The Modern Warfare 3 opens moments after the cliffhanger ending of Modern Warfare 2 with the U.S. struggling to stave off a surprise Russian attack. The single-player campaign will ping-pong players around the world as they take on the multiple throwaway roles as a Russian Federal Protective Services agent, SAS Operative, tank gunner, and AC-130 gunner as well as key characters from previous installments and new recurring characters. The game will feature about 15 missions, kicking off with the invasion of Manhattan by a Russian force and wrapping up with a final encounter in Dubai.

The plot, as described, seems to be keeping with developer Infinity Ward’s habit of delivering complex, short sequences punctuated by lots of gunfire and scene changes. The game also has players take control of several vehicles, returning gamers to the AC-130 gunship as a gunner and plopping them down in a tank as part of a U.S. Armored Division.

The single-player campaign, which appears to wrap up most of the unanswered questions and character fates of the first two Modern Warfare titles, also introduces new characters who appear to be destined for future Modern Warfare games, especially two Delta Force operatives codenamed “Frost” and “Sandman”.

Multiplayer in the game returns with a chunky list of playable maps as well as two types of Spec Ops modes: “Survival” and “Mission”.

Activision, the series’ publisher, still hasn’t officially unveiled any details about the game, though executives have said that a new Call of Duty game was coming this year.

I’m probably not alone in saying that I found the supposedly emotional punch of MW2 – the attack and battles that raged across American soil – all that engaging, so whilst it’s necessary to finish the battle for America, I’m hoping this won’t be drawn out and we can get back to a more balanced story-line, one that doesn’t rely on over egotistical America pride to make it enjoyable.

The image gallery below, shows images taken from what is believed to be a Modern Warfare 3 promotional video, set to premiere at E3 this year, and does not indicate quality of the finished game.

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Kotaku has spilled the beans on some more Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 details, the first being the release date: Nov. 8, 2011, secondly, that we’ll be fighting mammoth battles that engulf a dozen cities around the world including New York, Paris and London.

Kotaku’s sources have shared details of the game’s story, art, sounds and game modes, claiming that the game will reshape the landscape of the Call of Duty franchise, bringing an impressive number of eclectic settings, deep multiplayer gaming and a story that ties up nearly all loose ends from previous titles, including the final moments of key figures in the series’ history.

While we haven’t seen the game in action ourselves, we’ve gone to great lengths to nail down as much as possible the veracity of our sources. We believe that the imagery and chief details are accurate. That doesn’t mean things can’t change before release, but this appears to be a full run down of where Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software is on Modern Warfare 3 as they add the final polishing touches. 

The Modern Warfare 3 opens moments after the cliffhanger ending of Modern Warfare 2 with the U.S. struggling to stave off a surprise Russian attack. The single-player campaign will ping-pong players around the world as they take on the multiple throwaway roles as a Russian Federal Protective Services agent, SAS Operative, tank gunner, and AC-130 gunner as well as key characters from previous installments and new recurring characters. The game will feature about 15 missions, kicking off with the invasion of Manhattan by a Russian force and wrapping up with a final encounter in Dubai.

The plot, as described, seems to be keeping with developer Infinity Ward’s habit of delivering complex, short sequences punctuated by lots of gunfire and scene changes. The game also has players take control of several vehicles, returning gamers to the AC-130 gunship as a gunner and plopping them down in a tank as part of a U.S. Armored Division.

The single-player campaign, which appears to wrap up most of the unanswered questions and character fates of the first two Modern Warfare titles, also introduces new characters who appear to be destined for future Modern Warfare games, especially two Delta Force operatives codenamed “Frost” and “Sandman”.

Multiplayer in the game returns with a chunky list of playable maps as well as two types of Spec Ops modes: “Survival” and “Mission”.

Activision, the series’ publisher, still hasn’t officially unveiled any details about the game, though executives have said that a new Call of Duty game was coming this year.

I’m probably not alone in saying that I found the supposedly emotional punch of MW2 – the attack and battles that raged across American soil – all that engaging, so whilst it’s necessary to finish the battle for America, I’m hoping this won’t be drawn out and we can get back to a more balanced story-line, one that doesn’t rely on over egotistical America pride to make it enjoyable.

The image gallery below, shows images taken from what is believed to be a Modern Warfare 3 promotional video, set to premiere at E3 this year, and does not indicate quality of the finished game.