Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Season 3 Roadmap: New maps, modes & more

Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3 is set to arrive on April 3, 2024, bringing a plethora of brand-new content for Call of Duty fans to sink their teeth into.

This includes new maps, game modes, weapons, Operator skins, and more through Warzone, MW3’s multiplayer, and the Zombies mode. Here is the official Season 3 roadmap.

Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 new maps

Sledgehammer is adding six new maps in Season 3, and two of them are a result of working with Beenox.

The new 6v6 maps in Season 3 are:

• 6 Star
• Emergency
• Growhouse
• Tanked
• Checkpoint (mid-season)
• Grime (mid-season)

Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 new game modes

5 new game modes are confirmed for Modern Warfare 3 Season 3, including three coming later.

The new game modes are:

• Capture the Flag: Capture the Flag (CTF) pits two competitive teams against each other, with eliminations being only part of the plan: The real tactics involve stealing the opponent’s flag and returning it to their home base, while simultaneously defending that same base and their flag from the enemy. As a flag won’t be scored as “captured” until a team’s flag is safe in its base, squads must bring both impressive offensive and defensive capabilities to win the match.
• One in the Chamber: The party game mode rewards those with impressive aiming and ammunition discipline. Each player in this free-for-all gets a single bullet to start with and one additional bullet every time you achieve a kill. You also start with three lives, and the bullet you’re firing is extremely potent, dropping foes no matter where you hit them. Enemies who succumb to this one-hit kill lose a life, while the successful marksman gains another bullet. Out of bullets? Fancy your chances at close-range combat? Then melee attacks are also an option; bring a knife to a gunfight if you (or your foes) run out of ammo.

• Minefield (Mid-Season): Minefield is multiplayer but with mines. Currently applicable to almost any current game mode, Sledgehammer Games will be switching on this game variant in a variety of modes, like Kill Confirmed, Domination, and Hardpoint. Minefield uses the same rules as the mode in question, but with one important addition: When you defeat a rival player, a Proximity Mine is dropped at the enemy’s corpse. This mine cannot be picked up and remains deadly to the enemy team (but not to any friendly teammates). As the action heats up, the scattered mines across the map ramp up the action to a cacophony of chaos!
• Escort (Mid-Season): Those Call of Duty: Warzone veterans who remember playing the entertaining, limited-time mode known as Payload know what to expect here as two teams — both with unlimited respawns — face off on a variety of maps, with one side protecting a MAW as it maneuvers across the map. Meanwhile, the opposing force has enemy takedowns and the grand prize of vehicular destruction on their minds! The attacking team’s overriding goal is to ensure the vehicle reaches its destination. The defending team’s plan of attack is to disable the vehicle by any means necessary. Once the first game of the match is completed, the teams swap objectives and the side with the quickest vehicle takedown wins.
• Vortex Playlist (In-Season): The preternatural map variants — Airborne, Satan’s Quarry, Skidgrow, Sporeyard, and Tetanus — return in a special limited-time Playlist coming later in Season 3. The familiar Vortex Mosh Pit will be available, along with a new Arcade Mode, with several gameplay modifiers to add yet more variety to your game. Expect the “Vortex Vir.Rus Mainframe” Event to launch alongside this limited-time Playlist. More information on this event is available later in this blog.

Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 new perks & equipment

Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 features three new Perk Vests, new boots, and gear. You will also be able to grab a Tactical Mine and Enhanced Vision Goggles.

New Perk (Vest): Gunslinger Vest (Launch)

• Secondary Weapon specialist.
• Weapon Slots: No Primary Slot, Secondary Weapon Slot (2)
• Equipment Slots (4): Tactical (2), Lethal, Field Upgrade
• Gear Slots (4): Gloves, Boots, Gear (2)

The following benefits apply to Secondary Weapons only:

• Refreshes stamina on kill.
• Improved reload speed.
• Reload while sprinting.
• Increases weapon swap speed by a minimum of 40% (swap speed bonus differs between weapons).
• Spawn with maximum Reserve Ammo.

Duplicate effects do not stack. If equipped with Quick-Grip Gloves or Commando Gloves, gain the effects of Marksman Gloves. If equipped with Mag Holster, gain the effects of Mission Comlink.

New Perk (Vest): Modular Assault Rig (Launch)

• Lethal and Tactical scavenger.
• Equipment Slots (5): Tactical (2), Lethal (2), Field Upgrade
• Gear Slots (3): Gloves, Boots, Gear
• Start with maximum Reserve Ammo. Resupply Lethals and Tacticals from dead players.

New Perk (Vest): Compression Carrier (Launch)

• Assisted healing and gas protection.
• Equipment Slots (1): Lethal
• Gear Slots (3): Gloves, Boots, Gear
• Immediately regenerate health after a kill or objective capture. Reduced effects from gas grenades.

New Perk (Boots): Reinforced Boots (Launch)

• Immune to movement reduction effects.

New Perk (Gear): High-Gain Antenna (Launch)

• The minimap is zoomed out for you and nearby allies.
• Enemies remain on radar longer for you and nearby allies if a nearby ally has the CCT Comms Vest Perk.
• See nearby ally radar pings from Intel Jacker and compass indicators from nearby ally Signal Jammers.

New Tactical: EMD Mine (Mid-Season)

• Proximity-triggered mine that sticks to surfaces. Once triggered, the mine shoots out tracker devices that reveal the enemy’s location and direction until removed.

New Tactical: Enhanced Vision Goggles (EVG) (Mid-Season)

• Toggle between normal vision and enhanced vision with integrated target highlighting. Has a limited battery.

Modern Warfare 3 Season 3: Zombies

The Dark Aether Story Continues: Take a chance on Jansen as a full-scale rescue mission is launched after the doctor enters a new and terrifying region of the Dark Aether.

Take on the Third Rift: An ethereal voidscape houses insanity-inducing horrors within, including a new and diabolic Disciple variant. Provide fire support for Ravenov, and find Dr. Jansen before she’s consumed by darkness.

Season 3 Challenges and Schematics: Unlock Prestige levels to acquire Zombies Challenges, and gather three new Schematics to aid your progress, including a way to disguise yourself among Mercenaries, Dead Wire your explosive weaponry, and outlast the gas.

Prestige Challenges

• Unlock new Prestige Calling Card Challenges at each level of prestige reached, and select up to five challenges to track, including any from across the game.

Camo Challenges

• With four new weapons comes over a dozen new unique Camo challenges to grind through — play to access the new challenges for the Gladiator Melee weapon and multiple unique Camos for the BAL-27 (Assault Rifle), FJX Horus (Submachine Gun), and MORS (Sniper Rifle).

New Schematics: In addition, some highly classified Schematics are located in deviously secretive locations, all available depending on your success during the Rift:

• Dead Wire Detonators (Schematic): Are you still shocked at the impressive electrical damage the Dead Wire Ammo Mod inflicts? Then you might want to employ the Dead Wire Detonator, and attach it to all your explosive weaponry, including Lethals and Launchers!
• Golden Mask Filter (Schematic): A prized schematic with a shiny hue and an impressive, long-lasting effect — gain a self-regenerating gas mask for the rest of the match. This comes in extremely handy for surviving zombie strongholds and any surprises in the rifts.

• Sergeant’s Beret (Schematic): Your outcomes no longer need to be terminal when dealing with Zakhaev’s hired guns; simply don the Sergeant’s Beret to disguise yourself among the Mercs, and summon a trusty Merc Bodyguard who shadows you to the end.

Warlord Rainmaker: Holed up on Rahaa Island, this heavily armored psychopath makes it rain artillery fire and has little regard for his own forces. Though his compound is easy to reach, stepping foot on the island with your limbs still attached may be more of a challenge.

Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 new Ranked rewards

The developers dropped intel on the new Ranked rewards up for grabs. Get ready to flex those skills because players now have a shot at earning some epic loot not just for this season, but for the entire lifespan of the game.

Warzone Season 3 Overview

The return of Rebirth Island

Brace yourselves for the triumphant return of Rebirth Island, your go-to spot for intense Resurgence Matches. But that’s not all — it’s also the official hub for Season 3 of Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Play: Resurgence.

New POIs

• Bioweapons
• Industry
• Chemical Engineering
• Dock
• Control Center
• Prison
• Harbor
• Headquarters (and Lighthouse)
• Factory
• Living Quarters
• Stronghold

Warzone Season 3 new game modes and events

Three new modes and multiple events are coming to Warzone at launch and in the middle of the season on Rebirth Island and Urzikstan.

Call of Duty: Warzone Bootcamp

Refine your Call of Duty: Warzone tactics in a new training mode set on a randomized slice of Urzikstan. Expanding on the Modern Warfare III “Training Course,” which launched in Season 2, the all-new Call of Duty: Warzone Bootcamp is designed to help new players build confidence for their first official drop-in.

Rebirth Resurgence

Rebirth Island is the perfect place for the faster-paced, more aggressive playstyle that Resurgence brings to Battle Royale. As you know if you’ve dropped into Urzikstan, Ashika Island, Vondel, or Fortune’s Keep, your squad is here for the win, but accomplishing this requires more frequent engagements and greater risks. The Gulag is closed, and any time you’re eliminated, you redeploy after a short respawn timer, providing you have teammates who are still battling across the island! Come for the loot, takedowns, and rapid combat, and stay for the frantic final moments and earn that Rebirth Resurgence victory!

Rebirth Resurgence Loaded (Mid-Season)

Ditch the ground loot in matches of Resurgence and bring in your preferred Loadout and custom equipment, meaning all players come fully locked and loaded right from the start of the match, enabling you to concentrate on the win without the need for ground cache collecting. If you’re taken out during a match, you redeploy using the same Resurgence rules, but with the possibility of changing to another of your custom Loadouts. If you’re out of ammo or equipment, the higher ratio of legendary and reusable loot boxes means you’re never far from a fully kitted out Operator, though you’re here to bring the firepower, and the victory!

Rebirth Lockdown (Mid-Season)

Lockdown comes to Rebirth Island with multiple squads tasked to capture and control zones across the map, scoring points for each zone successfully held, like a large-scale Battle Royale version of Hardpoint. Total player count is adjusted due to the smaller nature of the map, allowing for balanced but chaotic combat: Drop in with your favorite Custom Loadout — or bring a new weapon you want to quickly level up — and learn the new rotations so your team occupies as many zones as possible, accruing more points to ensure victory, rather than being the last squad standing. Respawns are active, and toward the end of a match, so are High-Value Zones that offer the chance for greater point acquisition, as well as the fiercest fighting yet experienced in this mode!

Rebirth Infil Strikes (In-Season)

Rebirth Island has numerous landmarks you utilize in almost every game, but what if one of those locations was leveled by an airstrike, just prior to infil? Keep your wits about you and learn new tactical movement across the rubble-filled scenery, should an Infil Strike occur during a match. These explosive infil elements occur rarely and randomly adding new gameplay experiences to that match.

Gulag: Climb and Punishment

A duel to the death isn’t the only option if you find yourself in a Gulag during a Battle Royale; if this public event is announced at the start of your Gulag confrontation, it’s worth keeping your comms on and negotiating with your opponent. Two ladders will drop from the roof, providing an easy escape route, and it’s up to you both to trust each other and ascend to redeployment. Or you can engage in combat as normal and ignore the ladders or pretend to agree to escaping and then double-cross a well-meaning rival during their climb.

Heavy Armor (Mid-Season)

Announced during infil, if this public event is activated, it allows you some added protection, enabling the equipping of an additional Armor Plate for the duration of the match. The extra plate slot is visible above your health bar where plate information is normally seen:

• This increases your Operator’s Armor Hit Points from 150 to 200.
• The extra plate slot is applied no matter the plate carrier type you have equipped (standard 3-plate, Communications Vest, Medic Vest, Stealth Vest, or Tempered Plate Carrier).
• You begin the match with an additional plate equipped.
• Except for the Tempered Plate Carrier, you have four filled plates at the start of a match. 200 Health, 50 Health per plate.
• The Tempered Plate Carrier, if equipped, has three plates, with the third one partially filled at the start of a match. A full Tempered Plate Carrier has 200 Health, 66.7 Health per plate.
• Adjust your tactics accordingly, as this Public Event allows you to last longer between re-plating and lengthens the TTK and ammo expenditure when downing foes.

Warzone Season 3 new contracts

Two new contracts are confirmed in Season 3 for Rebirth Island.

Spy Drones

Confirmation that spy drones of unknown origin have been observed within the area of operations has resulted in a new Contract to undertake. You and your squad are to locate the drones, which appear to be gathering data at a specific destination. Head to the rendezvous point, and immediately destroy them. Expect additional rewards for neutralizing the swarm in rapid succession, and ensure you inspect the vicinity for dropped Armor Plates, Redeploy Drones, and possibly an Advanced UAV. Fair warning: Enemy Operators active in the area can steal these rewards if they reach the designated Drone zone before your team does.

Resurgence Champion’s Quest

The ultimate contract mission is confirmed to be active on Rebirth Island once a certain number of consecutive wins, or a total number of wins, are achieved. Bring a game plan and some competent cohorts with you while you wait for, locate, and then defend three elements necessary to create an impressively explosive finale, and achieve complete domination over your enemies. Expect a variety of rewards, including an Animated Calling Card, Charm, Sticker, Weapon Camo, and Operator Skin for those elite enough to complete the quest.

Warzone Season 3 new Ranked rewards

Ranked play receive the following new rewards in Warzone Season 3:

Warzone Mobile overview

The Season 3 notes have revealed that Warzone Mobile accounts can be connected across the PC version of the game and MW3, granting players base weapons, aftermarket perks, and Operators.

The popular Verdansk is also available as a map in the pool.

Warzone Mobile Season 3 Unified content

The shared Battle Pass grants access to the following:

• Three of the four new Base Weapons (Free Tiers in the Battle Pass)*.
• Eight new Aftermarket Parts (Free in the Arsenal Store throughout the season).
• BlackCell content (purchase in MWIII, WZ, or WZM, and progress in any of those games).
• Battle Pass content (purchase in MWIII, WZ, or WZM, and progress in any of those games).

• New Operators (Stasis, Makarov, Snoop Dogg, Banshee, Hush).
• New Store offerings and Bundles.
• Four Weekly Events, designed for WZM.
• Season 3 Prestige Levels (10, 11, 12, and 13) as well as past Prestige Levels.

Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Season 3 new weapons & Aftermarket Perks

The FJX Horus SMG and MORS Sniper Rifle will be available to unlock in the Season 3 Battle Pass. The Gladiator knife is also arriving in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone.

The BAL-27 Assault Rifle will join the fray in the mid-season update. There are also eight Aftermarket Perks that are locked behind weekly challenges.

Here are the new Aftermarket Perks:

JAK Revenger Kit

• Compatibility: BP50 (MWIII) (Assault Rifle)
• This conversion kit turns the BP50 into a CQC legend. A 9mm caliber conversion with shortened receiver and high-capacity magazine.

JAK Jawbreaker

• Compatibility: KV Broadside (MWII) (Shotgun)
• Converts this Shotgun into a hard-hitting, automatic Battle Rifle.

JAK Shadow Titan Kit

• Compatibility: Bruen Mk9 (MWIII) (Light Machine Gun)
• Converts the Bruen Mk9 into a compact and integrally suppressed light support weapon chambered in 300 blackout.

JAK Patriot

• Compatibility: M16 (MWII) (Assault Rifle)
• Converts the M16 into a fully automatic rifle with a heavy ported barrel built to provide superior recoil control and firing aim stability.

Wardens

• Compatibility: Lockwood Mk2 (MWII) (Marksman Rifle)
• Relive the glory days, stir up the hornet’s nest, and take down your enemies, leaving no loose ends with these museum-worthy akimbo lever-action Shotguns.

JAK Atlas Kit

• Compatibility: AMR9 (MWIII) (Submachine Gun)
• Converts the AMR9 into an extremely lethal and accurate 5-round burst carbine chambered in 556.

Photonic Charge Barrel ([[REDACTED]] Unlock)

• Compatibility: MORS (MWIII) (Sniper Rifle)
• This hyper-advanced barrel is more than simply a barrel. Holding the trigger charges the rifle and releasing fires a single, high-power energy projectile.

Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Season 3 new Operators & cosmetics

The Season 3 update features the following new cosmetics to unlock:

• Vladimir Makarov (KorTac, Launch)
• Dominus Skin: Instant Reward Sector
• Fenrir Skin: Completion Sector: Tier 100
• Snoop Dogg (SpecGru, Launch)
• Snoop Dogg II Skin: Instant Reward Sector

• Banshee (Orla Murphy (KorTac, Launch)
• Operator and Skin: Sector 13
• Hush/Bashiir Shirwa (KorTac, Launch)
• Operator and Skin: Completion Sector: Tier 100
• Free Gift — Call of Duty: Warzone 4th Anniversary Pack

That covers the roadmap for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 3!