MW3 Weapon Camos

A full list of the Weapon Camos in MW3 has finally been released.



From the camouflage list above:

• NONE (no camo)
• CLASSIC
• SNOW
• MULTICAM
• DIGITAL URBAN
• HEX
• CHOCO
• SNAKE
• BLUE
• RED
• AUTUMN (like Fall in MW2?)
• GOLD

Assassin users can be tagged by those using the Recon Perk

After the MW3 Perks were announced, many people felt uneasy at the prospect of Assassin becoming the new Ghost perk.

In case you didn't already know, the Assassin perk is a Slot Two perk, which does the following:

• Regular: Immune to UAVs, Heartbeat sensors, Portable Radar and Thermal.
• Pro Version: Immune to the Counter UAV and the EMP

As you can see, Infinity Ward have basically split up the Cold Blooded class. Assassin will not save you from killstreaks like Cold Blooded/Ghost did in the past.

To help balance out the game a bit more, the Recon perk will allow players to "tag" Assassin users so that they appear on the minimap. The Recon perk works like so:

• Regular: When you cause damage to an enemy player with explosives, that player will be highlighted on the minimap.
• Pro Version: When you cause damage to an enemy player by shooting them, that player will appear on the minimap so that your team mates can see them too.

Recon is a First-Tier perk.

MW3 Juggernaut Killstreak Gameplay

Here is some gameplay footage of the Juggernaut Killstreak in action. The Juggernaut suit will be a 18 killstreak in MW3. For more information, please see our page on MW3 killstreaks.

Sniper Rifles in MW3

Thankfully, the COD XP event led to the discolsure of lots of information regarding MW3. In terms of sniper rifles, we learned that quickscoping has returned. We also got to see what sniper rifles players can choose in MW3. Here is a screenshot of the Modern Warfare 3 weapons menu, which shows the sniper tier:




Above, you can see that the sniper rifles are as follows:

• Barrett .50 Cal


• L118A


• Dragunov


• AS50


• RSASS


• MSR

Apparently, sniper rifles in MW3 will not have a random sway like they did in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

MW3 Multiplayer Gameplay

This is one of the first videos that actually showed MW3 multiplayer gameplay. It's a game of Domination on the map Resistance.



The next piece of MW3 gameplay is a game of Search and Destroy on a map called Arkade. The player is using the AS50 sniper rifle and the Spas-12.



This video is a game of Team Deathmatch on Underground. The player is using the Barett 50 cal sniper rifle.



The next bit of MW3 gameplay shows a game of Killed Confirmed on the map Village. The player is using an AS50 sniper rifle with the ACOG. He can also be seen using the Spas-12. In case you didn't already know, Shotguns will be primary weapons in Modern Warfare 3.



The next game shows Seananners playing CTF (Capture the Flag) on MW3. You get to see him using the UMP.



This video shows Hutch quickscoping on MW3. He's playing on the map Resistance.

MW3 multiplayer teaser trailer details

The MW3 multiplayer teaser was leaked before the official video was uploaded. Here are a number of notable scenes.




The above screenshot shows a number of interesting things:

1. A new game mode called Kill Confirm3d (kill confirmed) will feature in Modern Warfare 3.


2. The M4 is a primary weapon in MW3.


3. A new feature called "Proficiency" has been introduced. We're still not sure what a "Proficiency" is. However, in this case, the player has "Kick" equipped as a Proficiency.


4. You can choose two pieces of equipment in MW3. In this case, the player has equipped both the Flash bang and the Frag grenade.


5. The grenade launcher or "noobtube" is equipped as a Secondary weapon. Will this mean that Primary Weapons won't have grenade launchers as attachments?

Here, we're shown what perks and killstreaks the player has equipped. In this case:

• The player has chosen a Strike Package called "Assault".


• The UAV is returning in MW3 - it's chosen as a 3 killstreak.


• A new killstreak called the AH-6 Overwatch is chosen as a 9 killstreak.


• Juggernaut is a 15-kill killstreak.


• For his first perk, the player has chosen Recon.


• For his second perk, the player has chosen Quickdraw, which will work like Sleight of Hand Pro.


• For his third perk, the player has chosen Stalker.


• We can also see that there is some integration with COD Elite. This means that the clans you setup in COD Elite will be shown in the game.


• To get an overview of the perks and what they do, visit our MW3 perks page.

In the screenshot, we can see that Capture the Flag will be returning in MW3. He's using the M4 Assault Rifle as a primary weapon and the FMG9 as a secondary weapon. To view more information about these weapons, please visit our page on MW3 Weapons. This time, the player has "Focus" chosen as a Proficiency (Profici3ncy). We're still unsure as to what Proficiency's actually are. He has chosen the Bouncing Betty and an EMP Grenade as pieces of equipment. An EMP Grenade is an interesting concept to say the least. Will it disable all electronics and equipment within a certain blast radius?




If you look at the screenshot above, you'll notice that the player has chosen Support as a Strike Package. His killstreaks are Airdrop Trap, the Remote Turret and the EMP. The EMP will be an 11 killstreak in MW3. The Remote Turret seems be a moving robot that was shown in one of the scenes. The Airdrop Trap will probably act like a Hacked Care Package in Black Ops. His Perks as Extreme Conditioning, Assassin and Sitrep. To view details about the perks, please view our page on MW3 perks.



From the shot above, we can see that the Claymore and Portable Radar are pieces of equipment. The XM25 is chosen as a Secondary Weapon. The ACR is chosen as a Primary Weapon. He has chosen Focus as a Proficiency.




A new killstreak called the Ballistic Vest is chosen as a 5 kill streak. A Recon Drone is a 10 killstreak. The Strealth Bomber is a 14 killstreak. He has chosen Recon, Blast Shield and Dead Silence as perks.



A Proficiency called "Attachments 2" is chosen. The ACR is chosen as an Assault Rifle. It has two attachments - The Hybrid Scope and a Heartbeat Sensor. We can see that the Dragunov is chosen as a Secondary Weapon because he has Overkill selected as a perk. It has a Variable Zoom scope attached.  This means that the Dragunov sniper rifle will be returning in MW3. He has the throwing knife chosen as a piece of equipment. It's also interesting to see a new piece of equipment called a "Trophy System". This looks to be the piece of equipment that we saw repel RPG rockets. Maybe, it's a portable EMP?



As you can see, he has Blind Eye Pro, Overkill Pro and Sitrep Pro chosen as Perks. He has chosen "Specialist" as a Strike Package. His Strike Chain is "Scavenger Pro", "Steady Aim Pro" and "Marksman Pro". This means that in MW3, you will be able to earn perks as killstreaks.

MW3 Maps Leaked

When screenshots of the MW3 multiplayer menu were leaked, a screenshot of the MW3 multiplayer maps was also leaked.



As you can see, the maps in MW3 will be:

• Carbon


• Coast


• Dome


• Exchange


• Hardhat


• Interchange


• Lambeth


• Meteora


• Mogadishu


• Paris


• Plaza


• Radar


• Seatown

MW3 menu leaked

As you probably already know, those who attend COD XP will get to play the MW3 multiplayer. One of the latest leaks shows what looks to be the MW3 multiplayer menu:




As you can see from the screenshot of the MW3 menu/GUI above, the options are:

• Find A Game


• Closed Match (I'm guessing that Closed Match is the new name for Private Match)


• Class Editor


• Playercard


• Elite Service


• Barracks

MW3 Perks supposedly leaked

After a number of Youtube channels posted MW3 perk list information, their videos were immediately taken down after Activision filed a DMCA (take-down) notice against them. Fortunately for everyone who wants to see what perks will be in the Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, by the time the videos were taken down, the perk list had already been posted on several websites. To see the supposed perk list for MW3, see our MW3 perks page.

All Youtube channels are advised not to upload this information.

MW3 will have dedicated servers

Today at Gamescom, which is the largest trade fair for interactive games, Activision announced that Modern Warfare 3 will have dedicated servers. This comes as great news to PC players, who felt jilted when it was announced that MW2 would use IWNet instead of dedicated servers. Activision, the publishing company behind the Call of Duty series, wanted to show that they are still serious about the PC platform.

The Dolphin Dive will not be returning in MW3

Treyarch introduced the Dolphin Dive in Call of Duty Black Ops. The dolphin dive basically allowed players to dive into a prone position. Some gamers liked the new feature - however, those who liked to dropshot found that it to be annoying as they could no longer dropshot while sprinting.

FourZeroTwo announced on Twitter that the dolphin dive would not be returning in Modern Warfare 3:

@Mikey4800 There's no dive to prone in #MW3 but I can't talk about MP specifics yet, but there are new modes.

MW3 Multiplayer Teaser details

To the delight of Call of Duty fans everywhere, Infinity Ward treated everyone to a small multiplayer teaser, which was shown at the end of the Spec Ops Trailer that they released on Tuesday.

Here is a screenshot of the multiplayer teaser scene.

A few things that immediately sprung to mind:

The mini map has a colored 3D effect. It looks a lot more detailed than the mini maps we've seen in previous Call of Duty releases.

We're shown the perspective of somebody that is holding an ACR Assault Rifle. He then switches to an FMG Machine Pistol. Could this mean that machine pistols will be returning as secondary weapons in MW3? In case you didn't realize, the two guns shown in the multiplayer teaser were also featured in the Kotaku leak. You can view screenshots of known MW3 weapons over on our weapons page.

Some sort of device is tripped (a bouncing betty?). The device then launches a bomb into the air, before it explodes, killing FourZeroTwo. Will the bouncing betty be featured as a piece of equipment in MW3?

If you look in the bottom right corner, you'll see what looks to be a Predator Missile. Basically, it looks as if the Predator Missile will be returning in MW3. Another more important thing that was spotted was what looks to be the ability to cycle through your killstreaks. A small select graphic appears over the latest killstreak / scorestreak that was earned.

After the bouncing betty earns our guy the kill, we're told that a killstreak / scorestreak called Juggernaut is ready for delivery. Firstly; does this mean that killstreaks will now be known as scorestreaks? For instance, if I cap two flags in Domination without dying, will I be awarded with a UAV? Secondly; what is the Juggernaut killstreak? Will a Juggernaut suit be delivered so that we can take extra damage? Or will an AI-controlled Juggernaut (like the one's seen in the Spec Ops trailer) be air lifted to the map so that he can fight on our behalf?

Players will get to play the MW3 multiplayer at COD XP

Call of Duty XP is a COD convention that will be held in Los Angeles in September. Described as "One Epic Event", those who attend the convention will be given the chance to play paintball in a real-life remake of MW2's Scrapyard multiplayer map. The convention will also allow players to run the pit, which was an introductory mission in MW2's single player campaign. Speaking on Twitter, FourZeroTwo said that those who attend COD XP will get a chance to play the Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer for the first time.

CODXP announced! Your chance to play #MW3 MP first, run ‘The Pit’ in real life, or fight in a full size Scrapyard recreation!