Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) is Sledgehammer Games' entry in the legendary military FPS franchise — a game that arrived amid controversy over its abbreviated development timeline and short campaign, but delivered exactly what the competitive multiplayer faithful came for: the return of 16 of the most beloved maps from the original Modern Warfare 2 (2009), fully rebuilt and remastered in the current engine. Maps like Terminal, Favela, Rust, and Highrise returned to near-universal celebration from the series' long-term community. The open-combat missions in the campaign — larger sandbox areas with multiple approach options — were a genuine structural innovation for the franchise even if the overall campaign received justified criticism for its length. Warzone integration and the transition into Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 content kept the seasonal updates flowing. For competitive multiplayer fans, MWIII's classic map return was a genuine gift.