Modern Warfare 3 DLC schedule for 2012 revealed

By Fred Dutton Published 24 January, 2012

New maps, missions, modes planned out.

Activision has sketched out its Modern Warfare 3 DLC schedule for the next nine months or so.

As revealed earlier this month, the publisher is planning around 20 'drops' of content for premium Elite subscribers during 2012, created by three different developers - Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer and Raven.

The first bits of new content - the Piazza and Liberation multiplayer maps - launched for Xbox 360 today.

According to a chart posted on the game's official site, Elite subscribers can expect the rest of the year to pan out as follows:

  • February: New map
  • March: New map, two new Spec Ops missions
  • April: Two new maps
  • May: New map, new Spec Ops mission
  • June: New map, new Spec Ops mission, new game mode
  • July: Two new maps
  • August: New map, new Spec Ops mission, new game mode
  • September: New map, new Spec Ops mission

All these add-ons will sporadically be bundled up for non Elite subscribers and sold in a more traditional fashion.

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Comments (29) Latest comment 4 months ago

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  • jablonski #1 4 months ago

    Just a shame that MW3 is an absolutely terrible online experience - chiefly because of the map design.
    A gave it a good go, but sold my copy and went back to Black Ops.

    The maps were appalling - like 16 versions of Nuketown.

  • wattsn26 #2 4 months ago

    Will PS3 and PC elite subscribers get this a month after? When will regular players get it?........the lack of info is horrible. Microsoft's DLC exclusivity deal should not come into play when Activision is charging subscription fees

  • SHEEPISH47 #3 4 months ago

    No new guns for multiplayer?

  • CrunchinJelly #4 4 months ago

    How many of those 'new' maps are just old maps ported over?

  • DisneyJon #5 4 months ago

    @wattsn26

    They already did give the info on the structure for the releases;

    1st Elite 360 users
    2nd To purchase on 360 marketplace
    3rd PS3 Elite users
    4th PSN store
    5th PC Users

    There isn't even any PC Elite so not sure why you mention these non-existant subscribers.....

  • peeps #6 4 months ago

    OK so PS3 Elite members get it after 360 Elite, fine... but could they at least tell us when PS3 are gonna start getting this content?

  • beatwolf #7 4 months ago

    To be honest ? or to be fair?

  • peeps #8 4 months ago

    @DisneyJon Whilst PS3 elite should technically get content after 360 standard according to Microsofts deal standard 360 owners wont be able to get these maps until a few months when they create a map pack to include the maps released so far, that would be ridiculous if PS3 owners had to wait that long though

  • werewolf_poo #9 4 months ago

    The online part of this game is the worst part of it. Why would u wish to prolong it. Every map is like being stuck in Nuketown.

    Gone are the days when the real infinity ward made an addictive online experience.
    Edited by werewolf_poo at 25/01/12 @ 01:41

  • werewolf_poo #10 4 months ago

    Post deleted at 01:38:41 25-01-2012

  • werewolf_poo #11 4 months ago

    Post deleted at 01:38:27 25-01-2012

  • FuzzyDuck #12 4 months ago

    @beatwolf

    Oh do shut up, you're not funny in the slightest.

  • wattsn26 #13 4 months ago

    @DisneyJon How exactly is it fair to have 360 non subscribers get the content before PS3 elite subscribers

  • DRUNK3N-_-DRAGON #14 4 months ago

    why not fix the broken down pile of shit before even thinking about new maps!..nasty nasty pile of steaming turd!

  • Abdu@EG #15 4 months ago

    Buy moar DLCs, CoD sheeps!

  • Bogie19th #16 4 months ago

    @jablonski Opinions vary. Not everyone agrees with you. I am loving MW3 online, as well as the maps, and find the maps (other than Dome), nothing like Nuketown (and I hate Nuketown)

  • Ramboness #17 4 months ago

    Good god, thank you that I did not buy this.

    FPS turning into mmo's what has this industry come to.

  • javvyman #18 4 months ago

    So thats 10 maps plus 5 spec ops missions for 35? I think i'll opt out... at least with MW2 it was 5 maps for 1200 (9.00) and people went mental with that pricing! Watch them release the other maps late and then have the cheek to charge 1200 for 3 maps and a spec ops mission...

  • LR100 #19 4 months ago

    So when Robert Bowling said this 'season of DLC' would be them offering something new, they forgot to add anything new. Maps, spec ops missions and game modes have all come before, except now new game modes seem to only be available in paid DLC packs.

    No new guns, equipment, options, customisation, attachments, kill/death streaks, emblems/titles or anything else.

    Drip feeding maps every couple of months sounds worse than just waiting a bit longer and getting it all in one go. Giving elite subbers maps early (yeah, they have to justify the price somehow, but...) segregates the community, meaning that you can't enjoy the maps with friends who don't subscribe. At the moment this seems more like them testing the waters and hopefully they will buck their ideas up for the future.

  • ROCK-NYC #20 4 months ago

    Everytime I see robert bowlings grinning face all I can see is XBOX branded into his forehead.

  • RedRain #21 4 months ago

    Been playing this alot however there was noway i was paying £40 for elite and not giving me the option to buy these maps without elite has giving me a reason to try bf3 again

  • sjmlondon #22 4 months ago

    Talk about fleecing punters. These big publishers are killing gaming using salami tactics. Slice by slice.

    We pay Xbox live subscriptions for an online gaming experience, not online passes, elite subscriptions, overpriced DLC shite, serviing up old maps with a lick of paint.

    Just say no unless what is being offered is of incredible quality, hopefully original and, priced very reasonably.

  • sickpuppysoftware #23 4 months ago

    Does that mean they want PS3 owners to hold off buying elite subscriptions for however long the exclusivity lasts? Do they get extra time at the end to ensure they get the same content as the Xbox subscribers for the same price?
    I think I already know the answer to this one.
    Edited by sickpuppysoftware at 25/01/12 @ 08:32

  • Jay-ITFC #24 4 months ago

    Since when did the 'year' end in September? I make that 9 months! ;)

  • Jonny5Alive7 #25 4 months ago

    None of the maps in MW3 are anything like Nuketown, I've been playing it wishing there was a map like that. The closest you get is Dome, the rest are much bigger than that.

    10 additional maps is a pretty good offering to be honest.

  • aphex187 #26 4 months ago

    @jablonski Can't understand why people thumbed you down m8!? Your right and it's why i hate this game so much, the maps!! There's nothing like Afghan, Crash, Overgrown etc etc it's just tight corridor type gaming, i know CoD has never been about freedom but hell some of the older maps didn't force you down a funnel!

    Oh and Acti, shove ya over priced DLC up ya botty!

  • bjaar #27 4 months ago

    @Jay-ITFC By then, you can buy the elite subscription for MW4: Black ops.

  • sir_smooch #28 4 months ago

    with all these complaints about ps3 elite subs having to wait longer than xbox elite subs. its a shame there isn't a website that people can use to petition aginst such decisions and for the gaming comuntity to voice its opinions as a whole, especially as there have been so many complaints and dissapointments as far as lack support or communication from game devs or publishers is concerned and especially from some of the years biggest titles

  • Jay-ITFC #29 4 months ago

    @bjaar Point is it's not a years worth of content. It's 9 months.