Summary

  • Microsoft allegedly vetoed a potential collaboration between Halo and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
  • Sledgehammer Games is rumored to have had plans to add Halo maps to Modern Warfare 3.
  • Call of Duty frequently features crossovers and collaborations with other franchises.

A leaker online has claimed that a collaboration between Halo and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 almost became a reality. The move would have seen tons of Halo content come to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but it wasn't to be.

Halo and Call of Duty are two titans of the FPS genre. Nowadays, Call of Duty is the more popular of the two, but Halo still has enormous name value for gamers. Thanks to Microsoft's 2023 acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company now owns both series, which would theoretically make it easier for any potential collaboration to happen.

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According to Call of Duty leaker TheGhostOfHope on X, Sledgehammer Games had plans for a big Halo collaboration in Modern Warfare 3. This would have included various maps from the Halo franchise, and while they did stop short of naming any specific maps, the image included shows Halo 3's The Pit. In terms of size, this could definitely make for a solid small-scale Call of Duty map. In a follow-up post, TheGhostOfHope claimed to believe that Microsoft shot down the idea, in the same way it did when Secret Level asked about a Halo x Doom crossover episode.

Microsoft Allegedly Vetoed Call of Duty x Halo Collaboration

Although a Halo collaboration sounds a little out there, for Call of Duty, it isn't at this point. The days of Call of Duty being a serious military shooter are long gone, with tons of purchasable cosmetics and frequent crossovers with other franchises. It's true of the current game in the series, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and it was true of Modern Warfare 3, too. Perhaps the strangest in recent memory was when Call of Duty added Terrifier's Art the Clown as an Operator. While Microsoft may have vetoed a Halo collaboration for the time being, it doesn't feel out of the realm of possibility that it could revisit the idea in the future.

Activision may have left Modern Warfare 3 behind at this point, but the fun continues with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The latest game in the series has been receiving frequent content updates, with more crossovers and collaborations to take part in. The biggest so far was Squid Game, which had its own Premium Battle Pass to complete. Treyarch recently revealed the Season 2 Patch Notes for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, letting players know what they can expect when they hop into the action in the new Season.

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III
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PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
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Top Critic Avg: 58 /100 Critics Rec: 14%
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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
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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

Cross Save
yes
Split Screen Orientation
Horizontal Only
Steam Deck Compatibility
yes
Genre(s)
First-Person Shooter
How Long To Beat
5 Hours
X|S Optimized
yes
PS Plus Availability
N/A
File Size Xbox Series
153 GB (August 2024)
Local Co-Op Support
1-2 Players
OpenCritic Rating
Weak