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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 release time - the countdown to the new MW3 update is on

Here's when Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 2 unlock in your timezone

GamesRadar

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 2 — Release date, maps, modes, operator bundles and more

Sledgehammer Games and the teams behind Call of Duty MW3 and Warzone are dropping Season 2 on February 7. Here's what you can look forward to.

Windows Central

Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 release time, maps, and everything we know

Here's what we know about Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 so far, including new maps, Zombies updates, and more.

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Modern Warfare 3 gets season 2 trailer showcasing three new 6v6 multiplayer maps

Activision has shared a deeper look at three of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's upcoming multiplayer maps.

TechRadar

How the war began – the making of Call of Duty

Interview | The story of Call of Duty begins with one of its fiercest rivals – here, Retro Gamer goes deep into the history of an FPS dynasty

GamesRadar

In a huge matchmaking breakdown, Call of Duty dev says it's trying to tone down the "sweatiest" lobbies, confirms secret tests where it disables SBMM

"We will continue to test and actively explore ways to mitigate this concern"

GamesRadar

Call of Duty matchmaking consists of many factors with 'connection' being the most critical

Activision has offered fresh insight into how Call of Duty's matchmaking system works.

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Unprecedented 'inside look' at Call of Duty matchmaking debunks fan theories on SBMM and confirms our assumptions: 'Skill is not the dominant variable'

We finally know how Call of Duty's matchmaking works.

PC Gamer

Activision's Call of Duty general manager takes over as president of Blizzard

Johanna Faries will take the reins at Blizzard next week, following the surprise departure of Mike Ybarra and Microsoft's mass layoffs.

PC Gamer

'Ping is king': Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer matchmaking is demystified in the latest intel drop

Call of Duty dev teams are pulling back the curtain in the latest intel drop to explain to players the match making process and dispel rumors of skill-based and engagement-based matchmaking.

Windows Central

Blizzard's new president is an Activision executive who oversaw Call of Duty

Johanna Faries will lead Blizzard while acknowledging "different gameplay experiences" from Activision's games

GamesRadar

Former Call of Duty executive Johanna Faries is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment

Johanna Faries, a former Call of Duty executive at Activision Blizzard, is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment.

Windows Central

Stunned devs left scrambling for livelihoods in wake of yesterday's layoff bloodbath: 'In the end the contributions didn't matter'

Devs have found themselves adrift in the aftermath of swingeing layoffs across Activision-Blizzard and Xbox.

PC Gamer

Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees amid industry-wide cuts

Mere months after acquiring Activision Blizzard in October 2023, Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees

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Everything we know about Nintendo Switch 2

We're rounding up everything we know about Nintendo Switch 2, with all the latest updates and details surrounding Ninty's latest console.

International Business Times

Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Staff After Activision Gaming Buyout

Microsoft is laying off 1,900 people, or eight percent of staff, from its gaming division as it consolidates the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

PC Gamer

Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company, and the studio's survival game has been cancelled

Layoffs continue to tear through the video game industry, after an already difficult year in 2023.

TechRadar

Microsoft to lay off around 1,900 staff from across the Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax teams

Microsoft is planning to lay off around 1,900 people from its video game workforce.

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Evening Standard

Microsoft cutting 1,900 gaming staff in post-Activision Blizzard deal layoff round

The Verge claims the tech giant is planning to cut around 8% of its 22,000-strong gaming workforce

Windows Central

Microsoft announces layoffs at gaming division with 1900 jobs cut across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media

More layoffs are hitting across the gaming industry, with Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs out of the greater Xbox organization.

Windows Central

Palworld has, once again, highlighted the ongoing deficiencies in PC Game Pass and the Xbox app on Windows 11

Microsoft and Xbox see themselves as having a cross-platform future, but its own efforts to curate a Steam-like store on Windows PC are still going awry.

TechRadar

Call of Duty's AI-powered anti-toxicity voice recognition has already detected 2 million accounts

Call of Duty's anti-toxicity moderation system has detected more than two million accounts that are being investigated.

PC Gamer

Game developers are growing more opposed to major acquisitions: 'Too much control in one company's hands is never a good thing'

The 2024 GDC State of the Game Industry survey reflects a growing rise in concerns about consolidation.

Windows Central

Season 1 Reloaded patch notes detail a slate of changes for Call of Duty: MW3 and Warzone

Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games have released the Season 1 Reloaded patch notes explaining changes made in the January 17 update.

TechRadar

Call of Duty's anti-cheat update will close down the game if it detects aim assist on mouse and keyboard

Call of Duty's anti-cheat software will now detect if a mouse and keyboard player is using aim assist and shut down their game.

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