COD Modern Warfare 3 date - report

By Robert Purchese Published 9 May, 2011

Game codenamed Project Collossus.

Eurogamer has heard from multiple sources that the new Call of Duty game, thought to be Modern Warfare 3, will launch on 8th November 2011.

An internal Tesco database refers to the new Call of Duty game as Call of Duty: Project Collossus [sic].

The 8th November date is the Tuesday before The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is released. Call of Duty: Black Ops was released on Tuesday, 9th November 2010, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released on Tuesday, 10th November 2009. World at War (14th November 2008) and Modern Warfare (9th November 2007) were both released on a Friday.

The news drops hours before Activision Blizzard announces its financial results for January, February and March 2011. A company conference call starts at 9.30pm UK time.

Activision and Tesco were both unavailable for comment.

This autumn's Call of Duty game still hasn't been announced. Reports suggest that this - Infinity Ward's first game since studio heads Jason West and Vincent Zampella were marched off the premises (taking a wedge of staff with them) - will be a prequel to the first Modern Warfare game. Will Sledgehammer Games - the studio set up by former Visceral heads Glen Schofield and Michael Condry - help? Will Singularity developer Raven Software also lend a hand?

Find Makarov, a live-action Call of Duty short made by fans.

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Comments (67) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Snufkin #1 1 year ago

    Well blow me. What a shocker.

  • J0rdan_KZ #2 1 year ago

    My, my... wasn't this obvious. The real question is, who the hell is developing this one? Activision have a TONNE of teams working on the CoD franchise now.

  • MojoDex #3 1 year ago

    colossal waste of time?

  • blarty #4 1 year ago

    Oh Great.... Not rocking that subtitle though... ' Call of Duty: Project Collossus', meh..... I was so hoping for 'Call of Duty: We've fixed the Lag'

  • Architect_z #5 1 year ago

    Call of Duty news story. YEAH! Do I give a shit?

    BATTLEFIELD 3 FTW!

  • BuffoonBassoon #6 1 year ago

    codename??? what is this a military operation!? just tell us about it ffs

  • richardiox #7 1 year ago

    "project collosus" is a very grandiose name for what will no doubt be yet another reskin of 2007s COD4.

  • Fightclubber #8 1 year ago

    Same engine same bullshit

  • Jimster71 #9 1 year ago

    Call of Duty: Not As Good As Battlefield

    I'll get my flame retardant coat.

  • Lunastra78 #10 1 year ago

    Kotick is single-handedly developing this game using only the power of his mind, the tears of a polar bear and a pint of virgins blood.

  • coolbritannia #11 1 year ago

    Call of Duty: Afterthought.

  • SClaw #12 1 year ago

    Commence months of hate flame... followed by record sales...

    Humanity is noisy sheep. Kotick is an evil genius.

  • FuzzyDuck #13 1 year ago

    I'd imagine that subtitle is tentative and will be dropped.

    People are probably rooting for the sub-brand of MW after the (relative) disappointment of BO (just an obersvation, i don't actually play the CoD games).

  • jablonski #14 1 year ago

    The tards who will buy this couldn't give a shizzle who developed it. Just that it has COD on the box

  • captain_Carl #15 1 year ago

    A NEW CALL OF DUTY? Fuck me i'd never have expected that.

  • ps3owner #16 1 year ago

    will PSN be back up and running by then?!

  • joelstinton #17 1 year ago

    Uncharted 3... Battlefield 3 on the same day, Elder scrolls two weeks later, and AC:R somewhere between all them... sorry COD, unless you do some completely leftfieldly amazing you are not getting brought this year.

  • CaptainQuint #18 1 year ago

    I'm out that day, sorry.

  • CaptainQuint #19 1 year ago

    I'm washing my hair.

  • customfirmware #20 1 year ago

    Call of duty: Osama bin bombing.

  • Valver #21 1 year ago

    Grinding another franchise into the dirt...

  • DarknRahl #22 1 year ago

    This game is trapped by it's own success. The next game will be bland and more of the same.

  • roquey Verified Lead Quality Assurance Tester and Compliance Specialist, Universally Speaking #23 1 year ago

    Anyone seen that dead horse i left somewhere or is Kotick still flogging it?

  • StuDevo #24 1 year ago

    Sigh. Another poor game that will sell millions of copies.

  • LazyNinjaUk #25 1 year ago

    Maybe it's one of those ironic names. Big by name, small in game.

    Huge sounding name: PROJECT COLLOSUS, small game: typical 6 hour campaign length.

    Either way, that's one douchey sounding title, like Sniper: Ghost Warrior *shudder*

  • richarddavies #26 1 year ago

    NO WAY!! THE NEXT COD'S COMING OUT IN NOVEMBER?!!! NEVER SAW THAT ONE COMING!!! THIS "UNEXPECTED NEWS" TOTALLY DESERVES ALL THE CAPITALS AND EXCLAMATION POINTS IM GIVING IT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • des #27 1 year ago

    Retailers dates are not reliable,but when this gets announced expect tons of scared publishers to move their games as far away from MW3 as possible.

  • slickster #28 1 year ago

    No cod for me its the same old shit every year. Battlefield 3 all the way. BABY :o)

  • yoomazir #29 1 year ago

    what about the name? wasn't there some conflict about it between former Infinty Ward staff & Activision?

  • Maswor #30 1 year ago

    Same shit, different years

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #31 1 year ago

    Ive never exactly been a COD fan, i somewhat enjoyed black ops tho maybe thats because i dont buy a COD game yearly like others do, but i dont understand how it sells so ridiculously well, when you never see a good word said about the series on any comments thread or in real life, and its not like it was just all launch hype cos it still sells extremely well every week and its been out 7 months.

  • Tryhard #32 1 year ago

    I will be too busy blowing people up in my Abrams in BF3 to worry about Mw3

  • hulkamania78 #33 1 year ago

    I liked mw2 more than cod4 but many of my friends hated it and still play it to date. Black Ops got boring quick but my kid plays it. I am a Gears man myself the beta is outstanding. I will buy it as it keeps me hooked for a while but I know Gears 3 will keep me hooked for a long time.

    I can't stand the COD battering in here its boring. Any yearly update gets blasted I knew what the comments would be before I read them. I get why people see it samey but so is Fifa etc so live with it. Battlefield2 is a good game I played a lot but there was more camping in that than COD. Battlefield3 looks amazing though.

    Let's just wait and see people.
    Edited by hulkamania78 at 09/05/11 @ 16:38

  • des #34 1 year ago

    "but i dont understand how it sells so ridiculously well, when you never see a good word said about the series on any comments thread or in real life"

    Your real-life sucks then;)

    COD is hated because it's popular,anything popular has tons of stupid haters.They are very vocal of course,because there is nothing they can do to undermine its popularity except moan about it on internet.But that has the exact opposite effect,it makes series even more popular...brilliant strategy

  • geeza2020 #35 1 year ago

    I've got a picture of Kotick playing BFBC2 and giving a thumbs up sign. How much is it worth then?

  • thedaveeyres #36 1 year ago

    Could be very interesting, what with the teams involved.

    The biggest sheep are the braying idiots writing off the game without any thought. it's like a reverse Emperor's New Clothes.

  • edhe #37 1 year ago

    Cunts, couldn't they drop it *after* skyrim and not get in the way of a better game's sales?

  • trampstar #38 1 year ago

    I'm with Des.

    CoD is hated by the same muppets who hate Man Utd just for being successful. CoD PJ will be another $1b game simply because it's the benchmark for the FPS genre, but I really hope BF3 pushes it this year. I love both games but BFBC2 is just a little slow for my liking. We can all live together! Give FPS peace a chance!!

  • mixpython #39 1 year ago

    OK I admit it I, am what you might call a COD "fanboy" I love the online multiplayer ( though extremely annoyed that co-op is always left out, bar WAW) But since Black Ops was such a step backwards in regards to quality of the game, both in graphics and gameplay, I am under no illusion that the COD ship is sinking, as they desperately try to pump out game after game.. I think that if a COD game is released this year, they will not have had enough time or the right team to put together a superior game to the last or even the one before it. And now with BF3 looming over the horizon like the death star about to obliterate the COD franchise for ever, I think they need to be very careful as to what they release! And for f*ks sake where the hell has Ghost Recon disappeared to????

    whoever dislikes what ive said, i would like to hear your opinion.. and your reasoning behind it? But if you want to hide behind your screen thats fine with me it just means that you obviously dont have a valid reason or the conviction in your own opinion to elaborate!
    Edited by mixpython at 09/05/11 @ 17:52

  • UkHardcore23 #40 1 year ago

    If Battlefield finally has great gameplay i dont think i'l bother with COD this year!

  • arcam #41 1 year ago

    CoD = iDevice.

    Stupidly popular but also subject to massive criticism. In reality it's a very good product - not the 'best' on the market, but it's exactly what its users want, even if enthusiasts wish they wanted something more substantial.

    Yes, it's hated and loved in equal measure, but the people who actually use the product don't give a shit about our petty bitching, they just buy it, love it, and will buy the sequel next year.

  • chasejamie #42 1 year ago

    I will be buying it, as always. Cus, err, I kinda like COD. Sorry. Don't pelt me with eggs.

  • VVasp #43 1 year ago

    Yawn. Not yawn at the game but yawn at everyone on the internet acting like Call of Duty raped their mother and murdered their father.

  • NHDavid #44 1 year ago

    BF3 will be loads better but MW3 will sell more because of the millions of tossers who buy it...........

  • MrChuckles #45 1 year ago

    I'm assuming either Eurogamer or Tesco has mis-spelt Colossus then, although if the next COD is actually spelt wrong, i wouldn't be surprised.

  • NicolasVH #46 1 year ago

    It was about time, eh?

  • Dannyboy1100 #47 1 year ago

    November?!?!!?

    What a suprise!!!!

  • uknortherner2000 #48 1 year ago

    @trampstar: "CoD is hated by the same muppets who hate Man Utd just for being successful."

    What about those of us who are Man Utd fans and still hate CoD?

    I hate all generic "realistic" FPSes with equal measure. Bring back fun games like Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Timesplitters and other FUN games before they all got serious and dull.
    Edited by uknortherner2000 at 09/05/11 @ 17:26

  • Scopeh #49 1 year ago

    Well Done Tesco's you put 2+2 together and got 4.. I saluite you!

  • rottingyoda #50 1 year ago

    Just put my new radeon 6950 in. It'll run bf3 well but i bet it wont be able to run this new cod engine....oh wait

  • maxb #51 1 year ago

    Call of duty project make a new game not just re paint the past 3!
    Maybe not!
    Don't get me wrong I really enjoy the mp I just think this year. We need a NEW one with some fresh ideas.
    Edited by maxb at 09/05/11 @ 17:58

  • SPENCER41 #52 1 year ago

    Can't come soon enough. Hopefully psn is up by then...

  • coolbritannia #53 1 year ago

    I suggest anyone negging Mixpython's post actually reads it all first, and not just the opening line. Idiots.

  • bad09 #54 1 year ago

    As a COD fan I'm not sure I'm bother by another more COD and certainly past caring about modern snoozefare.

  • ZizouFC #55 1 year ago

    Destroy it, Skyrim.

  • Lunatic4ever #56 1 year ago

    Fan made movie was fucking awesome!

  • Dannyboy1100 #57 1 year ago

    Lol'd at project collossus...

    As if it's not going to be named call of duty: modern warfare 3

  • Douche #58 1 year ago

    How about Call of Duty: Piss Off Battlefield Trolls?

    I am pretty sure i will be playing Modern Warfare 3 come Christmas. Good times.

  • Syrette #59 1 year ago

    /yawn

    Seriously, yawn.

    There will be a Call of Duty Kart soon enough.
    Edited by Syrette at 09/05/11 @ 19:25

  • icelt #60 1 year ago

    Surely the recipe is ripe for this iteration to be the one that poisons the Golden Goose.
    * Massive turnover at the developer
    * Massive turmoil for those who stayed behind
    * Massive complications associated with integrating one, or maybe even two, new "assistant" developers to get the coding done
    * Massive sales expectations
    * Massive competition from not only BF3 but Skyrim and maybe some others

    Although I don't think the poison will be anywhere near fatal, but I definitely predict MW3 will fail to meet its internal sales expectations, will get middling reviews due to quality problems associated with schedule limitations and will force Acti Corp to do alot of explaining at the succeeding QR meeting.

  • Douche #61 1 year ago

    The Modern Warfare brand will mean this iteration of COD will outsell everything else this year. That's the way it is i reckon.

    Black Ops certainly wasn't the best of the series but it was still a decent romp with good multiplayer. I've played a lot worse. I have high hopes for MW3 - Activision will be throwing money and resources at it to make it as good as the other MW games.

  • Oskool #62 1 year ago

    I'd rather play Skyrim. Or Battlefield 3.

  • Nephirion #63 1 year ago

    Activision and Tesco were both unavailable for comment ... I thought Tesco was open 24 hours?

  • GamesConnoisseur #64 1 year ago

    Many negative responses as quite expected, but would we actually make a large difference to the actual sales? A drop in an ocean?

    I detest the COD factoryisation, but hey what can we do?!

  • Bluetooth #65 1 year ago

    A pre

  • Bluetooth #66 1 year ago

    A prequel? Sod that, I want to continue with Soap and Price's adventures.

  • Inmediasress #67 1 year ago

    I do hope that MW3 will fail expectations. Then again people who gobble it up no matter what won't be affected so sad really. I mean how can you play the same fps with the same problems sequel after sequel?