The next Call of Duty game is 'Modern Warfare III'<p>We're not too far away from the fall, which of course means there's a new <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/tag/call-of-duty/">
Call of Duty[/url] game on the horizon. Activision has <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1688580991420399617">
confirmed[/url] long-standing rumors that this year's entry is
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III from Sledgehammer Games. The publisher also revealed that the latest game in the rebooted series will hit PC and consoles (<a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-makes-its-10-year-call-of-duty-pact-with-nintendo-official-091655095.html">perhaps including Nintendo Switch[/url]) on November 10th.</p><p>There aren't many other confirmed details yet beyond a teaser video. However, Activision <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-2023-modern-warfare-2-operator-carry-over-1850650919">
recently implied[/url] that, for the first time, players will be able to carry over items like operators, weapons and bundles from one year's Call of Duty game (in this case, <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/dog-of-duty-makes-a-triumphant-return-in-modern-warfare-ii-173538176.html">
Modern Warfare II[/url]) to the next. That was a pretty strong indication that the next entry would be
Modern Warfare III and not, say, a return to a World War II setting.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><div id="0bfd7640a5724718942dcece7a4dc4c1"><div style="left:0;width:100%;height:0;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;"><iframe src="
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ITIcmA4Zwa8?rel=0" style="top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border:0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div><p>At one point, it seemed like there wouldn't be an entirely new Call of Duty game this year. <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
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Reports in early 2022[/url] suggested that Activision would slow things down a bit and instead deliver a significant expansion for
Modern Warfare II while continuing to update
Warzone and working on the next mainline game. Ultimately, the publisher decided to stick with its cadence of releasing a full-price Call of Duty game every year.</p><p>In February, <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-23/activision-s-call-of-duty-game-this-year-is-more-modern-warfare?sref=10lNAhZ9">
Bloomberg[/url] reported that
Modern Warfare III was set to include maps and modes from last year's game while still feeling like a standalone full-price title. We'll learn just how Activision is making the transition into
Modern Warfare III as it reveals more details in the coming weeks and months.</p><p>Meanwhile, it's <a data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/ftc-puts-internal-trial-over-microsoft-activision-deal-on-hold-230513417.html">looking increasingly likely[/url] that Microsoft will close its <a data-i13n="cpos:9;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-eu-approves-microsofts-687-billion-activision-blizzard-takeover-160319415.html">
pending $68.7 billion acquisition[/url] of Activision Blizzard very soon. If so, that could result in
Modern Warfare III becoming the first Call of Duty title to hit Xbox Game Pass on its release day.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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The next Call of Duty game is 'Modern Warfare III'
