Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the third installment in the Call of Duty franchise, developed by Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games. This action-packed game is set in an alternate reality of the modern era, where the player will control different characters on various military missions across the world.

In the campaign mode, the game follows the Modern Warfare storyline about an American spec ops squad Task Force 141 fighting Russian nationalists. The player's missions this time will be centered around protecting the West against the villain of Modern Warfare 2, terrorist leader Vladimir Makarov, who is trying to provoke the start of World War III. Additionally, the game introduces a new Survival mode, which allows for multiplayer co-op for two players, and a traditional multiplayer mode with a new reward mechanic called Pointstreaks.