<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
is	O
a	O
2011	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
jointly	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
and	O
Sledgehammer	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
saga	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
2009	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
installment	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	B-Application
version	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
n-Space	O
,	O
while	O
Treyarch	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
follows	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
begins	O
right	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
its	O
final	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
Captain	O
Price	O
,	O
Soap	O
MacTavish	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
newly	O
introduced	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
Yuri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
Special	O
Air	O
Service	O
,	O
they	O
hunt	O
Vladimir	O
Makarov	O
(	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Russian	O
terrorist	O
who	O
leads	O
the	O
Russian	O
Ultranationalist	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
mode	O
that	O
solved	O
issues	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2s	I-Application
IW	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2010	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
developer	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
has	O
dedicated	O
server	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
Nazi	O
Zombies	O
mode	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
principally	O
in	O
that	O
enemies	O
no	O
longer	O
spawn	O
at	O
fixed	O
locations	O
like	O
the	O
zombies	O
do	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
appear	O
at	O
tactical	O
positions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
Ops	O
also	O
returns	O
from	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Assault	O
strike	O
package	O
works	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Killstreak	O
reward	O
system	O
in	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Black	O
Ops	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
earn	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
points	O
without	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
controversial	O
perks	O
in	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
accused	O
of	O
being	O
too	O
overpowered	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Not	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Ops	O
game	O
mode	O
from	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
present	O
in	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
new	O
features	O
which	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
replayable	O
and	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nazi	O
Zombies	O
from	O
previous	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
Hordes	O
from	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
also	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
multiplayer	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
was	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
developed	O
by	O
Beachhead	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
of	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Black	O
Ops	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
monthly	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Activision	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
available	O
for	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
is	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
additional	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
Special	O
Ops	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
Face-Off	O
Maps	O
that	O
came	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
ELITE	I-Application
Premium	O
membership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
unique	O
"	O
Content	O
Collections	O
,	O
"	O
each	O
with	O
2-3	O
content	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
and	O
Call	O
of	O
Dutys	O
Elite	O
service	O
,	O
premium	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
were	O
promised	O
20	O
pieces	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
over	O
a	O
9-month	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
content	O
releases	O
for	O
each	O
platform	O
every	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
premium	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
received	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
about	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
users	O
regardless	O
of	O
Elite	O
membership	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
contract	O
between	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Collection	O
dropped	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
Drops	O
were	O
released	O
monthly	O
exclusively	O
to	O
all	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
premium	O
and	O
founder	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
9	O
monthly	O
DLC	B-Protocol
releases	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3s	O
2012	O
content	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
month	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
October	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
month	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
was	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
gamers	O
,	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Content	O
Collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
free	O
Face-Off	O
maps	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
subscribers	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
membership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sees	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
former	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
Captain	O
John	O
"	O
Soap	O
"	O
MacTavish	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kevin	O
McKidd	O
)	O
,	O
former	O
SAS	O
Captain	O
John	O
Price	O
(	O
Billy	O
Murray	O
)	O
and	O
Russian	O
informant	O
"	O
Nikolai	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
run	O
after	O
killing	O
the	O
rogue	B-Protocol
U.S.	O
Army	O
Lieutenant	O
General	O
Shepherd	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
disavowed	O
due	O
to	O
Shepherd	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
his	O
involvement	O
in	O
igniting	O
the	O
war	O
known	O
only	O
to	O
Price	O
,	O
Soap	O
,	O
and	O
Nikolai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
playable	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
operative	O
Staff	O
Sergeant	O
Derek	O
"	O
Frost	O
"	O
Westbrook	O
;	O
SAS	O
Sgt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
President	O
Al-Fulani	O
in	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Soap	O
is	O
only	O
"	O
playable	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
;	O
while	O
Price	O
becomes	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
mission	O
,	O
Dust	O
to	O
Dust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
include	O
:	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
operatives	O
"	O
Sandman	O
"	O
(	O
William	O
Fichtner	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Truck	O
"	O
(	O
Idris	O
Elba	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Grinch	O
"	O
(	O
Timothy	O
Olyphant	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
serve	O
as	O
Frost	O
's	O
squadmates	O
and	O
father	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	O
MacMillan	O
(	O
Tony	O
Curran	O
)	O
returns	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
as	O
Baseplate	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
141	O
with	O
critical	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Soap	O
is	O
extracted	O
to	O
a	O
Russian	O
loyalist	O
safehouse	O
in	O
Himachal	O
Pradesh	O
alongside	O
Price	O
and	O
Nikolai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makarov	O
's	O
forces	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
arrive	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
now-disbanded	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
141	I-Application
members	O
to	O
flee	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Yuri	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Nikolai	O
's	O
associates	O
who	O
shares	O
a	O
common	O
grudge	O
against	O
Makarov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
a	O
four-man	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
team	O
codename	O
"	O
Metal	O
"	O
assists	O
U.S.	O
forces	O
in	O
defense	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
currently	O
under	O
siege	O
by	O
Russian	O
troops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ensuing	O
fight	O
,	O
Soap	O
suffers	O
a	O
significant	O
fall	O
injury	O
which	O
causes	O
his	B-Application
knife	I-Application
wound	I-Application
to	O
reopen	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
dies	O
from	O
blood	O
loss	O
soon	O
after	O
revealing	O
Makarov	O
's	O
association	O
with	O
Yuri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuri	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
present	O
in	O
Pripyat	O
during	O
Zakhaev	B-Application
's	I-Application
attempted	I-Application
assassination	I-Application
and	O
became	O
disillusioned	O
with	O
the	O
Ultranationalist	O
cause	O
following	O
the	O
nuclear	O
detonation	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	O
track	O
Alena	O
and	O
her	O
father	O
to	O
a	O
diamond	O
mine	O
in	O
Siberia	B-Application
and	O
launch	O
a	O
rescue	O
mission	O
alongside	O
Yuri	O
and	O
Price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
developers	O
co-developing	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
was	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
after	O
a	O
legal	O
dispute	O
between	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
co-founders	O
Jason	O
West	O
and	O
Vince	O
Zampella	O
and	O
Activision	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
pair	O
being	O
fired	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
only	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
reported	O
was	O
that	O
Sledgehammer	O
was	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
bug	O
free	O
"	O
first	O
outing	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
set	O
a	O
goal	O
for	O
Metacritic	O
review	O
scores	O
above	O
95	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
utilizes	O
the	O
MW3	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
unofficially	O
the	O
IW	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leak	O
contained	O
thorough	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
confirming	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
details	O
regarding	O
weapons	O
,	O
levels	O
and	O
modes	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
hours	O
after	O
the	O
leaked	O
assets	O
appeared	O
on	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
four	O
teaser	O
trailers	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
YouTube	B-General_Concept
page	O
,	O
separately	O
titled	O
"	O
America	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
England	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
France	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Germany	O
"	O
,	O
indicating	O
the	O
various	O
locales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Activision	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
for	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
official	O
premiere	O
during	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Western	O
Conference	O
Finals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Activision	O
announced	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
social	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
community	O
to	O
track	O
and	O
compare	O
statistics	O
,	O
create	O
videos	O
and	O
access	O
premium	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
fully	O
integrated	O
into	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Survival	O
Mode	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
world	O
premiere	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
another	O
multiplayer	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
showing	O
off	O
the	O
heads-up	O
display	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
weapons	O
,	O
perks	O
,	O
and	O
killstreaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
PepsiCo-owned	O
brand	O
Mountain	O
Dew	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
promoting	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
Fuel	O
"	O
soda	O
variants	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
cherry-citrus-flavored	O
(	O
the	O
original	O
Game	O
Fuel	O
that	O
promoted	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
and	O
brought	O
back	O
in	O
2009	O
to	O
promote	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
)	O
and	O
Tropical-flavored	O
(	O
a	O
new	O
flavor	O
that	O
was	O
tested	O
by	O
500	O
Dew	O
Labs	O
members	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Activision	O
held	O
a	O
two-day	O
event	O
called	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Experience	O
2011	O
(	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
XP	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
from	O
September	O
2	O
–	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
VIP	O
party	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
,	O
Dutch	O
porn	O
star	O
and	O
avid	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
Kim	O
Holland	O
was	O
originally	O
invited	O
to	O
attend	O
the	O
event	O
until	O
she	O
was	O
suddenly	O
uninvited	O
when	O
Activision	O
discovered	O
her	O
profession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
actors	O
Jonah	O
Hill	O
and	O
Sam	O
Worthington	O
(	O
who	O
voiced	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Alex	O
Mason	O
in	O
Black	O
Ops	O
,	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
athlete	O
Dwight	O
Howard	O
starred	O
in	O
commercials	O
advertising	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
uploaded	O
online	O
after	O
being	O
stolen	O
from	O
a	O
warehouse	O
in	O
Fresno	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K-Mart	O
had	O
already	O
started	O
selling	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
its	O
scheduled	O
release	O
date	O
with	O
copies	O
already	O
appearing	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
and	O
Craigslist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
retail	O
versions	O
across	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
:	O
Standard	O
and	O
Hardened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
version	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
instructional	O
manual	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contents	O
within	O
the	O
Hardened	O
Edition	O
include	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
with	O
"	O
unique	O
art	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
membership	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
,	O
"	O
special	O
founder	O
status	O
"	O
on	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
which	O
includes	O
an	O
exclusive	O
in-game	O
emblem	O
,	O
playercard	O
,	O
weapon	O
camouflage	O
,	O
clan	O
XP	O
boost	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
exclusive	O
benefits	O
,	O
premium	O
collectible	O
Steelbook	O
case	O
,	O
exclusive	O
animated	O
timeline	O
theme	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
only	O
,	O
exclusive	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
Juggernaut	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
avatar	O
outfit	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
only	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
,	O
collectible	O
field	O
journal	O
,	O
which	O
chronicles	O
"	O
the	O
entire	O
saga	O
with	O
100+	O
pages	O
of	O
authentic	O
military	O
sketches	O
,	O
diagrams	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
entries.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
the	O
Prestige	O
editions	O
of	O
previous	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
games	O
have	O
included	O
physical	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
remote-controlled	O
car	O
for	O
Black	O
Ops	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
night	O
vision	O
goggles	O
and	O
a	O
life-sized	O
plastic	O
head	O
to	O
put	O
them	O
on	O
for	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
British	O
special	O
forces	O
avatar	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Brady	O
strategy	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
jointly	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
,	O
limited	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
320GB	O
hard	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
is	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
team	O
and	O
includes	O
two	O
custom	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
and	O
features	O
custom	O
sounds	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
turned	O
on/off	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
disc	O
tray	O
is	O
ejected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
one-month	O
subscription	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
exclusive	O
avatar	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
where	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
even	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
renowned	O
for	O
elements	O
like	O
the	O
excellent	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
gloss	O
,	O
polish	O
and	O
compulsion	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
not	O
only	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
brand	O
hype	O
but	O
exceeds	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Evolution	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
9.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
hype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
9.0	O
out	O
of	O
10.0	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
"	O
great	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
 [ a ] 	O
fun	O
campaign	O
,	O
tons	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
 [ also ] 	O
a	O
forgettable	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
less	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
it	O
only	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
blaming	O
the	O
lacking	O
graphics	O
and	O
poor	B-Application
friend	I-Application
code	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
bringing	O
it	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
believes	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
day-one	O
shipments	O
were	O
the	O
largest	O
for	O
any	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
that	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
has	O
broken	O
the	O
same	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2010	O
's	O
Black	O
Ops	O
grossed	O
$360	O
million	O
on	O
day	O
one	O
;	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
brought	O
in	O
$310	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Robert	O
Kotick	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
is	O
the	O
biggest	O
entertainment	O
launch	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
any	O
medium	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
 [ Activision ] 	O
achieved	O
this	O
record	O
with	O
sales	O
from	O
only	O
two	O
territories.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
grossed	O
more	O
than	O
$775	O
million	O
globally	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
$650	O
million	O
record	O
set	O
by	O
2010	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
and	O
the	O
$550	O
million	O
one	O
achieved	O
by	O
2009	O
's	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
IGN	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
sold	O
26.5	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
in	O
its	O
fifth	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
3	O
also	O
topped	O
the	O
Japanese	O
chart	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
shifting	O
180,372	O
copies	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
around	O
30,000	O
.	O
</s>
