Call of Duty 2023 will continue MW II story as MW III

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This year’s Call of Duty will continue the story of MW II and appears to officially be called MW III. Rumors that the release this year would be MW III have been circulating for months.

And Activision has finally confirmed that the upcoming game would be a sequel to the 2022 release. Activision doesn’t typically release Call of Duty titles in such a way that they follow the same story for multiple years in a row. There is continuity in the franchise. However, the games follow a release cycle that sees follow-ups at least a couple of years out. The MW remake for example came out in 2019. And it wasn’t until 2022 that it continued the story with MW II.

The studio doesn’t explicitly state that the game’s title will be MW III. It has confirmed though that the game this year will continue the narrative of last year’s game. At first it was set to be an expansion, but has since changed into a full game release. Interestingly, a post from Twitter user @BobNetworkUK seemed to show leaked images that confirmed the MW III as the title. Those posts were slapped with a DMCA notice by Twitter and have since been removed. As was needed for the user to unlock their account.

Call of Duty MW III will bring over some in-game content

While Activision itself hasn’t confirmed the name of the new game yet, it does seem to confirm some details about it. Namely that certain in-game content will be brought over from MW II. Including bundles, operators, and weapons.

In a July 17 Twitter post, the official Call of Duty account started a poll asking if this sort of in-game content should be brought over. The only responses were yes, and yes, when is reveal? This suggested it was planning to let players keep operator skins and weapon blueprints for the new game. The studio then followed up that tweet with another one this morning telling players to stay tuned for “[REDACTED] Reveal Event in the Season 05 Announcement” and the carry forward details.

This is more or less a direct confirmation that players will get to keep some content from the current game. It also serves as a tease that this year’s release will be called MW III.

2023-07-19 15:07:09