Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 downloadable content

The downloadable content available for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is an assortment of additional multiplayer maps, Special Ops missions, and Face Off Maps that were made available throughout 2012, after the initial launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in 2011. All downloadable content (DLC) is available first to Call of Duty: Elite premium members. The general public can download the DLC drops through Content Collections for a nominal fee. Xbox 360 received all DLC about one month before PlayStation 3 regardless of Elite membership, this is due to a special contract between Microsoft and Activision.

History

During E3 2010, Microsoft announced that any DLC released for the Call of Duty series would arrive on the Xbox 360 first. This exclusivity agreement applies for Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.[1]

Initially at the release of Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty‍ '​s Elite service, premium members of the service were promised 20 pieces of DLC over a 9-month period with content releases for each platform every month. This number was later increased to 22 in Call of Duty‍ '​s official Elite Content Calendar.[2]

Face Off

On May 9, 2012 it was announced that a new game mode would be introduced to Modern Warfare 3 in the form of smaller maps. Face Off is a game mode strictly for 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3 battles that take place on specially made maps. These maps are small in size to allow for fast gameplay with the smaller team sizes. Two free Face Off maps became available for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers on May 15, 2012, regardless of Call of Duty: Elite membership. There is now a dedicated public playlist for the Face Off game mode.[3]

Content Drops

Content Drops were released monthly exclusively to all Call of Duty: Elite premium and founder members. There were a total of 9 monthly DLC releases until the end of Modern Warfare 3‍ '​s 2012 content season. September was the last month DLC was released for Xbox 360 and October was the last month for PlayStation 3. Since Call of Duty: Elite was not available for PC gamers, DLC was only released in the form of Content Collections.

Drop(s) Multiplayer Map(s) Spec Ops Mission(s) Face Off Map(s) Xbox 360 release date PlayStation 3 release date
1-2 Liberation & Piazza None None 24 January 2012[4] 28 February 2012[5]
3 Overwatch None None 21 February 2012[6] 29 March 2012[5]
4-6 Black Box Black Ice & Negotiator None 13 March 2012[7] 12 April 2012[8]
7-8 Sanctuary & Foundation None None 10 April 2012[9] 10 May 2012[10]
9-12[11] Oasis Iron Clad & Kill Switch Getaway & Lookout 15 May 2012[3] 14 June 2012[11]
13-15[12] None Arctic Recon Vortex, U-Turn & Intersection 19 June 2012[13] 19 July 2012[10]
16-18 Decommission & Offshore Vertigo None 17 July 2012[14] 16 August 2012
19-21 None Special Delivery, Light 'Em Up & Special Ops Chaos Mode None 7 August 2012 6 September 2012
22-24 Parish, Gulch & Boardwalk None None 5 September 2012 9 October 2012

Content Collections

Content collections are comparable to the original method of distributing DLC in previous Call of Duty titles. Multiple maps and Spec Ops missions are placed into one collection for anyone to purchase through the Xbox Marketplace, PlayStation Store, or Steam for PC. No Call of Duty: Elite membership is required to download content collections.

Collection Number Multiplayer Map(s) Spec Ops Mission(s) Face Off Map(s) Xbox 360 release date PlayStation 3 release date PC release date
1 Black Box, Liberation, Overwatch & Piazza Black Ice & Negotiator None 20 March 2012[15] 19 April 2012[16] 8 May 2012[17]
2 Foundation, Oasis & Sanctuary Iron Clad & Kill Switch Getaway & Lookout 22 May 2012[3] 21 June 2012[18] 21 June 2012
3 None Arctic Recon, Vertigo, Special Delivery, Light 'Em Up & Special Ops Chaos Mode Vortex, U-Turn & Intersection 9 August 2012 13 September 2012 13 September 2012
4 Gulch, Boardwalk, Parish, Decommission & Offshore None None 6 September 2012 10 October 2012 10 October 2012

Free DLC

Free DLC is available to not (for Israel no) all users of Modern Warfare 3 regardless of Call of Duty: Elite membership and it is completely free to the user.

Face Off Map(s) Multiplayer Map(s) Xbox 360 release date PlayStation 3 release date PC release date
Aground & Erosion None 16 May 2012[3] 15 June 2012[11] 21 June 2012
None Terminal 18 July 2012[19] 17 August 2012 17 August 2012

References

  1. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (2010-06-14). "COD DLC first on 360 for three years News • News • Xbox 360 •". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Content Calendar". Callofduty.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Face Off Mode Revealed - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360) - IGN Video". Ign.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  4. ↑ "All You Need to Know About Modern Warfare 3 DLC - Xbox 360 Preview at IGN". Xbox360.ign.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "First Batch of Modern Warfare 3 DLC Comes to PS3 - PlayStation 3 News at IGN". Ps3.ign.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  6. ↑ "Modern Warfare 3's Overwatch Dropping This Month - Xbox 360 News at IGN". Xbox360.ign.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Call of Duty Elite: MW3 Map Black Box On Xbox 360 Today (News)". NowGamer. 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  8. ↑ "Call Of Duty: MW3 Black Box, Black Ice, Negotiator DLC Hits PS3 This Week". NowGamer. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  9. ↑ Hinkle, David (2012-04-10). "PSA: Modern Warfare 3 takes Sanctuary in Foundation on Xbox 360". Joystiq. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Content Calendar". Callofduty.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Twitter / CallOfDutyElite: In just 2 weeks ELITE Drop". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  12. ↑ "TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter". Twitlonger.com. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  13. ↑ "Twitter / CallOfDutyElite: @haidenpetrey June @Xbox #". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  14. ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/12/modern-warfare-3-elite-content-announced-for-july
  15. ↑ "Collection 1 - Xbox.com". Marketplace.xbox.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  16. ↑ View: Everyone Only Notes (2012-04-18). "Call of Duty Community: Latest News - Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3: Call of Duty: MW3 Content Collection #1 Hits PlayStation® Network April 19, Plus Double XP Weekend Across All Platforms". Community.callofduty.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  17. ↑ Digital Warfare 24/7 (2011-11-08). "Content Collection 1 Releases On PC May 8th". Digitalwarfare247.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  18. ↑ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  19. ↑ "TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter". Twitlonger.com. Retrieved 2012-07-08.