Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Full Game Release Times Confirmed

Activision has confirmed the global release times for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3’s full game launch, following campaign early access last week.

The shooter launches proper on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Battle.net and Steam with Multiplayer and Zombies from November 9, with the full game console launch rolling out on a regional basis throughout that day and into November 10. The PC launch has a fixed time, however.

Here are the launch times per timezone:

• U.S. West Coast: Console – 3am to 10pm PT November 9
• U.S. West Coast: PC – 9pm PT November 9
• U.S. East Coast: Console – regional rollout November 9-10
• U.S. East Coast: PC – midnight EST November 9
• UK: Console – regional rollout November 10
• UK: PC – 5am GMT November 10
• Europe: Console – regional rollout November 10
• Europe: PC – 6am CET November 10
• Japan: Console – regional rollout November 10
• Japan: PC – 2pm JST November 10
• Australia: Console – regional rollout November 10
• Australia: PC – 4pm AEDT November 10

Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer and Zombies are now available to pre-load across all platforms.

Modern Warfare 3 is the first Call of Duty game to launch following Microsoft’s $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard, but don’t expect it to hit Game Pass until 2024. Check out IGN’s Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer review in progress to find out what we thought of the recent open beta, and be sure to check out IGN’s review of Modern Warfare 3’s single-player campaign.

Yesterday, IGN reported on how angry Call of Duty fans were review-bombing the wrong Modern Warfare 3. For more on Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (the new one!), check out IGN’s investigation into why video game cheaters are so hard to stop.

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