Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Zombies mode revealed

Call of Duty’s beloved Zombies mode has its roots in Treyarch’s World War II and Black Ops games, but with November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the undead are entering the games’ current era for the first time. Activision’s teaser trailer released on Tuesday displays what zombies in the modern age mean. It also shows how the living dead are used to create a bioterrorism threat.

Sledgehammer Games and Zombies creator Treyarch teased their take on the new mode by releasing a short cinematic preview of what they were planning. This included a continuation to the Dark Aether story from Call of Duty VanguardThe following are some examples of how to get started: Black Ops Cold War. Victor Zakhaev was the bad guy in arms trading. Call of Duty : Warzone’s storyline, is a mercenary for hire now and has a new weapon for sale — vials of purple mist that turn anyone exposed to it into the walking dead.

Tasked with putting down the undead hordes this time is Task Force 141, the spec ops team and counter-terrorism unit that includes Johnny “Soap” MacTavish and Simon “Ghost” Riley. They’ll be aided by (a much older) Sergei Ravenov from Black Ops Cold WarWhen it comes to the subject of zombies, this man has a long and impressive list.

Modern Warfare 3,’s Zombies mode will put players in the boots of an operative fighting alongside Soap, Ravenov, and crew as part of the CIA’s plan, named Operation Deadbolt, to contain the undead. Publisher Activision describes the mode as an “open-world, player-versus-environment (PvE) extraction survival experience.” The trailer’s giving some World War Z vibes, thanks to its massive modern military response to the zombie threat — it certainly looks more grounded and grave, compared to some of Treyarch’s past Zombies efforts.

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The Zombies Mode will be part of the game. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3’s suite of modes when the game launches on Nov. 10 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Window PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.