Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 downloadable content
# Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 downloadable content

The downloadable content (DLC) available for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is an assortment of additional multiplayer maps, Special Ops missions, and Face-Off Maps that came as part of the Call of Duty ELITE Premium membership. Downloadable content was split into four unique "Content Collections," each with 2-3 content packs. The first content collection was made available on January 24, 2012 for Xbox 360 users. The DLC collections could be bought separately for a fee of $30.

## History

At E3 2010, Microsoft announced that any DLC released for the Call of Duty series would arrive on the Xbox 360 first. This agreement applied to the games Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

During the release of Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty's Elite service, premium members of the service were promised 20 pieces of DLC over a 9-month period, with content releases for each platform every month. This number was increased to 22 on Call of Duty's official Elite Content Calendar. Initially, all downloadable content was only available to Call of Duty: Elite premium members. Xbox 360 users received all DLC about a month before PlayStation 3 users regardless of Elite membership due to a special contract between Microsoft and Activision. As an example, the first Collection dropped on Xbox 360 on January 24, and on February 28 on the PS3.

## Face-Off

On May 9, 2012, it was announced that the Face-Off mode would be introduced to Modern Warfare 3. It included smaller maps, which promoted fast gameplay matches. Face-Off included options for 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 battles. Two free Face-Off maps became available for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers on May 15, 2012, regardless of Call of Duty: Elite membership. There is now a dedicated public playlist for the Face-Off game mode.

## Content Drops

Content Drops were released monthly exclusively to all Call of Duty: Elite premium and founder members. There were a total of 9 monthly DLC releases up until the end of Modern Warfare 3's 2012 content season. September was the last month DLC was released for Xbox 360, and October was the last month for PlayStation 3. Since Call of Duty: Elite was not available for PC gamers, DLC was only released in the form of Content Collections.

| Drop(s) | Multiplayer Map(s) | Spec Ops Mission(s) | Face-Off Map(s) | Xbox 360 release date | PlayStation 3 release date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-2 | Liberation & Piazza | None | None | January 24, 2012 | February 28, 2012 |
| 3 | Overwatch | None | None | February 21, 2012 | March 29, 2012 |
| 4-6 | Black Box | Black Ice & Negotiator | None | March 13, 2012 | April 12, 2012 |
| 7-8 | Sanctuary & Foundation | None | None | April 10, 2012 | May 10, 2012 |
| 9-12 | Oasis | Iron Clad & Kill Switch | Getaway & Lookout | May 15, 2012 | June 14, 2012 |
| 13-15 | None | Arctic Recon | Vortex, U-Turn & Intersection | June 19, 2012 | July 19, 2012 |
| 16-18 | Decommission & Offshore | Vertigo | None | July 17, 2012 | August 16, 2012 |
| 19-21 | None | Special Delivery, Light 'Em Up & Special Ops Chaos Mode | None | August 7, 2012 | September 6, 2012 |
| 22-24 | Parish, Gulch & Boardwalk | None | None | September 5, 2012 | October 9, 2012 |

## Content Collections

Content Collections were distributed in the same way DLC in previous Call of Duty titles was. Multiple maps and Spec Ops missions were placed into one collection for anyone to purchase through the Xbox Marketplace, PlayStation Store, or Steam for PC. No Call of Duty: Elite membership is required to download Content Collections.

| Collection Number | Multiplayer Map(s) | Spec Ops Mission(s) | Face Off Map(s) | Xbox 360 release date | PlayStation 3 release date | PC release date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Black Box, Liberation, Overwatch & Piazza | Black Ice & Negotiator | None | March 20, 2012 | April 19, 2012 | May 8, 2012 |
| 2 | Foundation, Oasis & Sanctuary | Iron Clad & Kill Switch | Getaway & Lookout | May 22, 2012 | June 21, 2012 | June 21, 2012 |
| 3 | None | Arctic Recon, Vertigo, Special Delivery, Light 'Em Up & Special Ops Chaos Mode | Vortex, U-Turn & Intersection | August 9, 2012 | September 13, 2012 | September 13, 2012 |
| 4 | Gulch, Boardwalk, Parish, Decommission & Offshore | None | None | September 6, 2012 | October 10, 2012 | October 10, 2012 |

## Free DLC

Some DLC was available to all users of Modern Warfare 3 regardless of their Call of Duty: Elite membership, and was completely free to the player.

| Face-Off Map(s) | Multiplayer Map(s) | Xbox 360 release date | PlayStation 3 release date | PC release date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Aground & Erosion | None | May 16, 2012 | June 15, 2012 | June 21, 2012 |
| None | Terminal | July 18, 2012 | August 17, 2012 | August 17, 2012 |
