Later this week, Activision and Infinity Ward will launch Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 3 later this week, on April 8. The latest season will feature new Operators, new cosmetics to unlock, fix some important bugs and if a new leak is to be believed, add at least one new map.
This new map was leaked as part of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game files and is apparently called Village. Fans were quick to assume that this would be an updated version of the Modern Warfare 3 map that’s also called Village, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Further datamining of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare files revealed the top-down layout for Village and the multiplayer map looks considerably different. This Village offers a more familiar multiplayer map design, while the MW3 Village was a little more creative.
For some Call of Duty fans, the prospect of bringing back Village was likely exciting. While not high on the list of the most popular maps from the Modern Warfare series, Village is still recognizable enough to any who spent a decent amount of time with the games’ multiplayer.
At the same time, there is a vocal group of Modern Warfare players who have grown tired of the constant map remakes that Infinity Ward releases. Ever since Shipment returned and offered an extremely imbalanced experience for multiplayer, fans have been wary of the idea of remakes.
But map remakes likely aren’t going to go away anytime soon, though. When fans asked why Modern Warfare 2 Remastered didn’t have any multiplayer, Activision explained that it didn’t want to pull players away from Modern Warfare. On top of that, the developers also suggested that the multiplayer in MW will eventually feature many of the most popular maps from Modern Warfare 2.
In other words, Infinity Ward is likely not done with the remakes and those could very well continue into Modern Warfare Season 3. However, the first map that is joining the fold is not going to be a remake. Look for Village to launch alongside the third season later this week.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 3 begins on April 8, 2020 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
