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- Publisher: Activision
- Release Date: Nov 8, 2011
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3
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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8567 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 2,424 out of 8567
Mixed: 508 out of 8567
Negative: 5,635 out of 8567
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Nov 10, 2011This game is a rehash and its pretty much solidifying the fact that gaming is dying. Every year expect more and more of these things to come out, receive inflated scores by paid off reviewers, and for them to break all sorts of retail records. COD is the new Madden of our time, only difference is it changes even less between installments.
Nov 10, 2011Call of Duty... Such a great series of games which brought whole new level to FPS type of games. Thanks to CoD the shooters look like they look. So where is the problem??
The problem is the technology. Activision didn't invest any money since CoD 2 to develop new engine (Yes Since CoD 2 its the same engine slightly modified), they managed to improve it up to CoD 4 but then they reached limit of it. Did they bother to develop new one? No. Since that time nothing changed. Same animations of characters, weapons and look of maps. They are trying to blind us through doing stuff like replacing zombies with 2 player co-op, new game mode and few new weapons model, but that's all. If you are going to get that game prepare for disappointment. Activision managed to sink all the way to the bottom of the sea one of the best FPS series in history of video games - Well done! From the king to the street beggar. I think it's time for CoD to retire for couple of years and come up with something new. Single player - stopping WW3 sounds great, you have the same characters (that didn't die) from previous version of MW. Map design is simple - get from point A to point B. Don't worry you won't get lost on the way. Guess why... CoD1 offered several different paths to reach objective and that's what should be restored! I don't care about fancy explosions!
Multiplayer - its just map pack for MW2.
Conclusion? Get different game because this one is worth only half of it's current price...… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Just the same as MW1 and MW2, just another city. Same multiplayer, spawn campers, boosters, yelling in the mic, crying, jack holes. Once sledgehammer can produce a "GOOD" game things might change. Untill then just another activision rewash.
Nov 18, 2011An excellent sequel to MW2 and expands and improves on the addictive and chaotic multiplayer that makes the franchise such a Juggernaut. While the single player is relatively generic, similar to MW2, the original MW remains the best singleplayer experience. One can only wonder if there will be MW4 or if Infinity Ward will go beyond 'Modern' and take the series to a much need change of setting before the series becomes far too repetitive and begin loosing interest, similar to what happened to Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk's constant releases… Expand
Nov 11, 2011What a bunch of monkey spunk.............. A complete and utter let down, the game has made no games it physics, AI, game play, weoponry, maps anything. My god of all sequels this has got to be up there with the ones that blows the most. I loved.....and i do say loved the COD MW series, and now they have completely turned me off as they produced this crap that did nothing for the genre of games in general.
Infinity ward just another money grabbing bunch of stokers, hmmmm they have become another EA sports.… Expand
Nov 12, 2011i have had all the cods and this one is buy far the worst. i will never buy a game made buy sledge hammer games again thay have messed cod up im going back to black ops as it is a far better game. if you are thinking on geting mw3 dont bother im tradeing my 1 in on monday the only cod i havent kept
Nov 13, 2011If you like to camp, pitch a tent in this game and get a KDR of 15.0 -> pure skill. Game isnt for me, literally if you want to do well all you need to do is hide in a corner. Black ops had it right with run and gun being viable eliminating campers. This game takes it back 5 steps. Not to mention they basically run the same code as the previous games barely changing a thing but the order you get the weapons in!
Game isn't for me, I'll stick with black ops… Expand
Nov 18, 2011This is the exact same game as the other 3 Call of duty games that have come out in the past 3 years. Only with a more mediocre story campaign, and a few 'new' features added in the spec ops mode that are obviously just Activision attempting to cash in on the cash cow that was Nazi Zombies in the previous iterations. You'd be better off buying Black ops if you want a call of duty experience. For one it's cheaper, two, it has Zombies mode which actual GOOD co-op in action, and it's single player campaign is by far better. I know that whatever I wright here won't really matter because of the hordes of people in the world who will buy the EXACT same game over and over again, and to be honest, I don't know why they waste the money.… Expand
Dec 11, 2011Multiplayer: Being a hardcore CoD fan (15+ days in MW1, MW2, Black Ops, 3+ K/D ratio in all of them), I was disappointed. I loved all the other CoD games but that doesn't mean I don't play the crap out of it. The maps are badly designed and don't have the aesthetic pleasure nor the versatility of the maps in previous games. The weapons need a lot of work. The Type 95 is highly overpowered and overused, as well as the PP90M1, and the MK14 could use a slight damage reduction. Singleplayer: A lot of people are saying they don't like the singleplayer. I loved it. I started out on Veteran and it had my blood rushing the whole time. Lots of intense combat moments and cool locations for missions as well as all the characters that we've come to love. R.I.P. Soap… Expand
Nov 8, 2011How can console gamers put up with this ****
2 hour campaign, Same engine as the last 4 COD games, Will probably be another $200 worth of DLC, Gets a point for boosting my ATVI stocks.
Nov 8, 2011Its the same game! Nothing new? Really? COD needs to retire they've beaten the dead horse! Still small maps. Nothing exciting about this game anymore and the Killstreaks are even more ridiculous than before!
Graphics look the same!! COME ON!
Nov 8, 2011Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the complete package. It has a solid, single-player campaign, a rich multiplayer mode that has new modes and will be played by millions of gamers for years to come; a awesome Spec-Ops mode that includes an all-new Survival gameplay mode similar to Horde; and is the first Call of Duty title to launch with the new Elite service, something that will become a standard in the CoD franchise for years to come. The online game is the deepest and richest CoD multiplayer experience to date and the Spec Ops co-operative mode is worth the price of admission alone. MW3 has excellent sound design, is very polished, and its gameplay exceeds expectations. MW3 is going to be played for a long, long time to come, and deservedly so.… Expand
Nov 8, 2011This game was slapped together. The guns sound the same and nothing new is added. Quickscoping is now easier than using an SMG. Call of Duty has been completely casualized and Modern Warfare needs to hang it up.
Nov 8, 2011What you're really buying for $60 is the promise of DLC and more formulaic games in the future. The skill cap on this game is nil, and running from point A to point B to complete some non sequential objective while utilizing the auto-aim to shoot down generic soldier isn't all too exciting either. Skip this and pick up something more interesting, you might find something like Red Orchestra a bit more interesting!… Expand
Nov 8, 20113 hour campaing = insult
engine = outdated
multiplayer = copy-pasta of MW2 Map's = poorly designed Overall this Expansion Pack is not worth 70.00, I would wait until its on sale for 9.99
Nov 8, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series has had its day. Time to hang it up. There is nothing innovation going on anymore with Modern Warfare. The multilayer is still solid enough to have a good time with your on line buddies, but eh hh... lets move on. .… Expand
Nov 8, 2011Not much of an improvement on MW2. Should've been called Modern Warfare 2 and a Half........
With their resources! Their talent! Their knowledge! This is a shameful dissappointment from Infinity Ward. Fvckin Idiots!
Nov 8, 2011Look at all of the reviews of the critics who gave this game a positive score. Many of them gave EVERY game 100/100. Bought! This game is terrible, read other reviews for details. Don't listen to the critics, they've been paid for.
Nov 8, 2011Call of Duty's next screwed up. The series sank in **** and noobs player. Multiplayer is disgusting. Graphics got sucked. I think i rather play Battlefield 3 getting **** in my toilet than play that with my girlfriend doing blowjob.
Nov 8, 2011I waited outside in freezing cold huddled around a trashcan fire like some hobo for 7 hours waiting in line for this game. All of a sudden a man dressed as batman came out of nowhere and threw a bucket of water on our fire before skipping away. Even after that trauma i pursued on for CALL OF DUTY cause i wanted to answer the call but I got home with the game and I thought it was modern warfare 2 cause it was pretty much the same thing. capmaign sucks and NO ZOMBIE MODE WTF?… Expand
Nov 8, 2011This game is awesome. I really adds polish to a well formed multiplayer game, and the single player is more of the top nonsense that people love. I've loved COD4, MW2, and especialyl MW3
Nov 9, 2011It seems like most of these people bought this game just to rant about how much they hate it. Wile I won't say it's perfect or the most innovative thing that's ever happened to the first person shooter genre, it still provides a solid multiplayer experience, despite much of it being recycled from Modern Warfare 2. Is it as good as Battlefield 3? No, but it's still a ton of fun.
Nov 9, 2011I actually would give this game an 8 or a 9, but haters have to hate so I feel like I have to give it a 10. Yes, it is similar to the other Call of Duty games. But if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The real Call of Duty fans know that the changes made in this game are huge, even the really subtle ones. As a COD fan myself, i believe this is the best and most balanced multiplayer yet. The new weapons are welcome, as well as the new perks, equipment, and the brand new point streak system. I'll be playing this game til the next one comes out... It dissapoints me that we live in a world today that when anyone hates something, they have to show it to the world. Keep hating haters, hope it makes you feel better about yourself.… Expand
Nov 21, 2011I have been a die-hard CoD fan for years, but I have been growing tired of the series of late. So here it is! I gave this game the low score for many reasons. If Activision expects me to fork over $60 on practically the same game they have been releasing for the last 4 years with nothing more than a new story and minimal tweaks to the multiplayer, than they have seen my last dollar. They haven't done a single thing to innovate the franchise in years. This franchise has become nothing more than a shameless yearly cash-grab on the behalf of the developers. I won't even get into the CoD elite service which offers nothing gamers haven't seen with games like Halo and Battlefield. At least those two examples don't charge you. The fact that the DLC for this series has become known for overpriced and underwhelming extras has added to my disenfranchisement with the whole series. Plus the fact that game like Deus Ex has released DLC that is longer than the campaign of MW3 is laughable. Activision needs to put this series to bed for a while until they can come up with something substantial to offer the gaming community.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Score for re-selling Call of Duty 4 over and over again. Call of Duty will end up like Tony Hawk, Vigilante 8 or Guitar Hero series. Good work Activision!!! When games are made only just to earn as much money as possible they lose their charm.
Nov 10, 2011Glorified map pack is what MW3 is. Maps are too small making snipers ineffective, hit detection is super wonky and single player is only 5 hrs long. Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops are much better games. Kinda of fun but don't waste 60 dollars on this.
Nov 10, 2011All the haters here need to grow up and GTFO. I LOVE Battlefield 3 and you know what, I LOVE Modern Warfare 3. Sure its a rehash. Sure its the same engine. Why mess with success??? It doesnt deserve a 10, and it doesnt get a 9 because its not original...but a 0? A 2? Thats just garbage. My freidns and I play all kinds of games, especially shooters, and we are having a BLAST with this one. It improves on almost every aspect of MW2 and is, imo, much more fun the BLOPs. wNobody gave Gears a 2.8 average and it didnt innovate AT ALL. Battlefield 3...not AT ALL. Halo Reach innovated a little with new spartan movement and AAs, and EVERYONE COMPLAINED.
Don't make the user reviews here worthless for people that are curious about a new game. Please, please rate a game based on its merits as well as flaws.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Same game as previous. Activision once again cheats with players and this 4 year-old engine with 0 physics. Nothing new. The MP part is the same as MW2. Only fanboys will like.
Nov 10, 2011Same respawn crap only one no respawn mode and short rounds. No co op story either. Mw1 looked better IMO. I am done buying map packs for this game. Just keep playing black ops save yourself $60.
Nov 10, 2011The mentality that went into creating this game was very flawed. This could easily have been a large patch/map pack release for Modern Warfare 2. There is no innovation in this series any longer. Clearly this is a large and easy way of creating money for Activision. They really don't care about the quality of the game, but rather the quantity of releases. Already they have set a standard for over priced DLC and little effort in yearly releases, which is hurting the gaming industry at large. The game might be fun when you initially play it, but you soon realize it is almost a direct copy and paste of the previous MW games (literally, they've taken the same textures, sounds, EVEN whole buildings from CoD4 and MW2.
At least MW1 to MW2 had a respectable amount of content added. This game is definitely not worth $60 and should have instead been released as $30. Unfortunately Activision has no plans of ever doing that considering people are eating these games yearly. What that little kid at Gamestop and his mother don't understand is the industry, specifically the consumers, are being negatively impacted by this (for the lack of better words) BS of yearly "$60 map packs."
Also, why is this game still using a peer-to-peer form of multiplayer? Instead of hiring Kayne West to CoD XP, they could have easily added dedicated servers and probably saved a million dollars. Thanks, but no thanks, Sledgehammer/Infinity Ward and Activision.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Obviously, reviewers have been bribed, why? Because NO company in their right mind ASKS PEOPLE to make positive reviews on a website. BEGS people to make positive reviews on a website. Infinity Ward, this one is for you. Either way, I played this game and am so incredibly disappointed. I am a battlefield fan, yes this is true, but I loved Modern Warfare 2, before all went to hell. The multiplayer in MW3 is untouched, the Single player is just a continuation rehash, and while I give credit for the SpecOps mode returning, it seems like they just took the same materials and re arranged them and said "hey look! something new!" Honestly, if this is your first COD, just get COD4 (MW1), the game is a masterpiece among shooters.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011This game came out in 2007 ... why is it just being reviewed now? I'm surprised it took them 4 years to release a patch that includes: more balanced MP, a big map pack, and faster frame rates. Spec ops is great. The rest is a regurgitation.
Nov 10, 2011Sorry, but it's already become more than evident that this game is literally a repainted Modern Warfare 2, now with a subscription fee. Players are finding the exact same buildings and locations copy and pasted from the last game and it's ridiculous. Gamers are not going to tolerate this garbage, and if companies want to still be around next generation they better start putting effort into their games again. Don't like getting bad fan reviews? Then stop repackaging the same game and expecting us to pay $60 for it, you scammers.… Expand
Feb 21, 2012Despite what good reviews this game got from Ign & the big names and all the hate its got from haters this games falls into average to good. I played the campaign & the online to far detail, the story is still hard to follow but the missions are incredibly fun, by itself the campaign is amazing exhilarating at times. It seems like they had limited support from previous voice actors as you don't see too much of "soap" in the game, and when you do, it doesn't sound like the same voice actor as MW2 and overload sounds completely different also. The spec ops is more of the same, but i enjoyed it in mw2 and here as well, some really good co-op, in small speedy bursts unfortunately the multiplayer is terrible, the main problem is the lag compensation system that makes it so bad connections have a chance (in defense of it though, it tries to make the game fair because in previous cods you may have thought you were the better shot but you probably had the better connection) the gun and attachment selection is ok, some weapons are obviously superior to others and the games end fast, the maps don't flow like previous games but the do try to eliminate camping… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Innovation Multiplayer = 0 .. Innovation Campaing = 0..
BO, MW3, The same cr4p, really. u need a new team for work in this game.
Nov 10, 2011game is just **** It is a copy of the other 10,000 COD titles. It is the most poopy game in existence. If you bought this game you are a retard. What has changed on this cod? Why would you buy cod when battlefield is a million times better?
Nov 10, 2011I can't believe they have the guts to sell this for $60. The single-player is about 3 hours long and the multiplayer is virtually the same as the last. This is what should be considered DLC.
Nov 11, 2011I've never looked forward to a game more and been disappointed by a game so much. This game is a copy and paste job from hell. MW1 and MW2 were both exponentially better games than this. There are a few cool new features that are keeping me playing it now but I will be going back to Black Ops soon. I hope Treyarch makes the next CoD. IW and Sledgehammer dropped the ball bigtime on this one. Horrible maps, sounds, footsteps, lobby wait times, everything! What happened to the playercards? How could this genius part of the game be dropped? I will NOT ever buy a COD game from IW.… Expand
Nov 11, 2011Another year, another Call of Duty game. This game is so uninspired and so predictable. So you are probably thinking that a 0 is a bit harsh, no it's not. I am giving the same score that is comparable to the amount of new features in this game, ie STUFF ALL. If you have played any of the Call of Duty games before, then no need to get this, its just a glorified expansion pack. The story is so cliched and so badly told it is laughable. The multi-player maps are just terrible. They are all so similar and lack any sort of innovation. With other games you usually have a few favourite maps, not so here. They are just so boring to play. Do not support this game, it is the only way developers will learn that simply rehashing games and offering them up as a brand new game is not acceptable.… Expand
Nov 12, 2011Worthless game. Honestly just a repackaged Modern Warfare 2 with a few different guns. What a waste of $60. Battlefield 3 might struggle on the campaign, but the multiplayer is so much more innovative and fair. The spawns aren't awful like this game either.
Nov 13, 2011This game does not cater to players who wish to use the riot shield. Among the many flaws of this game, the fact that bullets actually pierce the riot shield in downright unfair, and really demonstrates the developers lack of attention in balancing the weapons in the game. The arc of the riot shield is also very limited in size at approximately 35 degrees. It is fairly obvious that a 360 degree riot shield would offer much more protection in the fray of the battlefield. I was looking forward to going to war with a riot shield, but now I am disheartened by the disadvantage they have. I am really disappointed in Infinity Ward's apathy towards the quality of this game, and equally disappointed in Activision's decision to publish such a poorly balanced game. So for those of you who are considering buying this game for the fun in riot shielding, I do not recommend it.… Expand
Nov 16, 2011Lets be honest you've had this game for around 4 years now. Do no waste you money on this especially when games like uncharted, skyrim, assassins creed, battlefield etc offer much more for your money. Dont give me the rubbish that the graphics have improved they have not. The multiplayer gameplay is exactly the same as the first MW but with more overpowered killstreaks that encourage camping gameplay. theres no doubting Call of Duty 4 was brilliant but to then release it again 4 years running is extremely poor. I'd rather they re released CoD 3 with HD graphics and played that Multiplayer because that was fun and addictive whereas CoD MW3's gameplay is boring, stale and irritating… Expand
Nov 16, 2011I live in Romania and i have issues playing this game online. I've spent 60 euros on it (that's huge in a country where the average wages are like 150-200 euros per month) and i cannot play a single game online because Activision decided that they should lock the multiplayer matchmaking so that players can connect to other players from their own country to solve the lag issues. However, that's caused more problems for people than ever before, since in smaller countries or fewer populated regions you cannot find other players to play with. We've done everything we can but Activision just ignored us in that matter. I've spent 60 euros for nothing.… Expand
Nov 17, 2011This game has bad graphics compaired to other games first of all, second is the voice actors are horrible, third is the story is crap, the game looks dated, the only play is very laggy and sluggish for no reason, and it also freezes sometimes. Total waste of money.
Feb 20, 2012An Honest Review from a Typical Gamer:
I have played COD since the VERY FIRST game. MW3, visually, is the game. But now multi player is getting all too familiar, and its losing the fun factor it had in the previous games. Infinity Ward once again chooses to help "noobs" by extremely strong kill streaks. Black Ops and COD 4 were one of the few games that made the player use their guns. MW3 lets the killstreaks do all the work, no effort needed. Needless to say, it is not even interesting anymore. Kill Confirmed, many people just play to kill and dont collect the dog tags, once again forgetting about teamwork.
I HAVE GIVEN 2 points out of 10, just for survival. Although it is NOWHERE as close as zombies, its different and interesting. Story, I was excited, but it just didnt work out as planned. I still dont understand the story.… Expand
Mar 9, 2012First of all lets get it straight that when I rate games I rate them OUT OF 10 so 5 is average 7 is good , 3 is below average etc. As a call of duty fan since the first modern warfare game is the best IMO, I had enjoyed the multiplayer of the past few titles even if they were a little imbalanced as they were immersing, fast paced games which I always had fun playing even in MW2, as it always included me in the game even when I was getting my ass kicked I could always still pull off a cool kill or save my team's ass by taking down a heli. This game was a huge let down compared. The first reason I say this is because, even though the guns have never really had any "weight" behind them, I still felt I was shooting a gun and thought this was specifically well done in WAW however in MW3 especially with some of the guns it just feels as though you are clicking a button to kill someone completely killing the immersion and enjoyment out of a kill.
Also every single year the cod franchise tries to add new things to spice up the same formula much like pop music instead of tinkering with the core gameplay itself being afraid they'll mess it up. This time they added gun proficiencies and altered the perks and a few other minor things. Now its almost like there are too many variables for the developers to be able to alter so leads the game to be unbalanced as there are so many combinations. This makes for a frustrating multiplayer for serious players and casuals alike. Third of all the games are quicker online, you die more quickly kills are racked up faster. Im fine with that concept but not how it has been introduced. Firstly when Im playing I feel way more sluggish, Im guessing this is to compensate for millitary realism but in all honesty you don't play cod to feel like a guy in afghanistahn you play because you want to feel like a bad ass soldier out of an action movie shooting guys in the face. I feel so slow and so much less smooth compared to mw2 its like im being left out of the game and I feel that Im just a bystander to the game itself.
The maps are awful generic pieces of crap in all honesty. They have become smaller and smaller throughout the call of dutys due to design laziness and to create combat realistic situations which once again we don't care about if the game isn't fair or fun. There is no safe way to get from one of a map to the other even though they are so small as they are ridiculously open leading to camping being the tactic low level players use as they find it impossible to beat higher level players.
The gameplay and the shooting itself hasn't changed, quickscoping which I enjoyed and thought did take some skill (IMO) has been altered however Im on the fence of whether this is a bad thing or a good thing as snipers were OP in MW2.
The campaign is a hollow corridor shooter which puts you in the same situation in every mission with a different cinematic and new textures. The only way you can use the environment is explosive barrels and you are breadcrumb lead through the missions by your commanding officer whoever that may be. Overall this game is a big lousy corporate sell out which should of been much more innovative and brave in its design. Greed has gotten the better of the franchise to a point where it provokes no feeling when playing the game, its literally like standing in my house doing nothing to me.
2/10 - a ruined franchise for no good reason.… Expand
Apr 16, 2012I seriously don't get all the good critic reviews, I'm not a fanboy for any other FPS franchise (such as Half-Life or Battlefield), but this game is BAD. Infinity Ward was seemingly too lazy to make a new engine, which now the current engine looks like a PS1 cutscene. The Campaign is predictable and generic, with no emotion whatsoever when it's supposed to be "sad". The Multiplayer is okay but gets boring and they removed what was my favorite feature of Black Ops, COD Bucks, and instead they keep the same formula, adding very little to what used to be the only redeeming feature about MW2 and so on. I swear to god, if they make another Modern Warfare game I'll see no hope for the future of the FPS.… Expand
Oct 10, 2012This has got to be one of the most overrated games by critics ever. I used to be a COD fanboy so please listen to what I have to say. Lets start with some positives, the campaign as always is cinematic and decent and once again short. Specs Ops has new missions along with survival mode with waves of enemies. That's pretty much all the good I have to say about MW3, now with the negatives. While the multiplayer is fun sometimes, you can tell just by looking at gameplay that the designers were incredibly lazy and thinking were all just a bunch of idiots. Nothing at all is entirely new or original, there were just a few tweaks hear and there. Sound quality is horrible, and graphics again are the same. This is the only Call of Duty game I ever returned to the store after a few months of play. Save your money and never include this in your library.… Expand
Nov 8, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the best game I've ever played. The graphics are more realistic than real life, and I feel like I'm really shooting terrorists in the face with every press of R1. The sound literally made my ears orgasm, which I didn't even know was possible. A quick check of Wikipedia reveals that it shouldn't be possible, but for the purpose of the review I will assume that Sledgehammer Games has hired a few wizards to add the final touches to the game. I was rock-hard the entire time I played through the intense, cinema-like single player, and the multi-player may just be the most fun thing ever created. Yes, even better than Slinkies. Literally the only bad parts about the game are the fact that Soap and Yuri die, and the game isn't Battlefield 3, so I'm docking a few points. You owe it to yourself to buy this game, if you don't then you're missing out on literally the greatest shooting game that every has or ever will be made.… Expand
Nov 8, 2011Modern Warfare 3 is the best yet in the series. It really improves upon and perfects the pure fun formula of the series. Must buy for gamers and non-gamers alike.
Nov 8, 2011What is about Infinity Ward making poor Call of Duty games. When they split up, Activision should have realised it was a sinking ship and would result in a below par game. The map designs feel very similar to BF3, albeit on a smaller level, and the MP feels incredibly unbalanced. Treyarchs games have their flaws but at least you don't feel as if you've been robbed every death. They got rid of one of the best leveling systems in any game (COD points) and replaced it with some dumb rank system. Hope to see Treyarch back on CoD next year but in the mean time, I'm back to Black Ops and BF3.… Expand
Nov 17, 2011LOOOOOOOOOOOOL SIXTY DOLLA MAP PACK! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Even the fake so-called infinity ward developer tries to boost up the metacritic score with their babbies fans. "hey man, boosting should only be on your rehashed mw2 game"
Nov 8, 2011o my god this game is so much a **** i try play but not norma. first of the gameplay all suck is mirror last year of game
fck me why i buy this **** games there is same small ****maps with stupid knifestab and noobtubers then the single play is also super **** with campaign that i finish in over 2 hours lag on server and stupid ****game
why you buy? do not
not buy
very big ****
Nov 8, 2011I am insulted that this passes as a full game. This is not AAA material. Sound is terrible, graphics too. The maps are tiny, expect to get spawn killed repeatedly regardless of your favourite playlist or 'skill level'. Same unbalanced guns and create a class set-up. Expect the same stale multiplayer meta similar to the FAMAS in black-ops; The CM901 is its replacement. I knew this game would be disappointing, but this... just made me angry.… Expand
Nov 8, 2011This series hasn't changed since the first Modern Warfare; same game with different maps and guns. Really sad for a series that revolutionized war games with the first one. Battlefield 3 all day baby!
Nov 8, 2011Consoles are to blame for this fps game's limitations and other fps too. This game was just affected more than any other, that's all. I was really looking forward to this title but the hype was all for nothing.
Nov 8, 2011After paying $60 on this game I went home and put it in my PS3. After a couple hours of gameplay I realized I had been ripped off! I looked in my DVD rack and grabbed a CoD game I bought 2 years ago, it looked the same but had a 2 on it instead of a 3. I then realized it is the same exact game, with a few minor tweaks. Biggest waste of money ever. Yet, there are still trolls on the internet like Destructoid's own Jimmyx Sterling getting paid big bucks to give it high review scores.… Expand
Nov 8, 2011I enjoyed Modern Warfare 1 for story and MP, and Modern Warfare 2's MP and I never got along, but the story was great and action packed as usual and key features and gameplay additions were made. Spec Ops was a blast and provided hours of fun. MW3 doesn't feel updated at all. It feels like a zombie. The graphics are old, the facial animations stiff, the characters round turns like robots, the sounds are still terrible, and many of the environments still look like cardboard, which, in MW 1 and 2's case, I excused because of the exciting game play and story. MW3 is just a rehashed and uninventive copy of the first two. I played the whole campaign and never once felt the rush or compulsion I did in MW 1 and 2. Then I tried the MP, the three maps I played for mostly flat, mazes that were CQB and very, very bland. Everything looked exactly the same. I legitimately attempted to enjoy this. I did, but it's obvious that Activision is just grubbing for money. If Infinity Ward's original creators would've been at the helm, things might have been different. All and all, hugely disappointed.… Expand
Nov 8, 2011I can not put into words how repeatative and boring this series has gotten! Everything is being re used, same formula same everything. Now someone might say to me if it aint broke dont fixer it. well let me tell u this is the 5th game of the same shi* nothing has changed nothing i think i saw the same building model from cod4 so save your money! this is the same as the rest of the games that came before it if u wanna play this play black ops or mw2. I dont know how legit reviews can give a game like this 9.5 or even an 8.5 this a an fing 5.… Expand
Dec 28, 2011I initially gave this game a good rating and got upset with all the people leaving negative reviews. Well things have changed. Elite service which I paid 50 dollars for still doesn't work. The lag compensation is so bad that this game is just not fun anymore. I have a 25 up and 25 down with a 17 millisecond ping to the call of duty servers but for some reason Infinity Wards punishes people with good internet connections with something called lag compensation which gives the guy with **** internet service the advantage. Even when that's not happening the game is just utter garbage. I mean really ??? No dedicated servers for a game that is going to make over a billion dollars. I will never buy another Moderen Warfare game again.… Expand
Nov 9, 2011This game sucks it is a recycled update from Call of Duty Modern **** 2, no innovation, jus Copy and Paste everything, there are even videos on You tube that prove how lazy ass infinnity ward has recycled buildings from COD 4 into this game.
If you like to play the same **** over and over and forever again, this is the game for you
Nov 9, 2011This is a must buy. All the bad reviews that you see here are just people upset that CoD beat their precious battlefield 3. All negative reviews are by people how do not own the game and whine this game has tight controls, over the top action, additive online and it does not take it self seriously. it a blast haven't stopped playing it since I got. But do not get me wrong Battlefield 3 is an amazing game but the fans are not doing it any justice matter a fact they are an embarrassment by the way they are acting shame makes you look more worse than the 12 yr olds that play CoD.… Expand
Nov 25, 2011for those who really thinks its an 8 or above...are pretty much idiotic fools that are paid to give them those good reviews. games worth **** and not worth 60. its literally expansion pack alike.
Nov 9, 2011Welp, I've spent the majority of late last night and today playing MW3, so I figured I'd post a review.
Let me start off by saying I got a lot of grief from friends who told me my comments on MW3 are non-valid until I've played the game. Well, I played it, and upon reflecting on that experience from a non-objective, unbiased point of view, I have come to the conclusion that all of my previous predictions of the game were true, with few exceptions.
I began by playing the campaign, and what fun it was. This new development team did a better job at tying up the loose ends from the jumbled mess that was MW2's plot that I thought, and it was quite a fun ride. The levels were varied and expansive, characters were well fleshed out, and the experience was what I'd expect from a COD game. That being said, another bland shooter, delivering just another bland Michael Bay style blockbuster, with shallow characters, over the top story, basically a jingly toy with shiny lights to keep us amused for 5 or 6 hours. It doesn't investigate the complexity human morality like Batman Arkham City does with population control, crime, or the moral implications of justice. It doesn't delve into a story of survival, with the main character's desperately fighting for humanity while uncover secrets of the history of the universe as Halo does. The only challenge presented to players is how many bullets are shot at you and how many bullets it takes to kill someone, unlike Half-Life 2 and its physics puzzles. Nor does MW3 give players any variety in how to play, if you fail at stealth you automatically die, unlike Splinter Cell, which gives you a multitude of choices on how to proceed through the levels. The game is just too simple.
Now onto multiplayer. New killsteaks, new toys, new perks, new guns, new maps. Same gameplay, same experience as Black Ops, MW2, MW1, just more polish and new toys. Its fun as hell, thats right, you heard me, I loved playing it. But I can have the exact same fun and the exact same experience on any of the other COD titles I have. I knew this going into the game, and I figured I'd try this new system out, and I just can't distinguish the gameplay from any of the others.
Overall, the game feels like its a five year old game that could have been an Xbox release title. The graphics are sub par compared to every other recent shooter, there's hardly any physics aside from glass bottles and cardboard boxes that get shot around (every thing that happens is scripted, not random, so its not physics), even the external gun models look like they came out of Counter-Strike 1.6. I can't find the article, but I read an interview with Activision CEO Bobby Kotick about the future and he said that someday COD games will have movie/film like quality, with more realistic character and facial animations, etc. He's right, eventually COD will catch up with Crysis 2, Battlefield 3, the Mass Effect series, Arma 2, etc.
A I'd also like to note a few nitpicky things that surprised me. Characters say "Roger Wilco" a lot. You never say "Roger" with "Wilco," the "Roger" is implied. Its just as bad as saying "Over and Out." You just don't do it. The charging handle on the ACR is ambidextrous, so why does the player character reload with his left hand, then take his right hand off the pistol grip to charge the weapon? Also, why charge the weapon at all? The M4, ACR, G36 and many more have bolt locking mechanisms, so theres no need to pull back the charging handle. I was actually surprised at this, even Battlefield 3 has the player model grips the foregrip with the "magpul technique," or uses the support hand to reach under an AK and charge it without removing his primary hand from the pistol grip, as they should.
In conclusion, its just another COD game on a five year old engine, brings nothing new or innovating to the genre, and is nothing more than an update to COD4.
I'm sorry if you blew $60 on this game, because you could've just rented it for $2 at a redbox for the campaign and continued to play Black Ops for the same multiplayer experience.
Lets assume COD4-7 never existed, I'd give MW3 a solid 7 for being original, and a joyful experience.
If MW3 was only $20 and the other games do exist, I'd give it an 8 for being a worthy expansion pack.
But, because its just another MW update, it gets a 2.
Fun, but not worth the money, especially if you have any of the past three games in the series.… Expand
Nov 9, 2011Same game different year, nothing really new on a franchise that Activision is running dry like they did with Guitar Hero. Seriously how can people keep playing something they played last year and the year before that.
Nov 9, 2011okay sooo lets get started. MW3 i have played the multiplayer, but haven't completed the campaign. Starting the online experience, it was horrible i agree infinity ward did some changes, but they're all bad changes. sprinting is way slower, and leaves very little sprint capacity. PERKS is also terrible i understand stopping power because its an easy kill, but the rest is really worthless i really didnt care what kind of perk i get. also the weapons are EXTREMELY easy to handle even the LMG's are very easy to get kills.graphics in my opinion it really looked like they down graded alittle bit i comepare it to COD 4 its sorta the same. COD modern warefare 2 graphics was an emprovement. i'am ashamed to say i bought this game but it only costed me 16.00 out of my pocket. im very tired of COD making new ones every year its anoying next year new COD by treyarch!!! whoopeeee! -_- COD jst really dosent want to lose they're reputation but they already have one. COD are infamously known for they're noob tubing and camping. like i tell everyone COD WAS great but now its like a CANCER slowly but surely its gonna die. i will stick to my BATTLEFIELD 3 and gonna sell this game to get assassin's creed revelations. everyone stop promoting this dying game its over COD ur time has come up. let DICE take over as the KING OF FPS!!!!! you know im right.… Expand
Nov 9, 2011This game should be DLC at best. Nothing special, but it does take some of the good things about its predecessors COD4 and MW2. Quick scoping is also back much to my chagrin. Main gripe is the maps, there is little to no open areas so legitimate snipers will be let down and controllable air killstreaks won't help out as much. The only great things about this game is the two player co-op and its story (somewhat). This game is NOT worth $60 unless you're a die hard COD fan. Wait til the price drops or if necessary, just rent it.… Expand
Nov 9, 2011Congratulations on somehow milking more and more money out of each subsequent copy of CoD: Modern Warfare. This game would be more aptly titled "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Ep 3," as it is essentially an expansion pack to the same game we've been playing for four years. Infinity Ward really phoned it on the single-player campaign, and the multiplayer is--yet again--another glorified map expansion and balance tweak. Modern Warfare 3: you get 9 for quality gameplay, minus 2 points for leaving that gameplay unchanged for four years, and minus 3 more points for charging us 60 bucks for the exact same experience. And you know what? Minus one more point for selling us over-priced DLC which was probably finished weeks before the game released.… Expand
Nov 9, 2011Dissapointing rehash of MW2. Shame on you Activision. How could you let something like this get out the door? You have like 4 game development studios working on this game, and yet it looks as if someone made the multiplayer in 5 seconds
Nov 9, 2011Whatever happened to innovation in games? Sure, MW3 introduced some new game modes and leveling system, but enough to be allowed to release a new game every year? Not at all. MW3 is nothing but a rehashed version its predecessors and there should be no reason that they make us buy a new title every year when they're not offering us anything new.
Nov 10, 2011This game is a re hash of CoD:MW2, so embarrassed i spent money on it....Its like a big map pack for CoD:MW2. Everyone needs to stop buying these games from Activision because they are just taking our money and laughing at us. And when they come out with DLC, rest assured they price it $5 higher than every other DLC pack. O and did I mention that the story sucks...come on. Anyway, if you read this, don't buy it. BF3 kids are not trolling you, this game is NOT worth your money.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011ANSWERING GLEN SCHOFIELD'S CALL OF DUTY! I bet 3/4 of the 0 scores came from butthurt BF fanboys who didn't even buy the game. I actually played it and though the game isn't perfect, it deserves a 8 or a 9 if you ask me, but to counteract the 0's by the butthurt no-life retards that is the BF community, I will give this game a 10.
Nov 10, 2011Extremely disappointing and lazy game development from the same graphical dated graphical engine to the HUDs, sounds and the gameplay formula. Multiplayer? Same over years. No strategy, only shoot ...
Nov 10, 2011This game is just horrible if I wanted to play MW2 I would have played MW2! I really feel like the developers didn't put much effort in this game and I am extremely disappointed.
Nov 15, 2011Don't believe the marketing hype, this is the same product rebundled let it die and show investors we're not interested in being sold the same product year after year, the cash cow needs to starve.
Nov 10, 2011Very good campaign (to play in veteran) with not dead time !!! And great multiplayer game with 16maps and many mode !!! Great production, best game of the serie MW !!!
Nov 10, 2011I have played every modern warfare games since call of duty 4, and in every installment i find something interesting and new. However from MW2 to MW3 graphically the changes aren't enough and i can understand how this can bother a lot of people. specially those who care about good graphics, but people have to understand that the xbox360 is a 5yrs old console and graphics wont get any better. Sure, i know people are going to point out to games like crisis and battlefield. these games are beautiful to look at, but anyone who has played battlefield would tell you that the games have some rather ugly issues in the graphics department. I have found myself looking at black spaces on some of the maps and even seen weird lines on the ground when flying jets. My point is that although MW3 graphically isnt as good as BF3, it has the right balance of good graphics and gameplay, it runs smooth and all maps look rather nice. and to people that are saying that this is just an update, i dont see how you can pack everything thats new in MW3 to a simple update. You have campagin thats short but fun, spec ops that has being reinvented and is more fun than before, and the survival game, and dont forget multiplayer.
10+ new maps, new and more balanced weapons, new equipment and the reinvention of streaks. Lots of unlockables and new modes. And although these modes arent new to the world, they are new to COD. In conclusion im not giving MW3 a 10 because its COD, im giving it a 10 because to me is a lot of fun and thats what counts. I cant imagine going back to playing MW2 without all the new additions from MW3.CAN YOU?… Expand
Nov 10, 2011I was a big fan of mw serie and i bought mw3 and bf3 and now battlefield just conquer my heart. Sorry guys but mw3 is exactly the same compared to mw2.
Nov 10, 2011absolute garbage. it is just a reskined modern warfare 2. if you buy this game and like it you are bad. Go PLAY HALO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
Nov 10, 2011I like call of duty, the game is adicting as hell, but thats everything i can say about it. everything else is the same as all call of duty MW , CoD MW2, CoD WoW and CoD BO, i think its time for activision and sledgehammer to try another concept, stop being lazy and try changing stuff, not only give weapons a minor tweek, another Russian story, c'mon, im just giving the zero to keep the score low, i know the game deserves more, but all modern warfare producers need to know they have to change. even tough the games sells like hot bread.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011If you are a console gamer, the only reason to buy Modern Warfare 3 is because no one is playing the previous iterations anymore. If you are a PC gamer, you still play COD4 so there is no reason to buy it.
Nov 10, 2011Rehash Samefare 3. This game is SO bad that the devs on twitter are asking people to uprate it here on metacritic. I've never seen a dev do that. This is exactly what Activision deserves.
Nov 10, 2011I really wanted to like this game. Despite all the hate it got pre-release, I enjoyed MW2 when it came out and I wanted to have that kind of fun again with this one. Unfortunately, I was met with the disappointment that is this game. The singleplayer story is part of what I loved about the first 2 games, but in this one, they just copy what seemed to be awesome in the other games and hope that it's as effective here. What ends up happening is formulaic levels with absolutely no emotional involvement because you've seen it all before, not only in the previous games, but in the level you just played. The story is garbage and doesn't invest you in the characters like the previous games did. The multiplayer seems like an exact copy/paste except without good maps, class balancing, or meaningful gameplay. It seems as though no real thought was put into this game other than putting as much stuff in it as possible without thinking how it would affect the experience. The maps are small, unorganized, and frustrating to manoeuver compared to the maps in MW2 which had a good layout with strategic points that worked well with all gamemodes. Even after a few hours of playing online trying to force myself to get used to it and enjoy it, I still couldn't seem to like it. I bought this at the midnight launch hoping I would enjoy it as much as MW2 but I was frustrated by the mp right away and then was later disappointed by the sp. I'm trading this in within a week of buying it. Severely disappointed.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011I cant believe they re-released MW2. I am ticked off. Worst investment ever. NO new engine, same all copy paste scenarios from MW2 and lets not forget the minimal character development. Just because you have voice actors with a british accent that does NOT mean the campaign will be awesome. I hate this, I honestly do.
Nov 10, 2011A total step backwards from MW2. No graphical improvement, no innovation, and worst of all, the maps are not well thought out and are just not that fun.
Hopefully DLC can improve the last gripe at least
Nov 10, 2011Anyone who says they're not disappointed with this game is either unfamiliar with previous call of duty games and unaware of the level of expectations they command, or is a COD fanboy who will never admit their game is flawed. You already know what everyone is saying (outdated engine, mp levels are boring and repetitive, etc.) and they're saying it because it's true. By far the most disappointed I've ever been with a video game purchase. Maybe it's because the expectations were so high, but they knew that going in.akes you wish Activision hadn't gutted IW. SLedgehammer should be ashamed of this product.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011So once again we have that familiar feeling of same you know what, different name. Well, slightly different name anyway. I think it's reasonable to say that this franchise is the main reason a large portion of the gaming community dreads reading the word "sequel". There is, however, a silver lining here. A decent number of multiplayer games are once again safe from annoying little morons with no taste in games and only a desperate need to be seen as making the "popular" choice. Anyway, don't buy it, it's rubbish.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011I was a cod fan, played every single game of cod and mw3 too, but never again, this is a constant deja-vu, and the overpriced dlcs......... is very sad to see how activition kills his franchyses, tony hawk, guitar hero and now COD (R.I.P)
Don't waste your money in a 60 dollars DLC
Nov 10, 2011All I can say is WOW. I have never been as disappointed with a game release as I am with MW3. It's same thing we've seen over and over. Little to no innovation at all! Infinity Ward is just milking the series for as much money as they can. It's sad. The maps are horrendous. The game play is subbpar. Campaign mode is a joke. It's Modern Warfare 2.5 is what it is. This game feels like it should a map pack instead of its own video game. You would think that Infinity Ward would step their game up and make some major upgrades to game play, graphics, game mechanics, MP etc.. ever since BF3 was announced. BUT NOPE. Not in this game. Taking it back to the store for a full refund today. Thanks for nothing Infinity Wart.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Please note that my review is based on the MULTIPLAYER ONLY! I love CoD, but the series peaked with MW2 IMO. The maps in MW3 are way too confined with no long sight lines at all, and the spawn system will STILL put you smack dab in the middle of 2-3 enemies which results in instant death. I've yet to find ANY map where I need any long range optics, because there aren't any. This is run and gun BS all day. Even snipers have said F it, and are going with nothing but sub machine guns. Where is the varied sizes of maps found in Black Ops or MW2? What's even worse, is these confined maps do nothing but promote camping. There is no way in hell anyone has played this game, and can disagree with me on that. Go play SeaTown and tell me I'm wrong. I just don't get what IW thought they were putting out. I heard Robert Bowling say how they've changed things up so camping is harder, and how the spawn system would no longer put you in harms way. Well that's just plain **** I understand ALL FPS will have campers and other forms unskilled play, but MW3 is just on another level when it comes to people sitting in corners and waiting for someone, anyone to walk by. Oh, and let's talk grenade launchers. The introduction of the XM25 was supposed to make it harder to spam the launchers, and it kind of has, but you STILL have the under barrel attachment launchers that.....you guessed it.....can spam til your heart's content. I waited in line to get my MW2 Limited Edition Console because I love CoD and I really thought Robert Bowling and Glen Schofield were being honest when they said they listened to the community and fixed our biggest gripes. I guess I was naive in thinking that some big time developers were actually being honest with the people who support their industry. Maybe they did try, but the masses say otherwise. This game has gone on to break records, and with all the BS STILL in this game, controllers will be broken as well. I think I'm done with CoD for this generation. It's gotten stale. I'm not looking for a revolution, I'm looking for some honest to goodness evolution of this franchise and it doesn't look like that will happen anytime soon no matter who is at the helm of this famed franchise. I did love the campaign though.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011Don't beg for reviews, bro. If you want good reviews, don't charge $60 for DLC. MW3 is an OK game, not worthy of the ridiculous sales numbers of lofty praise heaped upon the franchise. The Modern Warfare game has been riding on the laureates of the original Modern Warfare for the past 4 years now. It sets a scary precedent for developers: "Maddenizing" other genres of games, charging ridiculous amounts of money for what is otherwise a minor update.… Expand
Nov 10, 2011At least 360 version somewhat works. Ps3 owners are stuck with yet another broken product from Activision. Pathetic! this company really needs to stop leading people on with the whole "new game" rhetoric and actually make a new game!
Nov 11, 2011Seriously disappointed with this game. It shows that "too much of the same is not always a good thing." The engine is really showing its age, the chaos that went on with Infinity Ward has defiantly scared the creativity. The story was very muddled by repetitious combat and uninspired level design, MP was ok but the maps were too small and felt like a giant **** zone.
It is time for an upgrade! I used to love the series lots, but now I am indifferent.… Expand
Nov 12, 2011I have played cod since it started. When i heard that MW3 was coming out, I was pretty excited.
But it all flushed out when i bought it.
The graphics?
They look like MW2.
Didn´t innovate at all, and just terrible.
But the worst was the hit detection.
I liked it in the most cod games, but in this one, you just shoot anywhere and they give you 200 points.
Nov 12, 2011Awful game. They did nothing from MW2. At least MW2 had better maps, these maps are awful. There are no choke points so people spawn all over the place and you get killed by someone that spawned right behind you! HAD THEY HAD A BETA MAYBE SOME OF THESE BUGS WOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED! AWFUL GAME. The only people that are liking it are casual gamers that do not play often! FIX THE SPAWNS! I had a KDR of 2.5 in CoD 4, MW2, Black Ops and now its at a 1.5 because of all the spawn killing. Absolute garbage. Did anyone even test the game?… Expand
Nov 13, 2011my name says it all. what where they thinking when they designed the nightmarish rat maze maps, is beyond me... This just adds to the already outdated engine and stale game play. save your money or buy battlefield 3, its much more enjoyable. better graphics, more teamwork. vehicles. and its actually a new game instead of another rehash of yesteryear
Nov 13, 2011Repacking the same game for the third time in a row. The SP is anemic, MP identical and the DLC gouging of customers remains the same. MW3 should have been sold as 15$ expansion to MW2. There is simply no excuse for the consistent lack of creativity and shady business practices revolving around this series.
Nov 13, 2011Terrible. MW 2.5 is the proper name for this piece of crap....
I used to be a cod fan, but now I see how they rip off their customers. Until they learn to respect their consumers, I'm switching to BF3 and not giving Activision any more money...
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Nov 20, 2011Bought this game last week and i am very disappointed with the game-play. Its the same COD i have been seeing for years. Off course lot of game series have repetitive moments but this one really sucks.
This is my personal opinion about the game and i don't care about the COD fans
Nov 20, 2011Unlike many people, I had a lot of excitement going into Modern Warfare 3. I greatly enjoyed the campaigns of CoD 4 and MW2, and could not wait to see how Captain Price and Soap's journey ends. Unfortunately while I believe the campaign was still good, I walked away feeling unfulfilled and disappointed. In Modern Warfare 2's campaign when the Russians invaded the United States and you fought through the backyards of rural Virginia, that gave me the feeling of "Woah... holy **** this is kind of awesome!" just because it was so different than your traditional military shooter missions. Modern Warfare 3's campaign just didn't deliver any of those moments for me. It felt as though the campaign just went through the motions, and hit on way too many of the cliche shooter moments. I have always been someone who has greatly enjoyed the Call of Duty multiplayer experience, and committed hours of my life to it. I was excited to see some of the changes they were making, such as strike packages and weapon leveling because I felt it would mix up the flow. However, after playing eight hours so far of multiplayer, I feel it is more broken than ever. Perhaps it is just me, but it feels like weapons are far too overpowered now, and matches have turned into killstreak fests. For instance I remember in MW2 and Black Ops when getting kill streaks such as a stealth bomber and EMP were difficult and rare. However with the support strike package, these are frequent events in games such as domination. Overall Modern Warfare 3 still a good game in my eyes, but the campaign and changes to MW3 just do not live up to the hype they received. While many people may be complaining about the lack of innovation /change or that it's MW2.5, I am complaining because of the unbalanced feel to multiplayer and the campaign that is such a major let down after what I feel was an absolutely terrific MW2 campaign. As much as I love Captain Price and Soap, this game just wasn't able to do them justice.… Collapse
Jan 11, 2012Ultimately, Modern Warfare 3 feels similar to it's brethren, but that doesn't mean it isn't a great game. The single player element is still exciting, and multiplayer has more options than ever – if you're a fan of Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3 is a no brainer.
Dec 28, 2011Modern Warfare 3, while still an excellent thrill ride in its own right, feels far too similar to MW2 or even Black Ops for my taste.
Dec 12, 2011I never expected Modern Warfare 3 to go toe-to-toe with EA's juggernaut this year, but it came out of the gates with a tour de force campaign and co-op mode. It loses points with a perhaps too-familiar multiplayer that caters to the juvenile on Xbox Live; though don't be mistaken, Modern Warfare 3 is one hell of a shooter and a highlight for a series that just won't die – no matter how much we wish it bloody would, at times.


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We had a really nice meal here, the brunch was tasty and fresh and the juices were great. Service was friendly and atmosphere/location was fab.
We stopped by for a quick breakfast & that's what we got.
Service was good throughout & the food came out quick.
I had a version of a BLT & it was big & tasty. I heard the burger was good & the toast was also delicious. An average place but the service took it up a notch.
What is wrong with this place? Probably they try to make everything in house and selling them in 2 weeks time, their price is not cheap, this is probably the cafe has biggest selection of cakes in balmain but not fresh, we want home made and fresh
This cafe is a favourite of ours. It's a great place for coffee and cake or a tasty home-cooked lunch. This time we each had the Berlin Burger...home-made beef patty, caramelised onion, bacon, cheese, sauce served on toasted Turkish bread, fries & salad. The servings were very generous & represented good value...certainly couldn't fit in dessert!
Came here three times for lunch during a week's stay in Balmain, enjoying hearty, fresh and wholesome food (delicious sweetcorn fritters, good quinoa and scrambled eggs, excellent grilled steak sandwich and fries). As good as the lunch is, the baked goods are really tremendous -- we picked some up every day. Fresh, wholesome, indulgent, and very high quality. Best chocolate...
really nice on all levels, good location for people watching, good food and good service. what more could you ask for.
I hadn't been to Cafe Berlin for over 20 years probably because so many cafes have sprung up in the intervening time which of course all had to be tried.
I lunched there recently with some friends and thoroughly enjoyed the food and the buzz. I then took my husband and granddaughter in for breakfast a few days later, which...
Great location - right in the middle of Darling Street, great atmosphere. Good coffee and tasty pastries/cakes
OMG the carrot cake is amazing and what do I do have iced coffee. Now I am sugared out, but well with it. Sit out side and face the street, look up and enjoy the beautiful architecture before you.
There are too many restaurants and coffee shops in Balmain that offer good fare and coffee with enough space to move, for this Cafe to compete. It is best to buy take away coffee and a choose a lovely cake and go sit in the nearby park under a tree.
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We can expect to see holiday items in the Lucy's line of all-natural, gluten free cookies at the Summer Fancy Food Show, says Elisa Krafchin, National Sales Manager for the Foodservice and Convenience Channel. Those items include Pumpkin, Holiday Sugar and Chocolate Merry Mint cookies, she said.
The entire Lucy's line is gluten free, peanut-free, tree nut free, and allergy-friendly, Krafchin said. The products are made in a dedicated allergy-friendly facility under the direction of the company founder, whose son has food allergies, she added.
PARTNERS will be unveiling its newest product, Double Chocolate Brownie Thin at the Sweets & Snacks Expo next week. The product, which is gluten-free, is competing for a new product innovation award at the show. Attendees at the Summer Fancy Foods Show will also be able to see and taste it this summer in New York, when PARTNERS will be in booth #4112. Here at the National Restaurant Association's NRAShow, PARTNERS is exhibiting in booth #4112.
popchips inc., the innovative popped snack company, has launched the newest member to the award winning snack brand, popped veggie chips. the new great-tasting popchips veggie chips are popping up at retailers nationwide available in a 3-ounce bag.
After bringing the magic of popping to potato, tortilla, and corn, popchips has now popped a new crop of veggie chips. Veggie popchips blend nine popular vegetables – kale, spinach, tomato, pumpkin, potato, beet, bell pepper, navy bean, and chickpea – and tops them with zesty seasonings for three flavors:
"No snack time is complete without veggies," said popchips CEO, Paul Davis. "We are thrilled to be expanding our portfolio to provide snackers with the next generation of our popchips family. Inspired by some of today's most popular vegetables, we are really excited about our tasty veggie chips and showing our continued commitment to bringing innovation to the snack aisle."
popchips veggie chips are popped the same way as potato, tortilla, and corn popchips – using heat, pressure, and no oil in the popping process. like other popchips, the new veggie chips have nothing artificial, no trans-fat, no dairy, are gluten-free, kosher, vegan, have less than half the fat of fried chips and still taste great.
New popchips veggie chips will be debuted next week at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago, May 20-22.
Giovanni Food Co. Inc. has earned Gluten-Free Certification from NSF International, a global public health organization, for its Greenview Kitchen organic pasta sauce, pizza sauce and bruschetta. The NSF Gluten-Free label is a signal to consumers with gluten intolerance or celiac disease that the product contains less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten.
This is essential as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published the final rule that sets a gluten limit of 20 parts per million (ppm) in foods labeled as "gluten-free," "without gluten," "free of gluten" or "no gluten." The compliance date of this final rule is August 5, 2014. In 2011, NSF International developed a voluntary gluten-free standard and certification program, which verifies that certified products do not exceed this limit.
This certification helps Giovanni Food Co. meet the needs of consumers who need verification that the products they purchase are gluten-free. It is also significant to the company's current private-label and contract manufacturing customers.
"It is important to our company that we provide consumers with products that have the attributes they are looking for," said Louis DeMent, CEO of Giovanni Food Co. "Having this gluten-free certification, along with our recent non-GMO project verification, enables our brand, Greenview Kitchen, to stand out among the many others that are in the marketplace."
To earn the certification, Giovanni Food Co. had to meet the requirements of the NSF Gluten-Free Certification Program by developing a gluten-free compliance plan for production and/or handling facilities and successfully pass both on-site facility audits and product testing. Supplier assurance, manufacturing practices and training methods were evaluated to verify the company's ability to create products that meet the certification requirements. Random product samples were collected and tested at an NSF International laboratory to verify gluten levels are below the FDA limit.Facilities are audited and products are tested annually to confirm ongoing compliance to the program.
"NSF International developed this voluntary standard to provide consumers with a science-based gluten-free certification program they can trust," said Jaclyn Bowen, General Manager, Agriculture and Specialty Food Programs at NSF International. "Earning NSF Gluten-Free Certification for its Greenview Kitchen organic pasta sauce, pizza sauce and bruschetta demonstrates Giovanni Food Co.'s dedication to meeting the needs of its customers as well as the gluten-free integrity of its products."
Products meeting all certification requirements are authorized to bear the NSF Gluten-Free seal and are included on NSF International's website to demonstrate the products are certified gluten-free.
Grower-owned cooperative Oregon Cherry Growers' new Royal Harvest branded line of natural maraschinos has passed a rigorous, independent verification process by the Non-GMO Project. The four certified products include non-GMO certified, natural maraschinos – Nature's Maraschino Cherries, Bordeaux Maraschino Cherries, Pink Blush Maraschino Cherries and Rainier Maraschino Cherries. In addition to using non-GMO ingredients, the Royal Harvest line is sweetened without corn syrup and is free of sulfites and preservatives.
"There are specific consumers and retailers that are looking for products made with non-GMO ingredients and since our line of Royal Harvest Maraschino's already met all of the Non-GMO criteria, it seemed only natural that we would pursue the Non-GMO certification," said Tim Ramsey, Oregon Cherry Growers President and CEO.
The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit organization and North America's only third party verification and labeling for non-GMO food and products. The Royal Harvest line of natural maraschinos are produced in compliance with the Non-GMO Project Standard, which includes ongoing testing of all GMO risk ingredients, facility inspections and an annual audit to ensure that companies are meeting the highest possible standards for GMO avoidance. For more information, visit www.nongmoproject.org.
The Royal Harvest line with the Non-GMO Project Verified seal for retail has a recommended SRP of $5.99-$6.29. For additional information as well as foodservice purchase, contact Kent Spalding at email@example.com or (503) 364-8421.
Award-winning Caramelized Onion Marmalade from The Tracklement Company, one of the U.K.'s most celebrated specialty condiment producers, is now available in the U.S. through online outlets and retail grocery stores.
Made by hand in small batches at Tracklement's factory in Sherston, a village of 2,000 in Wiltshire, England, Caramelized Onion Marmalade won top "Great Taste" and "Taste of the West" awards in the U.K. in 2012. It has a sweet roasted-onion flavor derived from its main ingredient: white onions that are cooked fro three hours and enriched with redcurrant juice.
In England, Caramelized Onion Marmalade is served alngside grilled or roasted meats and is a popular accompaniment for pates, terrines and cheese. Tracklement's owner Guy Tullberg serves it melted over sausages and as a topping for any grilled burger. It is also used to enhance gravies or sauces.
The Tracklement Company produced more than 60 tons of Onion Marmalade last year. It is currently available online at Amazon.com through CyberCucina.com and Lobels.com, and at independent retail stores, including Eli's Manhattan, Formaggio Kitchen, Epicure Market and Home Grown Meats. The suggested U.S. retail price is $7.99 for a 9-ounce jar.
Tracklement's U.S. distributor is Belgravia Imports of Portsmouth, R.I.
For lovers of Bobo's Oat Bars who want a smaller snack but can't seem to eat only half of a full bar, the company has just launched Bobo's Bites. This innovative add-on is about half the size of the original Bobo's Oat Bars with all the same nutrition and flavor as the full size bars.
Bobo's Bites features three flavors – Original, PB&J and Apple Pie – in a box of five Bites. As with the regular line of 14 Bobo's Oat Bars, Bobo's Bites are made with organic, non-GMO certified ingredients, and are all gluten-free.
This new line extension responds to a growing consumer demand for smaller sized snack foods. According to The Hartman Group's "Modern Eating: Cultural Roots, Daily Behaviors," consumers want: interesting, less processed foods, in smaller-sized packages, that can be eaten on the go. In addition, the report states that snacks represent half of eating occasions, almost belying the word "snack," with food eaten alone and within an hour of purchase representing a large segment.
"We heard our loyal consumers and responded – they asked for Bobo's Oat Bars but in a smaller size with fewer calories, " says Bobo's Founder Beryl Stafford. "With portion control and snack foods sales soaring, the timing was ideal for us to introduce the Bobo's Bites."
Bobo's Bites are available in select grocery and natural foods stores, retailing for $5.69 per box.
505 Southwestern has reached an agreement with H-E-B Markets to sell its line of All Natural 505 Southwestern sauces and salsas in 62 H-E-B Markets across the state of Texas. 505 Southwestern Sauces and Salsas are available in mild, medium and hot flavor profiles, are all natural, gluten free and made with 100 percent green and red chile peppers grown in the Hatch Valley of New Mexico, also known as the "Chile Capital of The World." 505 Southwestern products come in five tantalizing varieties including Flame Roasted Green Chile, Green Chile Sauce, Enchilada & Tamale Sauce and an assortment of Salsas.
"We have seen an overwhelming positive response from both retailers and consumers to the quality and superior taste of our sauces and salsas. We are extremely excited that Texans will now have the opportunity to experience our 505 Southwestern sauces and salsas for themselves," said Ray Gadd, Executive Vice President of 505 Southwestern.
Rapidly growing in popularity nationwide, 505 Southwestern sauces and salsas are setting the standard in the fast growing Hispanic-influenced sauce category. 505 Southwestern uses only Hatch Valley pungent green chile peppers that deliver a smooth, simmering heat and a kaleidoscope of chile flavors based upon legendary recipes of generations past from the Hatch Valley in southwestern New Mexico.
505 Southwestern sauces and salsas are available in mild, medium and hot tantalizing flavor profiles and packed in glass jars.
Aligned with nature's wisdom, Juiceology takes the science of juicing to a whole new dimension with its mind-blowing juice superblends. Unlike anything out there, it is the first and only superblend of premium juices and whole grain extracts that delivers an unparalleled freshly juiced experience in its purest form.
Be inspired to live well! Its new Green Essentials, a luscious blend of Green Apple, Cucumber, Kiwi, Pear, Banana, Spirulina, Blue Green Algae, Spinach, Wheatgrass and Oat Grass with Juiceology's whole grain extracts, is unlike any green juice on the market.
Juiceology is passionate about nature's most precious fruits, vegetables, and grains. It provides daily wellness by harnessing the pure, vital health benefits of all of these raw ingredients, delivering them together, for the first time, in their least processed and most beneficial form.
Unlike heavy meals, Juiceology is perfect for breakfast, after long day at work, before a workout, or whenever the body needs to be nourished. Be uplifted by refreshing superblends that nourish and restore the entire body. Feel better all day long with convenient, ready-to-go fresh, raw fruits, vegetables, and whole grains that provide a totum of nutrients and fiber. Uniquely healthy, Juiceology has no added sugar, unlike other "fresh" juices on the market, and is wheat gluten-free.
Created by family-owned and Los Angeles based Daklen Inc., Juiceology gets a powerful dose of micronutrient extracts, which are designed to be easily assimilated by the digestive system. Made from unique blends of only the freshest high-quality oats and barley that are derived in-house from a special founders and family recipe, the masterfully crafted grain extracts enhance Juiceology's nutritional value without boosting calories or affecting the fruit or vegetable's pure, delicious flavor.
Fiber-up and return to health! Whole grain extracts deliver 32 percent DV of fiber per bottle along with essential vitamins and minerals, including iron, magnesium, selenium, thiamin, riboflavin, and folate. Nutrients are easily absorbed in liquid form. Bottled in Los Angeles and sustainably crafted with local West Coast ingredients, Juiceology is naturally blended in five brilliant flavors: Plum/Grape/Blackberry, Blueberry Acai, Pome Blue Cran, Peach Mango, and the new Green Essentials.
Juiceology is now available at Bristol Farms, Ralph's, Stater Bros., Raley's, CVS Los Angeles, Duane Reade, D'Agostino, King Kullen, Dave's, Roche Market, Weis Market, Food Town, and other fine retailers. Experience the Juiceology difference at www.purejuiceology.com.
Coming off a successful exposition of its newest gluten-free pizza at Natural Products Expo West in March, Sonoma Flatbreads by Donatos® is continuing to rise. The emerging new brand will exhibit at the Gluten & Allergen Free (GFAF) Expo in Schaumburg, Ill., on April 12-13, 2014. The Gluten & Allergen Free Expo, which attracts more than 20,000 gluten-free and allergen-free consumers each year, is hosting the first iteration of its six-city tour this year in the Chicago area. The expo features presenters who are experts in the gluten and allergen free space and is touted to be the largest gluten free exposition in the United States.
Appealing to everyday and gourmet pizza lovers alike – and to those who like to personalize their pizza – the newest offering to join the Sonoma Flatbreads line of gluten-free pizzas is Chicken and Fire Roasted Peppers. This 12-inch pizza has a net weight of 18.88 ounces and includes a special crushed red pepper spice packet.
Exhibiting at Gluten & Allergen Free Expo is timely for Jane's Dough Foods, an independent, family-owned company celebrating more than 50 years of business, as the company is innovating the way consumers think about gluten-free pizza. "We are redefining gluten-free pizza by combining the flavors and ingredients that speak to today's consumer with 50 years of restaurant industry know-how," says Alan Hoover, General Manager of Jane's Dough Foods, maker of Sonoma Flatbreads. The pizza features antibiotic-free chicken that was fed a vegetarian diet and is minimally processed. The pepper trio includes fire roasted green, red, and yellow bell peppers. A rich tomato sauce and lightly smoked provolone round out the offering. Made with "simply honest ingredients," there are no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives in any of the Sonoma Flatbreads line. Each serving of the new pizza flavor provides 14 grams of protein. The suggested retail price is $8.99.


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Watch TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone Cover the Talking Heads
By Tom Breihan on May 21, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. EDT
"Our Show With Elliot Aronow" is a sort of live variety internet show that explores the downtown New York art world. Recently, TV on the Radio/Rain Machine man Kyp Malone, whose beard has only gotten fuller and more awe-inspiring since TVOTR went on a break, stopped by to cover the Talking Heads' immortal, longing hymn "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)", with the band Harsh Toke backing him up. Malone's take is pretty faithful to the original, though it's interesting to hear a singer with a voice as muscular as Malone's interpreting David Byrne's freaked-out bleat.
Watch video of Malone singing the song below. And just for shits and giggles, you can also check out the Talking Heads playing the song in Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense-- the performance that includes Byrne's famous lamp-dance.
Jeff Mangum Announces Rare Performance at Chris Knox Benefit
By Ryan Dombal on March 26, 2010 at 10:55 a.m. EDT
On May 6, downtown Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge will host a benefit show for New Zealand punk originator Chris Knox, who suffered a series of strokes last year.
The big news: Reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum will make an extremely rare appearance at the show, playing a "very short acoustic set." According to the show's publicist, Mangum "is doing the show specifically to help raise money for his close friend and it's not the start of a comeback." Still, Jeff Mangum! Live! This doesn't happen every day. Or every year. Or ever, really.
Video: Rain Machine: "Give Blood"
By Tom Breihan on November 4, 2009 at 5:40 p.m. EST
Director Petro's video for Rain Machine's fiery blues jam "Give Blood" starts out simply enough: TV on the Radio member and Rain Machine main man Kyp Malone rocking the living fuck out of a clean, well-appointed hotel room. But as the video rolls along, we come to find out that Malone is stashing half the population of Williamsburg under his bed, as well as a succession of freaky stop-motion creatures.
The video is streaming over on Rolling Stone right now.
Rain Machine to Open for Pixies
By Ryan Dombal on October 13, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. EDT
Photo by Eric Martin
After a triumphant run in Europe, the Pixies' Doolittle tour is finally making its way to the U.S. on November 4. And now there's another reason to look forward to these classic-LP gigs: TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone will open select Doolittle dates with his solo project Rain Machine.
If you're unfamiliar with Rain Machine, may I suggest our album review and/or recent interview with Malone about the LP's colorful cover?
All Pixies and Rain Machine dates below:
Take Cover: Rain Machine
By Ryan Dombal on October 8, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. EDT
Notable album covers catch the eye, dribble it around a little, and then snap it back into place, forever skewed. They can be funny, gross, shocking, stunning, or just plain wrong. They can define artists.
With Take Cover, we aim to track down the most striking new album covers taking up web space and vinyl bins and get the story behind them. In this installment, we check in with Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio, Iran), who drew the fantastical cover for his new solo album as Rain Machine. "There's a highly psychedelic aspect to African cultures that's largely untapped as a creative inspiration today," he explained. Also: He was apparently not high when he created the sleeve. Believe it.
Listen to a New Song From Rain Machine (TV on the Radio's Malone)
By Ryan Dombal on September 2, 2009 at 3:10 p.m. EDT
Photo by Eric Martin
TV on the Radio singer-guitarist Kyp Malone will release his solo debut under the name Rain Machine September 22 on Anti-. (He'll support it with a fall North American tour.) You've heard the ramshackle track "Give Blood", which recently premiered in this space.
Now there's another song available from the LP. "Smiling Black Faces" features Malone heading in a more reflective, political direction as he condemns the infamous 2006 shooting of Sean Bell by a team of NYPD officers in the song. Listen to it below:
Kyp Malone's Rain Machine Sets N.A. Tour
By Ryan Dombal on August 25, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. EDT
Photo by Eric Martin
TV on the Radio guitarist-singer Kyp Malone's solo project has a name (Rain Machine), an amusingly psychedelic (and NSFW) cover, a sufficiently raggedy first single ("Give Blood"), and a September 22 release date for his debut LP brought to you by Anti-. But that's...not...all. He's touring behind the album, too. The month long North American trek starts in Malone's home base of Brooklyn on the eve of the record's release, September 21. Check out the dates below:
Premiere: Rain Machine (TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone): "Give Blood"
By Ryan Dombal on July 21, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EDT
Photo by Eric Martin
Rain Machine is what TV on the Radio guitarist-singer Kyp Malone is calling his solo project-- apparently because he thought "Kyp Malone" didn't look good on a T-shirt. We gave you the eccentrically pornographic cover, tracklist and release date (September 22 via Anti-) already.
While press notes say the Rain Machine LP contains elements of modern jazz and bluegrass, new song "Give Blood" could pass for a raw, ramshackle TVOTR track, with Malone's warbling falsetto in full effect. The Red Cross will love it. Stream and/or download the song at your leisure below:
TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone Unveils Rain Machine Tracklist, Cover Art
By Tom Breihan on July 13, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. EDT
Usually, third-grade boys get in trouble for drawing naked ladies in art class. But when a grown man like Kyp Malone draws such a picture, he is totally free to put it on the cover of his solo album. That's why being an adult is so fucking awesome.
As previously noted, Rain Machine is the new solo project from TV on the Radio's enormously bearded singer/guitarist. The self-titled Rain Machine album is due September 22 from Anti-, and now you know what the cover looks like. (And yes, Malone did draw that himself.)
The Rain Machine tracklist is below.
TVOTR's Kyp Malone Signs to Anti- for Solo Project, Rain Machine
By Tom Breihan on June 22, 2009 at 12:10 p.m. EDT
Photo by Eric Martin
Kyp Malone is going solo. TV on the Radio's prodigiously bearded, falsetto-voiced zen master has a solo project, and he's calling it Rain Machine. This fall, the first Rain Machine album will be released on Anti-.
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Several players have filed lawsuits against the NBA in a continuing labour dispute which has led to the cancellation of more games in an already—abbreviated 2011—12 season.
The NBA Tuesday cancelled games through December 15 and, with its third such announcement, has now lapped off a total of 324 regular—season contests.
They including all of November's schedule, with owners and players unable to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement in the more than five—month—old lockout.
That translates into a loss of 220,000 dollars for the average NBA player, according to CNBC.
Hours later, players filed class—action antitrust lawsuits against the NBA in two states as the dispute now shifts from the bargaining table to a court of law.
They are seeking monetary damages for lost wages, which would be tripled under antitrust law, which regulates anti—competitive conduct by companies.
Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks teammate Chauncey Billups, league top scorer Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs rookie Kawhi Leonard and veteran free agent Leon Powe were listed as plaintiffs in the complaint filed in the union—favourable Northern District of California against the NBA and its 30 team owners.
Anthony Tolliver and rookie Derrick Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons Ben Gordon, and free agent Caron Butler were named the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the league and owners in Minneapolis, where the NFL suit was held.
Players' attorney David Boies, who represented the NFL during the work stoppage, told reporters at the players' association headquarters in New York City, he will challenge the lockout as an "illegal boycott," because it violates antitrust laws by refusing to allow players to work.
Boies would not be asking for an injunction but a summary judgment for monetary damages.
"We believe the right way to address the players' damages is to ask the owners to pay for it," he said. "And since under the antitrust laws they have to pay three times damages. That's a pretty good incentive to end the lockout." The goal, according to Boies is not to go to trial but to bring the owners back to the bargaining table and salvage the season.
"I hope it is not necessary to litigate this all the way," he explained. "I hope at some point the NBA and the teams will have enough concern for basketball fans that they will resolve these issues and allow the players to start playing." Boies said the California suit would include NBA commissioner David Stern's ultimatum delivered last Thursday urging the players approve the league's last best proposal or have it replaced with a far less attractive one if rejected.
Refusing to be bullied into agreeing to the ultimatum and a bad deal, player representatives from each of the 30 teams on Monday opted to disband the union and issued a disclaimer of interest.
"With David Stern saying don't look for another offer because you're not going to get one, that's not collective bargaining, and there's some distinct facts here," Boies said. "I think it turned out to be a mistake.
"If you are in a poker game and you're going to bluff, and the bluff works, you're a hero. If somebody calls your bluff, you lose. I think the owners have overplayed their hand." The plaintiffs argue in the Minnesota filing that the lockout "constitutes an illegal group boycott, price—fixing agreement, and/or restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Act" and that the owners' final offer for a new collective bargaining agreement would have "wiped out the competitive market for most NBA players." Boies suggested the NBA could lift its lockout and allow the season to begin without having a collective bargaining agreement in place. But that would only come as part of a settlement of the lawsuit filed on Tuesday and amount to a resetting of the collective bargaining process, effectively sending the sides back to square one while allowing basketball to be played.
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