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All Pre-Load and Launch Times for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3)

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (CoD: MW3) on the horizon, you may be wondering exactly when the game goes live, so here’s all the pre-load and launch times for the title.

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All Pre-Load and Launch Times for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3)

Pre-loading for the full release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 including Multiplayer and Zombies goes live on November 8 at the following times:

  • PlayStation Owners: November 8, 10AM PT.
  • Xbox Owners: November 8, 10AM PT.
  • PC Owners: November 8, 10AM PT.

You’ll want to make sure you’re pre-loading MW3 if you’ve got a pre-order. As usual the full game will be quite a large download. So if you want to make sure you can get in to the action quickly on release, it’s certainly the way to go!

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MW3 will have a rolling launch starting on November 9, various times, all platforms (PlayStation, Xbox, Battle.net, Steam). For console players, the entire Modern Warfare III game becomes available to play in a rolling launch, starting in New Zealand at midnight (November 10, at 12 AM GMT+13), which is November 9, at 3 AM PT (USA). The game will be fully live worldwide by 10 PM PT on November 9.

  • For PC players, the game becomes available to play on November 9 at 9 PM PT.
  • Console Platforms (PlayStation, Xbox): November 9, at 3 AM PT to 10 PM PT (rolling out regionally).
  • PC Platforms (Battle.net, Steam): November 9, at 9 PM PT.

Those are all the pre-load and launch times for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. If you’ve got a pre-ordered copy you can pre-load for launch. Otherwise you can simply download it once it goes live in your region!

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Alex Berry
Alex Berry is a freelance contributor at The Escapist. His coverage ranges from funny takes on the latest games to a whole bunch of guide content. Alex is a jack of all trades when it comes to games, playing almost every new title that shows promise. From RPGs to shooters, all the way through to sports games, he plays it all, although he does have a soft spot for turn-based RPGs having started out his gaming journey with a copy of Pokémon Red on the original Game Boy. Alex has a master's degree in Business and is fascinated by online game economies, often spending a lot of time finding ways to maximize wealth in these games (but he should really be doing that in real life instead).
Alex Berry
Alex Berry is a freelance contributor at The Escapist. His coverage ranges from funny takes on the latest games to a whole bunch of guide content. Alex is a jack of all trades when it comes to games, playing almost every new title that shows promise. From RPGs to shooters, all the way through to sports games, he plays it all, although he does have a soft spot for turn-based RPGs having started out his gaming journey with a copy of Pokémon Red on the original Game Boy. Alex has a master's degree in Business and is fascinated by online game economies, often spending a lot of time finding ways to maximize wealth in these games (but he should really be doing that in real life instead).

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