E3 2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty has been the first-person shooter game of choice for millions of gamers for the past few years. Ever since the “Modern Warfare” series was introduced and became so successful for Call of Duty, the franchise has been known for producing a high quality and innovate gaming experience. The next game in line for the series, Modern Warfare 3, was officially announced only weeks ago, but there has been quite a bit more information revealed about the game this week during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

Activision presented two demos for Modern Warfare 3. The first was a non-playable demonstration of the single player campaign, which introduced players to some of the explosive sequences set on the game’s global stage: New York and London. The second demo offered a close look into the game’s new cooperative Spec Ops Mode: Survival, which is more or less Call of Duty’s take on Horde mode from Gears of War.

In MW3′s Spec Ops Mode: Survival, you and one partner kill waves of enemies, and try to survive as enemies increase in number and difficulty. For example; in the first round, you face a small handful of shotgun-equipped enemies, but the later rounds introduce better-equipped soldiers, dogs, helicopters, and so on. This new survival mode could have the potential to be the most addictive Call of Duty mode yet.

The one thing to keep in mind is that the game shouldn’t stray far from the proven formula of the Modern Warfare series. Veteran Call of Duty gamers can expect a top-notch shooter that will feel fairly similar to the previous Modern Warfare games. Since there aren’t any major changes since the last game, I would expect to see a more polished and stable multiplayer experience. The only question mark about Modern Warfare 3 is that a new studio formed by Activision, Sledgehammer Games, has been co-developing the game with Infinity Ward. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be released for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 8th.