Call of Duty: MW3 Season 3 Reloaded begins May 1st, bringing new maps, weapons and Zombies content to fans of Activision’s cornerstone shooter. The mid-season drop comes just a month after the launch of season three, which we reviewed in all its Snoop Dogg glory.
Call of Duty: MW3 Season 3 Reloaded Drop
There will be a number of weapons available on May 1st, including the popular classic BAL-27 assault rifle. It first appeared in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare in 2014 and was known for its unique rate of fire and fast reload speed that took down targets efficiently.
The EMD Mine is a new tactic that pings the location of nearby operators. The mine launches a series of trackers that spread out and find your opponents. And for like-minded operators who are serious about hunting their prey in the war zone, the Enhanced Vision Goggles are a new field upgrade coming with the next patch.
Game modes in Season 3 Reloaded
The content release also introduces the Minefield and Escort game modes to Season 3 of Modern Warfare 3. “Minefield” is a challenging scenario where an operator leaves a loaded mine at the spot where they were last killed.
The deadly ammunition is deadly to both teams of players and cannot be grabbed or defused. So the more players die, the greater the risks posed by a battlefield full of Deadman triggers.
Escort is a hacking game mode where the robot MAW is guarded by the attacking team as it moves around the map to hack terminals. The MAW retreats when an attacking player is pushed back or given ground. This two-round mode gives players a chance to attack and defend, with hacking points of interest being the key to success.
Zombies in Season 3 Reloaded
The next story-driven chapter of Call of Duty Zombies takes players into the unknown Dark Aether Rift. This search and extraction mission focuses on Dr. Ava Jansen’s foray into dangerous ethereal territory. It’s up to Operation Deadbolt and Ravenloft to explore the anomaly and save the doctor before it’s too late. That’s the story anyway; In terms of the game’s objectives, it’s still about mowing down as many zombies as possible.
New maps in Call of Duty’s mid-season update
Two new 6v6 maps, Grime and Checkpoint, are dropping. Located on London’s gritty harbor, Grime features the Captain’s Dog pub and graffiti-strewn urban sprawl.
Checkpoint is based on the Stronghold area of Rebirth Island, but slightly modified. This minor change removes the higher vantage points and forces players into ground-based combat in the Armory and Abandoned Construction Site for tougher close-quarters combat.
Players can find an interactive tac map and a walkthrough of the layout of the two new maps in the official Call of Duty guides on April 29th.
Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker (incidentally the cover star of NBA 2K23) will also be featured in the Season 3 Reloaded update. He joins Kevin Durant as NBA star who appeared in Modern Warfare III.
Known for turning out the lights at the Footprint Center, Booker brings his aim and quick shooting to the game in a new Operator skin. The “DBook” skin features the NBA star in an elegant tie and hat combination.
The mid-season update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 Reloaded will be released on May 1st at 9am PDT. The game is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.