Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Could Be Teasing Return of…

Summary

Zombies could be making a return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, as hinted by a mysterious phone number found in the reveal trailer.
Activision has been teasing information about Modern Warfare 3 through the phone number, with fans receiving text messages related to the game.
While the audio message received by texting "Zombies" to the number doesn't confirm anything, it's likely a hint that Zombies mode will be included in the game.

Zombies could be returning for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, if a mysterious phone number found in the recent reveal trailer is to be trusted. The popular Zombies game mode has been part of the Call of Duty franchise for well over a decade, but it has been kept separate from the Modern Warfare series. That could be changing soon, though, with Zombies potentially being a game mode to be announced in the lead-up to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's launch in November.

Relatively little has been officially announced regarding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at this point in time. Over the past two weeks, Activision has confirmed that the next release in the Call of Duty series will be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and that it will feature the notorious villain Makarov. For more information, an official reveal event is scheduled to begin on August 17 in Call of Duty: Warzone. Otherwise, Activision has found some curious ways of teasing information without confirming anything.

One way Activision is teasing news from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is via a mysterious phone number. The number is briefly shown and when called tells Call of Duty fans to text the number instead. After agreeing to receive texts, Call of Duty fans receive a series of messages teasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 unprompted. However, fans have discovered the number will respond to certain specific keywords, too. One of those keywords is confirmed to be "Zombies."

Texting "Zombies" to the Call of Duty phone number will lead to an audio file being sent in return. The audio file's name is gibberish, but the audio itself will be recognizable to all Zombies mode players. The audio file contains the sound of a zombie's guttural growl and scream.

The audio file is by no means an official confirmation that Zombies is returning for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It's possible that it's just a fun response and an Easter egg. However, since all other discovered text prompts for the Modern Warfare 3 phone number are directly related to the new game, it seems likely the Zombies tease is related, too. Activision should know better than to tease fans about Zombies mode if it isn't in the game.

Other prompts that have led to responses from the phone number include "Red Dot," which seems to confirm the return of the classic Call of Duty mini-map with red dots showing unsuppressed gunfire, and map names, which include all 16 of the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 maps. More details on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are expected tomorrow, and in the days and weeks to come. Zombies mode will hopefully be one of those upcoming announcements.