Modern Warfare 3 Release Date Expected This Year

Modern Warfare 3 is well into production and is expected to be released this year, according to online reports.

L.A. Times blog Company Townreportsthat the game -- which has not yet been officially announced -- will be the first Modern Warfare title developed with outside help, as series developer Infinity Ward is said to be sharing single-player development duties with Sledgehammer Games. Singularity and X-Men Origins: Wolverine developer Raven Software is said to be developing the multiplayer component.

Citing"people familiar with the situation,"the report says that the game is expected to ship in November, and will be 2011's annual release in the Call of Duty series.

Sledgehammer was originally tapped to develop its own Call of Duty spin-off, often rumored to be a space adventure, but it is rumored that the departure of several key Infinity Ward staff last year caused development of that game to be put on the backburner in order to help Modern Warfare 3 reach completion.

If the November rumor is true, we expect to hear an official announcement either at or just before E3 on June 7.

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