Modern Warfare 3’s Reveal Event brought us TONS of info on MW3’s Zombies Mode. Modern Warfare III seems to be the game fans of the franchise have been asking for. Get ready for MWIII Zombies. Here’s what you need to know:
Ready up for an open-world PvE extraction survival Zombies experience against some of the biggest enemies in Call of Duty history 🔥
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 17, 2023
🧟 A Dark Aether Zombies story set in the Modern Warfare universe.
🤝 Team up with other squads vs. massive hordes
🚁 Complete Missions. Survive.… pic.twitter.com/gsSvDaBbDM
BIGGEST MAP YET
According to Call of Duty; Modern Warfare 3’s Zombies experience will have the biggest map for Zombies yet! Unsure yet if it’s the Warzone map for MW3 repurposed, or it’s own map. Regardless, it’s intriguing!
There’s also rumors that during the final act of a story in Zombies, you will be taken to a smaller map separate from the bigger map! (Similar to DMZ Koschei Complex!)
STORYLINE INFORMATION
MW3 Zombies is a Treyarch led project that follows the Dark Aether storyline that started in Black Ops Cold War!
#MW3 ZOMBIES: Story Information!
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 17, 2023
💥 Takes place in between MW2019 & MW2
💥 Story told in 3 ACTS via Missions
💥 Completing missions progresses the story
💥 Factions: Deadbolts vs Terminus Outcomes pic.twitter.com/sRvJi1p9PO
There are two factions now: “Deadbolts” (Your faction), and “Terminus Outcomes” (enemy faction). You cannot switch factions. Your job is to stop Terminus from extracting Aether resources from the target zone.
This seems to be the most interactive Zombies experience yet! Taking what Outbreak in Cold War started and giving it an entire field to run on.
NEW AND OLD ENEMIES
MW3 Zombies features a BUNCH of returning enemies from the Zombies Franchise! This info is thanks to MrDalekJD!
#MW3 ZOMBIES: All Potential Zombie Bosses Returning!
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 17, 2023
💥 Mimic
💥 Mangler
💥 Panzer Soldat
💥 Kransy Soldat
💥 Hellhound
(via @MrDalekJD) pic.twitter.com/diOKQTQaZB
Of course we’ll get the classic Zombies that you’ll encounter around the map, but for the first time in Zombies history, you’ll also have Human enemies that will attack you!
#MW3 ZOMBIES: Human AI Explained!
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 17, 2023
🔵 ‘Terminus Outcomes’ Human AI:
💥 Harvesting Aetherium (Story related)
💥 Shoot the Player AND Zombies
💥 Less Human AI as you get closer to Inner Map Zones
CHOOSE YOUR PATH:
💥 Fight Zombies, AI, or BOTH to Gear Up! pic.twitter.com/oYH9cK5wMC
There is NO PVP, so you’ll only need to worry about enemy AI!
NEW ZONES
In MW3 Zombies, there are Zones that determine what enemies you fight, how strong they are, and what rewards you’ll earn.
#MW3 ZOMBIES: Low Threat vs High Threat Zones!
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 17, 2023
🔵 Low Threat Zones (Outer Map)
💥 Always spawn here
💥 Weak Zombies
💥 Gives you time to loot
🔵 High Threat Zones (Inner Map)
💥 Closer you get to the middle, the harder it gets
💥 Stronger Zombies
💥 Elite Zombies
Gas… pic.twitter.com/NIg3lab3Fd
There are certain zones that you can find that won’t have ANY Humans, so make sure you’re prepared.
PVE SYSTEM
Like we said before, there’s NO PVP. You can pair up with a squad of 4 and have a max of 6 players on one team (possibly due to Assimilation from DMZ). There will be 24 players on the map that you can team up with!
#MW3 ZOMBIES: PvE System Explained!
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 17, 2023
🔵 PvE ONLY, NO PvP
💥 Squads of 4, Max of 6 (Assimilation?)
💥 24 Players Total
💥 Zombies/AI Enemies Only
🔵 60 Min Match Timer (MAX)
💥 Aetherium Gas slowly moves in
💥 Forced to enter High Threat Zones or Exfil pic.twitter.com/P3hGKLf8eL
You will only have 60 minutes on the map; once the timer hits zero, you’ll HAVE to exfil (just like in DMZ)!
#MW3 ZOMBIES: Extraction Based!
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 17, 2023
You can EXFIL to keep your:
💥 Upgrades (Packed Weapons)
💥 Perks (Jug, etc)
💥 Equipment
💥 + More!
and BRING IT into the next game! pic.twitter.com/zexD7MSr9s
If you exfil, you can keep all your perks, equipment, weapons, etc. to use in the next deployment! We assume PVE will be harder this time around, so make sure you’re equipped correctly!
ECONOMY SYSTEM
MW3 Zombies will include an Economy System similar to DMZ!
#MW3 ZOMBIES: Economy System!
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) August 17, 2023
You can earn the ‘Essence’ currency the following ways:
💥 Killing Zombies
💥 Contracts
💥 Looting
💥 Special Activities
You can use this currency on:
💥 Buy Stations
💥 Wall Buys
💥 Perks
💥 + More! pic.twitter.com/IqBOKNITvw
Just like DMZ, you can earn a type of currency for use of buying perks, scorestreaks, etc. in your Zombies matches! You can also complete contracts just like in DMZ and Outbreak to earn Essence!
No word on if the wallet will return, but surely they will carry over many DMZ features since this mode takes some inspiration from it!
For further details on Modern Warfare 3 Zombies, checkout the following video:

THE END
How excited are you to see the first iteration of Modern Warfare Zombies? It’s a unique experience for sure and looks like a passionate idea. We can’t wait to see what’s in store!
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