CoD MW3 Season 6: Release date and early patch notes

All of this is coming before the release of the highly anticipated Black Ops 6, which lands on consoles and PC at the end of October. If you’re a Call of Duty fan, Christmas will be arriving early.

With the Season 6 release date imminent, we’re going to take a look at the exact time you’ll be able to play with the new features, as well as a breakdown on what to expect based on the early patch notes.

When is the CoD MW3 Season 6 release date?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s Season 6 update will be released on Wednesday 18th September 2024, according to a recent blog post on the game’s official website.

What is the CoD MW3 Season 6 release time?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s season 6 will be released at 9am Pacific Time.

In the UK, that will be 5pm, which is just in time for an evening session.

Early patch notes for CoD MW3 Season 6

We can expect a lot from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s Season 6. A horror-themed event called The Haunting is returning after it previously featured in Black Ops Cold War back in 2021. It is set to run until October 16th 2024.

Other major events themed around horror TV shows and films are also coming. The Walking Dead: Road to Terminus is running between September 25th and October 2nd, while Trick 'r Treat: Candy Hunt will be live from October 2nd until October 16th.

Aside from these events, players will also be able to get their hands on operator and weapon skins based on several scary icons, including killer Michael Myers from the Halloween films, Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead, Art the Clown from the film Terrifier, possessed versions of Makarov and Valeria inspired by Smile 2 and five iterations from Trick 'r Treat.

A brand new multiplayer map is due to land as well. Entitled Drive Thru, it is set around a killer clown themed fast food restaurant that lets players battle inside the diner and around its parking area in 6v6 action.

With regards to maps, it doesn’t stop there either as we are getting six new variants in the game. Mad Cow has been flooded and looks rather grisly, while the popular arena Shipment is making a comeback with five different versions being included. One looks like a pixelated nod to retro graphics and another is bathed in sunlight which will make staying hidden in its narrow corridors a challenge.

The game mode Hordepoint is returning after it debuted in CoD: WWII back in 2017 but this time there’s a twist: instead of just capturing the hardpoint and defending it against an opposing team, you’ll also have to contend with hordes of zombies at the same time. Sounds simple, right?

Arcade and Infected will also be joining Hordepoint in the game alongside Mutation, which has teams switching roles between humans and mutants, all possessing various abilities.

As you would expect with a horror-themed update, Zombies mode is also getting a boost. Here, operators will be able to access free Dark Aether Rift Runs and all schematics will recover twice as fast.

Competitor rewards are also being updated and we can expect two new weapons, one of which is a Battle Rifle and the other a close quarters LMG.

It's safe to say that CoD’s Season 6 is jam packed. For the full breakdown, check out the game’s official website.

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