Summary
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will finally bring back the popular Shipment map, much to the delight of fans who have been waiting for its return.
- Thanks to a recent update, the Rustment 24/7 playlist arrives next week on November 29, combining Rust and Shipment into one playlist.
- Sledgehammer Games aims to keep the game fresh with weekly playlist updates, including special events like Double XP weekends, and is testing a permanent lobby system to keep players together.
An upcoming playlist preview inside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 reveals the exact date when Shipment makes its aniticpated return to the online shooter. Maps have been a controversial aspect to Modern Warfare 3 as the game launched with 16 maps, all of which were taken from 2009's Modern Warfare 2. While the maps themselves have been slightly updated and improved visually, many fans were surprised and disappointed that the experience didn't come with any brand-new maps to check out.
It may have taken a little longer than normal, but Season 1 aims to rectify that after announcing the arrival of three 6v6 maps and 1 Gunfight map, all of which are brand-new. Then in a question and answer session on Reddit, Sledgehammer Games announced that the popular Shipment map is also on the way, but specifically left out when players could expect to see it return. Although many assumed Shipment would launch inside of Season 1, this week's playlist update gave Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players the exact answer they were looking for.
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In typical Call of Duty fashion, the game consistently gets weekly updates to its playlists, keeping things fresh to ensure that its player base continues to log in each day. This week offered a unique change of pace as Sledgehammer Games activated a Double XP event for the long weekend, which includes the US holiday Thanksgiving. Alongside that, players can check out Gun Game, 10v10 Mosh Pit, and Rust 24/7, but the big reveal for many was a preview of playlists coming next week.
Shipment Map Release Date
Alongside the playlist update, two new tiles were added to give players a look at what's ahead, which includes a new playlist called Rustment 24/7, which combines both small maps of Rust and Shipment together, as well as a dedicated playlist that only features the Highrise map. Timers on each of the grayed out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 playlists indicate that both will be available alongside next week's update on November 29.
While there are many happy to see the return of Shipment, others remain a bit skeptical due to what many feel is an overly strong skill-based matchmaking system. Fans want to see adjustments made to the system, though it doesn't seem as that is in the plans currently for Sledgehammer Games who avoided answering any direct questions about it during its Q&A session, instead revealing that Modern Warfare 3 is testing a permanent lobby system, which would keep players together instead of matchmaking new games after each game ends.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 58 /100 Critics Rec: 14%
- Released
- November 10, 2023
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Sledgehammer Games
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- iw 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
- Franchise
- Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Platform(s)
- PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Genre(s)
- First-Person Shooter
- How Long To Beat
- 5 Hours
