Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games with publisher Activision have finally released the long awaited Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, with millions of copies of the game already it's no lie that the franchise is off the scale with gamers, and with many of us finally getting to see the conclusion to...

I really wanted to like this game but didn't have super high expectations, I just wanted another Modern Warfare game. Unfortunately while it is a Modern Warfare game there are just too many issues with the game for me to expressly recommend it to anyone besides someone that really wants to know how...

There's no denying the popularity of the Call of Duty series. In fact, COD is in the same conversation as Mario when it comes to the most sucessful gaming series of all time – ever since Infinity Ward's smash hit COD4 , the series has taken off and never looked back.

The ripples of the first Modern Warfare are still being felt in today's videogames, some four years later. Back then – and it seems so long ago now – it was hard to imagine just what a towering, divisive series this supremely well-engineered, cunningly designed and quietly audacious little videogame...

The Activision machine bears no surprises as it delivers the yearly edition of its flagship franchise.

Smart changes to multiplayer; Improved Spec Ops mode

Series gameplay stagnant; Short Campaign; Rolls back some successful changes

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a continuation of the previous title in the franchise, sending you all around the globe on high-risk missions as a variety of characters, both new and returning.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 doesn't revolutionize the genre, nor does it make any pretence to, but what it does do, it does extremely well. For those who still enjoy the cinematic high action of the series, this is a fine ending to the current story arc.

The whole package makes this a good game. The game feels balanced and is fun to play provided you've got a good group of people in your games. The Co-op and new modes and options show that they didn't just slap a big THREE on MW2 and thought about expanding the game as they went.

It would be easy to dismiss Modern Warfare 3 as just another iterative update to the massively successful shooter series. After attending a preview event this summer, I left with concerns that the Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games collaboration shelved the multiplayer innovation Treyarch introduced...

Modern Warfare 3 is now out, and even away from the game's plot, the game was under its own inner turmoil. After the firing of Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, and the eventual exodus of several other members, Activision summoned both Sledgehammer Games and Raven software to...