Summary
- Reputable leakers claim that a crossover event featuring The Boys is coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, likely to drive continued traffic to the game.
- The event, titled "The Boys vs The Seven," will include event challenges for both the multiplayer and Zombies modes, and players can expect to unlock cosmetic items themed after The Boys.
- Modern Warfare 3 has enjoyed record-breaking engagement, and Sledgehammer Games' regular updates and willingness to make small innovations set it apart from other Call of Duty developers.
Reputable leakers claim that The Boys are coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 through an interesting in-game event. Coming to the game soon, the event features the fan-favorite group of comic book heroes as its main theme.
Call of Duty is no stranger to crossover events. Other future crossovers have also become known recently, with a collaboration from the Dune franchise confirmed to be coming to Modern Warfare 3. These crossovers have done a great job at driving continued traffic into the game, with Activision often partnering with franchises that have a large fan overlap with Call of Duty. The satirical superhero group The Boys is one of those franchises.
Leaker MWIIIntel claimed that Modern Warfare 3 will have an in-game event titled "The Boys vs The Seven," which will presumably feature new cosmetic items derived from the popular show's characters. This crossover will include event challenges for both the multiplayer and Zombies modes.
While most crossovers in the game only feature a cosmetic bundle, like Modern Warfare 3's forthcoming Walking Dead crossover, this seems to be a much more extensive collaboration, with the event likely lasting a week or more so that players have time to complete its challenges. By completing these challenges, players can expect to unlock various cosmetic items such as player skins, weapon skins, and calling cards that are The Boys-themed. Since the event is titled "The Boys vs The Seven," players can also expect to see references to The Seven, another superhero group who are arch enemies to The Boys.
Modern Warfare 3 has enjoyed record-breaking engagement for the Call of Duty franchise, and this event can be expected to only help its numbers. Its throwback maps from 2009's Modern Warfare 2, along with its return to more fluid movement mechanics, have been a hit with many Call of Duty fans. With the franchise's newest installment reportedly having a much smaller window of development than past games, many expected Modern Warfare 3 to be a downturn from previous entries, but so far Sledgehammer Games has proved the fanbase wrong.
In addition to exciting crossover events that will likely grow the game's playerbase further, Sledgehammer made it clear that it intends to update the game on a regular basis and address various issues. To make the game's movement system more approachable to newcomers, the developer has already announced that a stamina bar would be coming to Modern Warfare 3, something not seen before in the franchise. Sledgehammer's willingness to make small innovations like this could set it apart from the franchise's other two main developers, Infinity Ward and Treyarch.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 58 /100 Critics Rec: 14%
- Released
- November 10, 2023
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Sledgehammer Games
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- iw 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
- Franchise
- Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Platform(s)
- PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Genre(s)
- First-Person Shooter
