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Face these horrors and more with a huge selection of free content as well as Events, Challenges, and new rewards to unlock. Season 6 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare® III, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile goes live on Wednesday, September 18 beginning at 9 AM PT across all platforms. Stay tuned with the Call of Duty Blog for all official comms and announcements. Check the Patch Notes prior to the release of Season 6 on September 18, with separate notes for Modern Warfare III (led by Sledgehammer Games) and Call of Duty: Warzone (led by Raven Software). MODERN WARFARE III OVERVIEW (MWIII) CONTENT SUMMARY Blood-soaked Maps and More: Get a bite to eat in the new killer clown-themed Drive Thru Multiplayer map and steak your claim as the king of the meats in the Mad Cow variant along with five other new map variants. Terrifying Modes: Play a scary twist on Infected and fight back the undead with the return of Hordepoint. Power up your Operator with super weapons in Arcade and embrace the change in Mutation. Multiplayer Maps: A New Core 6v6 Map, Plus Six New Variants Expect more screaming than laughing as you navigate the decaying forecourt of Funny’s Fried Fun restaurant, then wade through a real house of horrors as the Meat variant Mad Cow map offers foul flooded waters and a real sense of dread amongst the beef. Then prepare for more Shipment than ever before! Drive Thru (Launch) Brand-New, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized Order up some mayhem at Funny's Fried Fun! This killer clown-themed restaurant features its own moving carousel circling views of the dining area and parking lot. Defending the central building won’t be easy, with entry points on all sides. Get behind the kitchen counter — whatever you do, don’t look at the food — or slip back outside to fight along the perimeter. Don’t linger too long, or you might join the missing persons list posted on the wall out front. Did we mention to please not eat the meat? Mad Cow (Launch) Variant, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized You’re next on the chopping block in this slaughterhouse from hell featuring the grisliest meat in the Bay Area. The whole map has flooded, forcing Operators to battle through the muck inside and out. Dive down into the thickest parts of to hide from passing enemies and keep your cool when battling near the murals depicting mad bulls. Make one wrong move and risk joining the body bag lying in the kill room. Five New Shipment Variants! (Launch) Variants, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized The legendary Shipment map returns in five additional variations! Whether you’re here for a bloody good time (Ghost Ship), ready to perfect your weapons training (Arena Shipment), looking for clear skies ahead (Sunny Shipment), or a more squared-off Shipment experience (Bit-ment), there’s a Shipment variant ready for you. Needing retro-futuristic visuals with your small map chaos? Then enter “Stay High”, the weirdest Shipment of them all.... Arena Shipment (Launch) Variant, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized Deploy to a weapons training course sponsored by the biggest names in defense alongside local companies like East Bay Meats. The arena is divided between the green and orange sides with shooting targets scattered throughout. Move to the center to get into the thick of it or take advantage of the outer obstacles to fight from the sidelines. Stay High (Launch) Variant, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized Get weird in this variant of Shipment featuring bright colors across an assortment of stacked blocks, dissipating as they rise upward to the infinite sky above. Stacks of old CRT televisions and VHS players offer some cover throughout, all set to the same tuned out channels. Stay focused and try not to get lost in the static. Bit-ment (Launch) Variant, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized Head to the South Pixel Sea in Bit-Ment, boasting old-school visuals and an eerie overhead topography. Step into an open container to get out of the rain while ambushing enemy Operators and use every pixel available to stay alive while battling for the top of the scoreboard. Ghost Ship (Launch) Variant, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized What at first glance appears to be a normal neighborhood shrouded in fog soon reveals itself as the scene of a harrowing ritual. Strange glyphs shine on the ground and the surfaces of the center containers, chains and hooks hanging overhead. Outside the map’s borders, jack-o'-lanterns, a graveyard, and strange lights within the surrounding homes anticipate something more sinister than your typical haunting. Tread carefully. Sunny Shipment (Launch) Variant, Core, 6v6, Small-Sized It’s a bright, clear day on the high seas in this Shipment variant, the perfect summer send off as we move into autumn. The sun’s glare results in more saturated colors including the vibrant blue of the surrounding waters. Lather on some sunscreen and whistle while you work. Multiplayer Modes: Hordepoint, Mutation, Infected, and Arcade Game Mode: Hordepoint First introduced in Call of Duty: WWII (2017), Hordepoint returns to Modern Warfare III! Capturing the Hardpoint and defending against the attacking team might sound familiar, but that’s not the end of the story in this twisted version of the classic Hardpoint Mode. You’re fighting against both the living and the undead in Hordepoint, fending off your enemies plus a horde of bloodthirsty zombies! Game Mode: Arcade Arcade returns, enhancing Operators with abilities like increased jump height and the ability to Ground Slam into opponents. Dominate your foes by seizing power weapons including the Sledgehammer with an increased knockback effect, an explosive MORS Sniper Rifle, and other enhanced weaponry for the taking. Use your Forcefield ability to defend against the onslaught; activate it to create a transparent bubble around the player that defends against incoming bullets until it breaks after taking enough damage. Balance attack and defense and crush your enemies. Game Mode: Mutation Embrace the change — no matter how unnatural — with the return of Mutation mode. Take turns playing as a team of humans or mutants in a moshpit of modes. Human Operators spawn with increased ammo reserves and can earn Killstreaks to help fight back the mutant threat. Mutants forego traditional Loadouts for one of four unique classes: Mutated Leaper: Leap at your enemies and become enraged, gaining faster movement speed and melee damage along with the ability to detect enemies around corners. Toss a Snapshot Grenade to reveal foes to your team. Radioactive Beast: Charge your enemies as a half dog, half demon. Howl to improve the health and movement speed of your allies and use your enhanced senses to reveal nearby enemies on the minimap. Contaminated Sludger: The Sludger obscures sightlines with a Smoke Grenade and can attack enemies with a close-ranged acid blast that pools on the ground and slows its victims. Explode in a large radius of mutant sludge, taking your foes down with you. Camouflaged Sneaker: Become partially invisible and stun and slow enemies with a lethal energy projectile. When it’s time to break stealth and attack, scramble at your enemies with an electrified leap. Mutants who amass a high elimination count may even get the chance to pursue their targets as the monstrous Mutant Juggernaut. Game Mode: Infected Infected returns with The Haunting twist, as infected players attempt to dispatch the living with their claws and throwing knives. One player is chosen at random to spawn in as the infected, tasked with eliminating the human survivors to turn them to their cause. The still-living must use the tools at their disposal to keep their lives intact. Multiplayer Ranked Play Intel (Launch Window) Earn Modern Warfare III Ranked Play rewards in three ways: Rank Rewards: Available at launch and can be earned in any season. Players can continue their previous rank grind in Season 6. Season Rewards: Available at the start of the season and only available that season. End-of Season Rewards: Rewards that are awarded after the season concludes and represent either your highest attained division or an active placement in the Top 250 Division. Rank Rewards are consistent from season to season, but Competitor and Skill Division Rewards have been updated for Season 6. Note that the Ranked Play Operator Skins remain unlockable from season to season. New Season 6 Competitor Rewards: 5 Wins: “MWIII Season 6 Competitor” Weapon Sticker 10 Wins: “Pro Re-Issue Renetti” Weapon Blueprint 25 Wins: “Proven Mettle” Weapon Charm 50 Wins: “Smoke Show” Weapon Decal 75 Wins: “MWIII Ranked Play Season 6” Loading Screen 100 Wins: “MWIII Season 6 Ranked Veteran” Weapon Camo