons, and even a new Zombies mode story in tow. Ranked matches will finally make an appearance in the middle of the multiplayer game’s first season, though DMZ mode is on its last legs. Activision is removing cross-progression for the mode and has plans to revamp it later on.

There’s also a zombified Santa Claus, because ’tis the season.

The big content drop has a lot to get through, but we’ve rounded up everything new in CoD MW3 Season 1 below.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Zombies: Best weapons

We’ve picked out the best weapons to use in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Zombies, from pistols and SMGs to the BIS gold-plated weapons

The best COD MW3 Zombies weapons give you a fighting chance against the FPS game’s fiercest, most relentless enemies. There might not be that many new weapons in MW3, but this is the first time you can actually use MW2’s arsenal against Zombies, since that game didn’t have a supernatural horror mode of its own. There’s also a small selection of new weapons exclusive to Modern Warfare Zombies.

There’s a lot to think about, but we’ve done the hard work, sorted through them all, and picked out the best weapons to use in MWZ.

FIFA and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 are 2022’s best-selling games

They might not be the highest-rated games of 2022, but FIFA and Call of Duty are the year’s best-selling games

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and FIFA 23 are 2022’s best-selling games, making it the 20th time one of the two series has taken the year’s top-selling spot since records began roughly 40 years ago. Both franchises have seen one of their entries in the number one spot 10 times each now.

This new milestone is, so far, only true for European markets, though considering the U.S. market charts were almost identical to Europe’s in November, it seems likely both games will land at the top on this side of the Atlantic as well.

While this might seem like an unusual state of affairs, considering neither game earned recognition at the Golden Joysticks or the 2022 Game Awards, critically-acclaimed games topping the sales charts is a less common occurrence than you might think.

Previous notable instances where a game’s acclaim also matched its sales performance include The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Grand Theft Auto 5, though GTA is something of a sales anomaly anyway, since the crime game continues selling millions of copies every year despite being almost a decade old.

2022’s most popular games, including Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and God of War Ragnarok, saw high sales shortly after release, but their numbers dwindled substantially as time wore on.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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PlayStation 5 outsold Nintendo Switch in the U.S. during October

PS5, Modern Warfare 2, and Gotham Knights led the games industry charts during October, but spend is still lower than it was in 2021

PlayStation 5 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 were at the top of October’s sales charts, NPD Group said in its latest monthly report, but the year’s total spend still managed to be seven percent lower than it was in 2021. October’s total sales, however, are roughly the same as October 2021’s total sales.

While “lower” may sound grim, the total year-to-date sales number still amounts to $42 billion and doesn’t take November’s blockbuster hits into account, including God of War Ragnarok and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

NPD Group executive director Mat Piscatella summarized the report on Twitter and said that hardware totals declined 10 percent compared to 2021, though PlayStation and Xbox both experienced double-digit hardware sales growth. Software sales increased, thanks in no small part to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which found itself at the top of the month’s software charts, the same as in Europe and the U.K. Despite launching at the end of October, Activision’s latest is now the year’s second best-selling game, behind only Elden Ring.

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— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) November 14, 2022

Total software spend rose to $3.7 billion year to date, a two percent increase compared to 2021.

Impressive as Modern Warfare 2’s debut was, October’s other new releases had strong performances as well, making up eight of NPD Group’s top 20 games for the month. These include Gotham Knights, which was the month’s second best-selling game; Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope at number six; Bayonetta 3 at number nine; and Star Ocean: The Divine Force at number 14.

Persona 5 Royal from Atlus, which launched on non-PlayStation platforms for the first time at the end of the month, slid in at number seven.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 sales outpace Vanguard’s lifetime sales

The newest Call of Duty outsold its predecessor’s lifetime sales in just two weeks and is trailing only behind Elden Ring and FIFA

In the two weeks since Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 launched, the FPS game has come close to surpassing Call of Duty Vanguard’s lifetime sales in Europe, GamesIndustry.biz reports. It now ranks as the third best-selling game of the year, behind Elden Ring and FIFA 23.

As to how well Activision’s latest performed in the United States, we’ll have to wait until the NPD Group publishes its monthly sales report. If Vanguard is any indication, though, Modern Warfare 2 likely saw similar levels of success. Barely a month after Vanguard launched in November 2021, it was at the top of the sales charts, despite selling less spectacularly than Activision hoped for.

Also defying expectations is the PlayStation 5, which, even after price increases and continued shortages, surpassed the Nintendo Switch as the month’s best-selling hardware for the first time since September 2021.

Other notables include Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, which debuted at number five across all European markets, Bayonetta 3 at number 14, and A Plague Tale: Requiem at number 12. In the middle of the new launches are evergreen titles, such as Grand Theft Auto 5, which still managed to be Europe’s third best-selling game nearly 10 years after it first released, and Red Dead Redemption 2, which found itself just outside the top five, as the sixth best-selling game of the month.

As for what’s next, November isn’t lacking its own heavy hitters. God of War Ragnarok and Sonic Frontiers launched on Nov. 8, 2022, and Nov. 9, 2022, respectively, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will release on Nov. 18, 2022.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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Modern Warfare 2 earns more than $1 billion in its first 10 days

MW2 is selling faster than any previous entry in Call of Duty’s history.

Call of Duty is smashing records again, as Activision announced Monday that Modern Warfare 2 has generated more than $1 billion within its first 10 days on the market.

“Our developers, along with our entire Activision Blizzard team, are the backbone of our unwavering commitment to serve our hundreds of millions of players around the world,” Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, said in a press release. “I am so proud of the extraordinary efforts from our Call of Duty teams and the records they have achieved with Modern Warfare 2. Connecting the world through joy, fun, and the thrill of competition is the key to our success.”

previously, Black Ops 2 held the franchise record — surpassing the $1 billion mark in 15 days. So Modern Warfare 2 eclipsed that feat with several days to spare.

According to Activision, people have already played over 200 million hours of Modern Warfare 2‘s multiplayer. That is about a billion matches across PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Success in spite of all those accidental bans, no less!

If you’re one of the many currently blasting through Modern Warfare 2, GLHF has weapon tier and loadout guides, along with an in-depth map ranking list.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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Activision accidentally issued hundreds of CoD Modern Warfare 2 bans

If you received a Modern Warfare 2 permaban for unauthorized software, you aren’t alone.

If you were on the receiving end of a Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 ban for using “unauthorized software,” you aren’t alone in the multiplayer game. Activision recently issued permanent bans for hundreds of Modern Warfare 2 players, and while some of the bans may have been warranted – with unwanted software being a polite term for cheating software and other hacks – many players say they were just enjoying the game as normal.

Some players reported the software they used was just normal, legal third-party software that lets them use certain controllers with Modern Warfare 2. Others said they used overclocking software and VPNs, which may have caused a conflict, and some did admit to using cheat software, but only with other games – not Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.

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Activision has yet to acknowledge the problem or issue a response, prompting some rather inadvisable actions on the part of one fan, who decided to visit Activision headquarters to try and get some clarification on the situation. Security turned them away, and you absolutely shouldn’t try doing that yourself.

Meanwhile, until Activision issues an official response, you may want to try not using any third-party software with Modern Warfare 2 if at all possible. And definitely disable the hacks and cheats.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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MW2 map tier list: every map in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, ranked

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II includes ten brand new maps for 6v6 combat, and we’ve ranked them all from best to worst in this tier list.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has been out for almost a week now, and fans have been diving into the multiplayer mode, breaking down the best weapons, and figuring out how to best play on the new selection of maps. COD: MW2 has introduced a bunch of brand new maps, and each of them has its share of strengths and weaknesses.

In this guide we’ve ranked all of the 6v6 maps in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II from best to worst. Some people have said that MW2 maps are bad, but in all honesty, we think there’s a strong selection to be enjoyed here, with more maps to come in the future. Take a look at our rankings of all the MW2 multiplayer maps below and see if you agree.

If you’re looking for guns to use on these maps, check out our MW2 weapon tier list.

COD: MW2 gun tier list: best weapon in every class, ranked

The perfect weapon for you from every class in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II’s competitive scene is already heating up online. The lack of a Hardcore mode and a proper Combat Record has been annoying for some fans, but this does give everyone the opportunity to test out the new weapon balance and figure out which guns are right for them.

As a result, we’ve listed every primary weapon type in COD: MW2 and listed either the best weapon in that class, and sometimes a runner-up that you might enjoy using instead. If you’re a skilled player you can make any weapon in MW2 work for you, but if you just need to know where to start with your loadouts and builds, these weapons are the perfect place to begin.

MW2 best M4 loadout – attachments you need for the M4 build

Here are the essential attachments you need to make the most of the M4 assault rifle in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

When it comes to assault rifles, it’s hard to go wrong with the M4. This is a nice automatic weapon that’ll allow you to riddle off plenty of bullets when in the field, and it’s unlocked from the start in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. You can use one of the default classes if you’re yet to unlock the necessary attachments to suit your use case, but if you’ve played with the M4 a fair bit already, it’s time you made it perfect for you.

Accessing the Gunsmith allows you to attach a variety of items to your weapon, and the attachments can actually change how the weapon performs. You can only equip five attachments at a time, which means choosing carefully is important. In this guide we’re breaking down the best M4 loadout for COD: MW2.