Summary

The Season 1 Reloaded update forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3will add the new Rio 6v6 map and various new game modes, including Team Gunfight.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3players can also expect playlist updates in the remainder of Season 1.

Modern Warfare 3Season 1began on December 6 with a limited-time CODMAS event, new maps, and more game modes for fans to enjoy during the holiday season. The game experienced some technical issues in Zombies after the first season began, but CODMAS was still well received by manyCall of Dutyfans. As the season approached its halfway point, speculation ramped up about the mid-season update forModern Warfare 3. Additionally,Modern Warfare 3leaks suggested that various new game modes would be added in the Reloaded update.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Rio Map

TheModern Warfare 3Season 1 Reloaded update launches on January 17 with the new Rio map and three new game modes: Team Gunfight, Headquarters, and Infected. Rio is a new medium-sized 6v6 map that takes place in a shopping center in Brazil. An indoor mall is prominently situated in the middle of the map, with a plaza, tram station, market, and residential spaces surrounding it. According to Sledgehammer Games, the mall itself rises toward its center, which means players may defend the high ground with a “king of the hill approach.”

New Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Map and Game Modes

Team Gunfight is a 6v6 version ofModern Warfare 3’sGunfight modewith the same rule set. All Team Gunfight players will spawn with the same randomized loadout at the start of the match, and the loadout will change over time until the match ends. Moreover, Headquarters will be added on day one ofModern Warfare 3Season 1 Reloaded. In Headquarters, players must secure an objective and hold it for as long as possible with limited respawns, and the objective will periodically rotate around the map.

Alongside the debut of Team Gunfight,Modern Warfare 2’sInfected game modewill return inModern Warfare 3with the Season 1 Reloaded update. The Infected game mode starts with one player being Infected, with opposing players aiming to survive until the end of the match. The chances of survival greatly diminish as more players become Infected in a match.

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Patch notes for the Season 1 Reloaded update will be released prior to its release on January 17, so players can expect more details about new content arriving soon. Sledgehammer Games will continue to release playlist updates on Thursdays as well. Fans won’t have to wait much longer for Season 2, sinceModern Warfare 3leakssuggest the next season will begin in early February with new weapons.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)

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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