History VideoGame / CallOfDutyModernWarfareIII

** Similar to ''Modern Warfare (2019)'', ''Black Ops: Cold War'', and ''Vanguard'', Juggernaut-type enemies appear in the single-player campaign, [[spoiler:with two appearing at various points in "Payload", and a pair of them serving as a FinalBoss fight of sorts towards the end of the final mission.]] They're about 50% more durable than they were in ''Modern Warfare (2019)''.

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** Armored enemies make a return from ''Modern Warfare II'', though the overall durability of their armor seems to have been reduced and is now more on par to a player with an armored plate.
** Similar to ''Modern Warfare (2019)'', ''Black Ops: Cold War'', and ''Vanguard'', Juggernaut-type enemies appear in the single-player campaign, [[spoiler:with two appearing at various points in "Payload", and a pair of them serving as a FinalBoss fight of sorts towards the end of the final mission.]]

It was first teased on August 7th, 2023, was officially revealed via the ''Warzone 2.0'' Shadow Siege event on August 17th, and is scheduled for release on November 10th on the same platforms as ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows PC]]). The reveal trailer can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITIcmA4Zwa8 here]] while the reveal of the character Makarov can be found [[https://youtu.be/C_6J06wdgXY here]].

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* PresentDay: As with the previous two games, the campaign begins on November 10th, 2023 and takes place over the following week.

* OldSaveBonus: Any unlocked content originating from ''Modern Warfare II''[='s=] multiplayer or ''Warzone 2.0'' (paid or otherwise) will also be available in ''III'' -- including operators, weapons/attachments, skins, etc. (with some exceptions). New players for ''III'' will have to unlock content from ''II'' via unlock challenges.

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* EnemyMine: TF 141, Shepherd, and Shadow Company begrudgingly join forces to take down Makarov. [[spoiler:While critical to destroying Konni in Urzikstan, any cooperation afterwards ends. Even Farah and the ULF end their decade-long partnership with Shepherd realizing how much he’s willing to lie save his own skin]].

* EnemyMine: TF 141, Shepherd, and Shadow Company begrudgingly join forces to take down Makarov. [[spoiler:While critical to destroying Konni in Urzikstan, any cooperation afterwards ends.]]

* AKA47: Perhaps the most egregious example in the series to date, as not only are the names fictional, but the game leans more heavily on fictionalizing aspects of the weapons. The Scorpion Evo 3, though correctly named in the gameplay demo, is now the "Rival-9"; the SVA 545 is comparable to the AN-94 gameplay-wise but is modeled as more or less an AN-94 barrel and gas piston mated to a regular AK-74 receiver with some elements of the Type 81 (the magazine shifted forward, rather than having the mag release meet the trigger guard); the venerated ACR is now the "MCW" for its regular version and the "Sidewinder" for a .450 Bushmaster conversion; and the AMR-9 is a Model 635/991 hybrid with a fictional handguard extension for mounting lasers and lights. Weapon blueprints can be named with more accurate names, averting this trope if the player cares enough to research the correct names.

** The MCW 6.8 rifle was claimed during the beta to be chambered in the MCX Spear's .277 Fury round (a full-power ''battle rifle'' cartridge) rather than the intermediate 6.8x43mm Remington SPC cartridge that was offered as an option for the real-life ACR. The released game changed this... to "6.8mm Wraith", equivalent to the 6.8mm TVCM used by the [=RM277=] (the "Cronen Squall" of ''MWII''). All this in spite of the magazine still being visibly based on the dimensions that would fit 6.8x43mm rather than the noticeably larger .277 cartridges.

* AKA47: Perhaps the most egregious example in the series to date. The Scorpion Evo 3 is now the "Rival-9" (but is named correctly in the gameplay demo), the SVA 545 is comparable to the AN-94 gameplay-wise but is modeled after a completely conceptual AK variant, the venerated ACR is now the "MCW", and the AMR-9 is a Model 635/991 hybrid with a fictional handguard extension for mounting lasers and lights. Weapon blueprints can be named with more accurate names, averting this trope if the player cares enough to research the correct names.

** The [=MCW=] 6.8 rifle is chambered in the [=MCX=] Spear's .277 Fury round (a full-power ''battle rifle'' cartridge) rather than the intermediate 6.8x43mm Remington SPC cartridge that was offered as an option for the real-life [=ACR=].
** The [=TAQ=] Eradicator (based on the [=FN HAMR=]) is actually a 7.62mm [=SCAR-H=] with a drum magazine, while the real HAMR is chambered in 5.56mm. The same has occured in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII Black Ops II]]''.

** The most serious offender however is the Longbow sniper rifle, which is actually a bolt-action 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifle. No such configuration exists in any real-life [=AK=], with its closest approximation, the Iraqi Tabuk rifle, being semi-automatic.

* MythologyGag: The "wavelength" effect of the title screen is evocative of the original ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3 Modern Warfare 3]]'' title screen, and even starts off with the iconic green color scheme.

** The [=MCW=] 6.8 rifle is chambered in the [=MCX=] Spear's .277 Fury round (a full-power ''battle rifle'' cartridge) rather than the intermediate 6.8x43mm cartridge the real-life [=ACR=] could chamber.
** The [=TAQ=] Eradicator (based on the [=FN HAMR=]) is actually a 7.62mm [=SCAR-H=] with a drum magazine, instead of the actual 5.56mm rifle. The same has occured in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII Black Ops II]]''.

* BreakingOldTrends: For the first time in twenty years the direct sequel to a ''Call of Duty'' game is being released as the next overall installment in the series to its canonical predecessor. This also marks the first time a ''Modern Warfare'' game was developed primarily by a studio other than Infinity Ward (Sledgehammer Games also developed the original ''Modern Warfare 3'', but only completing the unfinished development left by Infinity Ward after the leadership and many of the developers defected from the company), as well as the first time a ''Modern Warfare'' title has a Zombies mode.
** On a much smaller note, this is the first time a proper rifle-length G36 appears in a ''Call of Duty'' game, as previously only its subcarbine ([=G36C=]) and machine gun ([=MG36=], or rather a [=G36K=] dressed-up as one) siblings have appeared, although the Holger-26 machine gun in ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019 Modern Warfare I]]'' can be modified into a G36 through the Gunsmith system.

* MoodyTrailerCoverSong: The trailer is scored to an ominous version of [[Music/BlueOysterCult Blue Öyster Cult's]] "(Don't Fear) the Reaper", underscoring the higher stakes in the story now that Makarov is making his moves to start another global war.

* CutAndPasteEnvironments: Many of the levels in the single player campaign are rather obviously environments taken from the Verdansk map in ''Warzone'', though some of these are justified by since certain levels take place in Verdansk.

* CutAndPasteEnvironments: Many of the levels in the single player campaign are rather obviously environments taken from the Verdansk map in ''Warzone''.

** The [=MCW=] 6.8 rifle is chambered in the [=MCX=] Spear and [=RM277=]'s .277 Fury round (a full-power ''battle rifle'' cartridge) rather than the intermediate 6.8x43mm cartridge the real-life [=ACR=] could chamber.

* AKA47: Perhaps the most egregious example in the series to date. The Skorpion Evo 3 is now the "Rival-9" (but is named correctly in the gameplay demo), the SVA 545 is comparable to the AN-94 gameplay-wise but is modeled after a completely conceptual AK variant, the venerated ACR is now the "MCW", and the AMR-9 is an Model 635 SMG conversion with a fictional blocky barrel. Weapon blueprints can be named with more accurate names, averting this trope if the player cares enough to research the correct names.

* AKA47: Perhaps the most egregious example in the series to date. The Skorpion Evo 3 is now the "Rival-9" (but is named correctly in the gameplay demo), the SVA 545 is comparable to the AN-94 gameplay-wise but is modeled after a completely conceptual AK variant, the venerated ACR is now the "MCR", and the AMR-9 is an Model 635 SMG conversion with a fictional blocky barrel. Weapon blueprints can be named with more accurate names, averting this trope if the player cares enough to research the correct names.