Not even a surprisingly good Zombies mode can save this year's Call of Duty from its miserable Campaign and multiplayer issues.
The only Call of Duty game with a lower score than Modern Warfare 3 is 2012's PS Vita title, Call of Duty: Black Ops - Declassified.
Meanwhile, Quarry, Rundown and Scrapyard are removed from the Hardpoint playlist while Sledgehammer investigates "unfavorable spawns."
Meanwhile, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is pushed down to No. 3, while Football Manager 2024 debuts in fifth place.
Most physical sales were on PS5 at 72 percent, while Xbox constituted 20 percent and the PS4 version contributed eight percent.
"We have worked hard to deliver on this vision which has been years in the making. Anything said to the contrary is simply not true," Sledgehammer writes.
After the Campaign launched in early access for pre-orders, Multiplayer and Zombies are now live worldwide for all players.
However, those plans were shelved when the studio was informed that it would instead be working on Modern Warfare 3.
Planned as an expansion to Modern Warfare (2022) set in Mexico, it was rebooted last Summer by Activision to be a direct sequel.
The verdict is out - the newest Call of Duty campaign is an utter mess. Find out why and how this could have happened here.
According to reports, Modern Warfare 3 was originally planned as paid DLC for last year's game, before being spun off into its own game.
Pre-orders can experience the campaign, including the new Open Combat missions, over a week before the game's worldwide launch.
The upcoming shooter's Trophies will come in the form of a DLC Trophy list for last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Sledgehammer Games' sequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) certainly looks like a video game. Here's what you should know.
PC pre-purchases can pre-load the Campaign on November 1st, while Multiplayer and Zombies can be pre-loaded starting November 8th.
A solid-state drive, network connection and Windows 10 64-bit with the latest update are also mandatory for all configurations.
The PC version offers Nvidia DLSS 3, Reflex, and RTX support with over 500 customization options and RICOCHET Anti-Cheat.
Sledgehammer Games also promises improvements for the second weekend of the multiplayer beta, which starts October 12th for pre-orders.
Called Lockpick, the operator will available to PlayStation 5 and 4 players who pre-order the game.
Players can extra weapons like the Ray Gun and use them in future matches, or discover blueprints for crafting Perk Colas before dropping in.
