The update includes only some of the planned changes.

The Patch 1.33 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out now for all platforms. However, while the update changelog is rather beefy, the actual update does not include all of the changes that you may have been hoping to see.

Activision took to Twitter to say that "due to unforeseen issues" this update does not include some of the changes that were set to be included in this update. These omitted updates...

A number of multiplayer maps feature horribly bad player spawn locations.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 just came out today and already Activision has had to step in to remove a number of maps from the multiplayer. These maps were pulled because some of the spawn points often led to situations where players would repeatedly respawn at the same location, leading to an easy spawn camping farm for other players.

So far, Activision has pulled Quarry, Rundown, Scrapyard,...

Ricochet anti-cheat won't just ban cheaters in Modern Warfare 3.

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set to release mere hours from now, the developers and Activision took to the Call of Duty Blog to talk about improvements to Ricochet. Ricochet being the name given to the anti-cheat service used in the previous few Call of Duty releases.

First up is the more mundane improvements that are coming to Ricochet ahead of Modern Warfare 3's launch. Activision notes that they...

You will once again need a whole ass drive just for one Call of Duty game.

Those who dove into the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 campaign early access have found that their total install size weighs in at just shy of 235GB of SSD space occupied. This is true for at least the PlayStation 5 version of the game. On the PC side, I have my install down to just 101GB, but that's without having Modern Warfare 2 content installed, which I may or may not end up needing anyway once the multiplayer...

The global release times for PC and consoles.

Activision announced the exact global release times that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer beta will begin. It all starts on October 6 with an early PlayStation beta for those that pre-ordered the game.

The Early Access PlayStation beta begins October 6 at 10AM (PT). The open beta for all PlayStation users begins on October 8 at 10AM (PT). October 12th at 10AM (PT) the beta will kick off for early access PC players,...

Featuring a lot of content from Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2.

Fans wanted old Modern Warfare 2 (2009) content to return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022), so that's precisely what Activision is doing for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023).

A new multiplayer focused trailer came out today for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It's familiar yet new. Unless of course you never played the older Modern Warfare games before, in which case it's all new to you....

Iiiiit's Makarov... aaaaagain.

Another new teaser trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 came out today. In this Makarov focused trailer, we get a new look at series antagonist Vladimir Makarov alongside very brief glimpses of in-game footage.

This trailer, like the teaser trailer before it, is narrated by Captain Price. This trailer blends some live-action footage of Makarov getting a tattoo with some of those in-game pieces. We see stuff like swimming in frozen waters,...

So, we are getting a full sequel this year then?

Activision said in February 2022 that there wouldn't be a major Call of Duty release in 2023. Today, Activision announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be released on November 10, 2023.

This release date announcement comes from a short teaser trailer for Modern Warfare 3. In the teaser, we get small bits of dialogue from Captain Price and Phillip Graves, the head of Shadow Company. If you played Call of Duty:...

Celebrate 50 years of hip hop... in Call of Duty?

A couple of major hip hop superstars are coming soon to a Call of Duty near you. The official Call of Duty Twitter account shared images and announcements for both Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj, showing that skins for these two artists will be coming soon to the game.

The cost of the skins is not currently known, but with Season 5 coming on August 2 it won't be long to see how much each of these skins will set you back....

Season 4 to add in three Operator skins from The Boys.

The popular Amazon Prime Video superhero series, The Boys, is soon to have a collaboration with none other than Call of Duty. Season 4's midseason update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will introduce Black Noir, a prominent character from The Boys for the show's first three seasons. Joining Black Noir from The boys will be Starlight and Homelander.

The midseason update for Modern Warfare 2 kicks off on July 12...

Everything you have done, earned, purchased, or unlocked will cease to be.

On September 21, 2023, Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera will be taken offline for good. All gameplay, progress, purchased items, inventories, and online services will go away on that day. This has been announced by Activision Blizzard via a blog post that went up earlier today.

Activision Blizzard says that they made this decision in order to "focus on future Call of Duty content including the...

Teabagging, mom jokes, and slurs sold separately.

There is a Call of Duty board game in the works. It's being called simply Call of Duty: The Board Game and it's in development from Arcane Wonders, Activision Publishing, Genuine Entertainment, and Evolution. Because even the board game version of this franchise requires multiple studios working on it.

Pre-orders will kick off on Kickstarter this fall. There will be a worldwide retail release of Call of Duty: The Board...

New maps, Gunfight, new Season Pass, and the usual.

Another season of content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is already here. Season 03 launched today for both Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. Whichever game mode you favor will have something new or different to experience in this latest season. The full patch notes of changes and additions can be read through CallofDuty.com. A few of the highlights can be found below.

The new modes include Massive Resurgence, Gunfight,...

This update includes a new map, a new raid episode, and more.

A mid-season update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is out today across all platforms. Season 02 Reloaded, as it's being called, offers some new content to those playing Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer modes, Warzone 2.0, and also continues the Atomgrad co-op raid with a second episode.

Perhaps the most important addition in Modern Warfare 2 Season 02 Reloaded is the addition of Shredder. In case there are...

Another free weekend? Yes, another free weekend.

For at least the second time now, Activision is offering players a full weekend to play the multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for free. This free multiplayer weekend will give you access to six multiplayer maps, eight game modes, and access to the first part of the Special Ops Raid.

This free weekend won't include every multiplayer map, perhaps in an effort to save some storage space on your machines....