Call of Duty: Rumor: CoD 2023 will apparently be Modern Warfare 3

Industry insider Tom Henderson is once again in a good mood to chat about Call of Duty. If he’s right, we’re not expecting an expansion this year, but a complete game.

Whether the constant leaking of information is okay is debatable, but one thing is certain: Industry insider Tom Henderson is often right. This is precisely why his reports are viewed with eagle eyes by many players. Just this week, Henderson had left out a possible idea and release date for the next Call of Duty and that’s it he puts it back on

The question that remained open was what the new Call of Duty is about and what it’s called, and according to Henderson’s sources, that now appears to be clear. Accordingly, the next game is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which can now be seen as a real successor and not just as a DLC or expansion to Modern Warfare 2. The game is said to be developed by Sledgehammer Games with the support of other CoD studios.

That would actually be a bit of a surprise, because until now pretty much the entire industry had assumed that only a premium DLC for Modern Warfare 2 was planned this year. However, the new game should have a campaign, multiplayer, zombie mode and also a new map for Warzone 2. It is said to be Las Almas, a Battle Royale version of the map from the MW2 campaign, which is scheduled to start in the first season, probably in December.

As far as zombie mode is concerned, insiders are currently assuming Outbreak 2.0. Activision is said to be thinking about whether zombie mode should continue to be part of the premium games or even be decoupled as a free-to-play experience. Henderson also confirms the recently mentioned dates:

• Beta Weekend 1 (PS4/PS5) – October 6, 2023 – October 10, 2023

• Beta Weekend 2 (PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S/PC) – October 12, 2023 – October 16, 2023

• Early-Access-Kampagne (PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Serie X|S/PC) – 2. November 2023

• Full Release (PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S/PC) – November 10, 2023

• Start of Season 1 / New Warzone Map – December 5th, 2023

All of this doesn’t sound implausible, and as I said, Henderson’s statements are very often correct. However, none of this has been officially confirmed yet and should therefore be treated with caution.