Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 teaser trailer sees 'America under siege' (update: more teasers!)

by Randy Nelson on May 13th 2011 8:55PM

Just hours after new details on the game came to light, Activision has launched the first of likely many teaser trailers for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 via Facebook. Subtitled "America Under Siege," the all-too-brief clip drives home the fact that a focus of the modern combat occurring in this installment will be the USA's own front lawn.

Enough explaining -- you can watch the 30 second video (reminiscent of the one used to debut Modern Warfare 2 in 2009) after the break, after which we're sure you'll have all sorts of plot theories to share in comments. Make us proud!

Update: We've added three more clips from Activision just after the break, teasing France, England, and Germany.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Via: Facebook
Source: YouTube

Tags: activision, activision-blizzard, Call-of-Duty, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3, fps, Infinity-Ward, microsoft, modern-warfare-3, pc, playstation, ps3, xbox

Reader Comments (201)

I want to know what happened to Price and his wonderful mustache.

@Heck Guy
Their too busy time-traveling.

@Special Agent Bob

They're

@Bobrek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8fbrUjjivw
Everyone cares so much.

@Bobrek Let's kill some grammar natzis boys.

@The Cole Train

Nazis*

@Special Agent Steve

So, writing all messed up is the norm now?

Yo dawg, wanna bii mai freeand, brah??? Bcoz ai wand 2 hav duh moss freeands in mai leest 4 COD multee, brah!

@Sc0p3 I was meaning to be like in Inglorious Basterds. I know how to spell nazi

@Microsoft and or Xbox Fanboy
I think they are saying "Why isn't PSN back up yet?"

Ha ha love it

@Microsoft and or Xbox Fanboy
Probably somewhere along the lines of "Blow this shit up."

I can't wait to see what controversial sequence they put in the story so Fox News will give free advertising.

@InDurdenWeTrust

You mean twice the free advertising. Every night from 6-10, all MSNBC does is talk about Fox, so obviously this game would get pinged twice.

@InDurdenWeTrust

Seal team 6 landing on Osama compound and eliminating him? That's sounds pretty badass actually.

@ColorblindMonk

That was the Wii version.

Ugh... so they're really using that logo then =\

Ah well. MW2 was fun, but unbalanced. Blops was balanced, but not as fun. I hope this game can find a good middle ground.

@Painfull Hero
You do know that the multiplayer component of MW2 was made by Treyarch, right?

you know, the thing im really looking forward to is the campaign- this looks BEAST
(but im really really looking forward to bf3 more haha!)

Plot: guns

@FuriousMailman

Like every shooter? Why single out Call of Duty?

@TraceurRyuk Part III because a new (sorry "NEW") one comes out every year.

@FuriousMailman

Funny, I asked my friend what was the biggest difference between Black Ops and any other Call of Duties and that was his response.

@TraceurRyuk Part III

Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

@FuriousMailman

There's more of a plot change between Madden games then COD games.

@TraceurRyuk Part III

But what games have saturated the shooter market, bf and CoD. I mean they have some sort of content rolling out every economic quarter.

@TraceurRyuk Part III
People don't hate it because it's not fun. People are mad because of the lack of inovation in each new title. How long can they re-hash the same formula?

@TraceurRyuk Part III

Your years on the Battlefield games are all incorrect except for BF3. Drop them all down one year. Also, you fail to mention that both BFBC1 and 1943 were console-exclusive, and that they were "experiments" done by a smaller team at DICE. BF3 was in development for years in parallel to all the others.

@TraceurRyuk Part III
Battlefield 1943 doesn't count. plus DICE have over 250 employees, developers like Infinity ward only had around 150 (and that was before many resigned after the Activision lawsuit).

And as a end note, I don't think COD is getting judged because of its yearly release. I think it is the fact that all the latest games looks and feels identical. I enjoy CoD, but I think its time for a change.

@TraceurRyuk Part III
Plus, each Call of Duty game is in development for two years handled by different developers but people make it as if the same developer makes a new game every year.

@RetroGamer Not to get in the middle of this but IW has/had 150 and puts out a COD game every other year switching with another studio Treyarch. So, I'm guessing MW3 has been in development for around 2 years now. I enjoy COD because I know what I'm getting when I buy it, a fun time tested experience although not always super innovative. I will probably get MW3 if they show me enough of a reason to. But, I'm also getting tired of the same thing too. I want a game that I can throw in my 360 and play for a couple hours online besides COD. I'm wondering if they're ever going to do a Rainbow Six Vegas 3. The first two were pretty awesome.

@FuriousMailman

That's what she said.

@Microsoft and or Xbox Fanboy And here I am, where do I line up to get my flame on?

"America Under Siege" Haven't I heard this before?

@MEMgrizzlies7

Russia invading America..... sounds all so familiar.

@MEMgrizzlies7

But this time it's special. This time America invades ITSELF!!!! Or something...

@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross

http://www.spiritsurfers.net/monastery/wp-content/uploads/what_a_twist.jpg

@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross

In a twisted way, the plot of Modern Warfare 2 was that America invaded itself, with Russians, so that they could get more funding on defence and go attack other countries.

Goddamn that game's plot was terrible.

@MEMgrizzlies7

sounds like the plot to a police academy movie :\

@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross

what if the only solution to getting all the ruskies out of america were to just nuke the shit out of the western states? it would be awesome if the finale of mw3 involved everyone in hollywood's faces simultaneously melting off from a nuclear blast.

but i know it'll never happen...ohhhh well

@Liquidfingers

the plot of Russkies!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093898/

@KiraXD

wait... sorry i meant red dawn!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/

@Microsoft and or Xbox Fanboy
I like replying to myself too

Uh...

STARHAWK FTW!!!!

@ForeverAndEver
viral advertisement time

@The Harbinger of Pie
COD games roll out like every year to two years, they've become like EA sports games O_o I think I'll save my money and get Starhawk as well.

Now it is EA's turn to attack with a Battlefield 3 trailer to outdo Activision's Call of Duty.

The thing that excites me the most is, the Battle of EA v. Activision.

Team Battlefield v Team Call of Duty....

I'm going Team Battlefield.

@xiLeShadow

activision hasn't shown us anything regarding gameplay

EA has shown us a 12 minute video

@xiLeShadow

I'm going Team Fortress 2

see what i did there?

@xiLeShadow

I'm with you on this one. Look at BF3 teaser vs MW3 teaser. Not even in the same ball park. I can't wait for BF3 to release its crown jewel which is the MP footage. It will bury MW3 6 feet under.

@xiLeShadow

This is the work of marketing. Granted, I find Treyarch's marketing to be better. BF3 has been in development for years already. It's only right that they show gameplay of it to rally up hype. I'm sure development for MW3 only started last year. Like everybody here knows, COD always has essentially the same gameplay with each installment so showing gameplay really does nothing.

Personally, I'm not "taking sides" because I see no problem in owning both & playing both. They're just games. It's not like EA or Activision are going to reward you for choosing their game. They're competing for your money, not your loyalty. But that's just me.

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