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'''''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ''''' is an upcoming [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] set to be released in November 2011{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}. It will be the eighth installment in the ''[[Call of Duty (series)|Call of Duty]]'' series. Due to a legal dispute between the game's publisher [[Activision]] and the former co-executives of [[Infinity Ward]] - which caused several lay-offs and departures within the company<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/modern-warfare-3-development-hampered |title=Modern Warfare 3 in Development, But Hampered by Legal Dispute |publisher=[[1UP]] |date= 04/10/2010 |accessdate=2011-02-06 |first=Kris |last=Pigna}}</ref> - [[Sledgehammer Games]] will assist in the development of the singleplayer, and [[Raven Software]] will develop the multiplayer.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/01/activision-calls-in-reinforcements-for-next-call-of-duty-following-infinity-ward-meltdown.html |title=Activision calls in reinforcements for next Call of Duty game |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2011-01-20 |accessdate=2011-02-06 |first=Ben |last=Fritz}}</ref> The game is said to have been in development since only two weeks after the release of their previous game, ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]''.<ref name="latimes" /> Sledgehammer is aiming for a "bug free" first outing in the ''Call of Duty'' franchise, which also sets a goal for [[Metacritic]] review scores above 95 percent.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/288796/news/call-of-duty-8-dev-targets-bug-free-game/ Call of Duty 8 dev targets 'bug free' game]</ref>

The ''[[Official PlayStation Magazine|UK Official PlayStation Magazine]]'' has lent credence to speculation that ''Modern Warfare 3'' will be a prequel starring fan favourite character Ghost. The mag's informants strengthen a rumor which first reared its head online early in January 2011. On the Rumor Machine page in its latest issue (055), OPM points to ""insider whispers" which suggest: "Infinity Ward's next ''Modern Warfare'' title will be a prequel, with Ghost in the lead role."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/289797/modern-warfare-3-return-of-ghost-rumour-strengthened-by-opm/ |title=Modern Warfare 3: Return of Ghost rumour strengthened by OPM |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2011-02-19 |publisher=CVG}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://gamerant.com/modern-warfare-3-ghost-infinity-ward-tao-68581/ | title=Infinity Ward Developing ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′ Starring Ghost? | accessdate=Feb 20, 2011 | date=Feb 20, 2011 | publisher=GameRant}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.callofduty.com/ ''Call of Duty'' official website]
*[http://callofduty.wikia.com/ ''Call of Duty'' wiki]

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