Report: Modern Warfare 3's Hardened Edition contents revealed

by Griffin McElroy on Aug 31st 2011 4:00PM

Wired has posted an image purportedly taken from the European Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition, which reveals the super special incentives contained therein. The hottest of the bonuses is a one-year premium membership to the Call of Duty Elite social platform, which nets you a "Founder status" designation -- a rank which includes an exclusive in-game emblem, player card, and camouflage, as well as an XP boost for your Elite clan.

Other bonuses include a (literally hardened) steel case, new disc art, a PSN-exclusive theme and Xbox 360-exclusive "Special Ops Juggernaut" Avatar outfit and a 100-page "field journal," which contains sketches and notes from the frontline. We've contacted Activision to see if this edition is legit, and whether or not it's coming to America -- though we'd wager it'll be the same in both territories, as it has been in Call of Duties past.

Source: Wired

Tags: activision, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3, Infinity-Ward, microsoft, modern-warfare-3, playstation, ps3, sledgehammer-games, xbox

Reader Comments (91)

I'm going to wait until Infinity Ward releases the DLC for Modern Warfare 3. If they release the DLC for FREE, like they did before Modern Warfare 2, then consider me a customer.

If not, well then I'll have other games to play anyways.

@xiLeShadow "If they release the DLC for FREE, like they did before Modern Warfare 2, then consider me a customer."

You're not gonna be a customer I think :/

@xiLeShadow

You mean like they did for CoD4? Wait...

@gordogg24p

Yes like they did for Call of Duty 4.

Hopefully Battlefield 3 forces Activision to give out some free goodies, like they use to.

@xiLeShadow Lol. You think they're going to give out stuff for free?

@xiLeShadow

CoD 4 didn't have free DLC that much I know. Considering that all the DLC for all the CoD games are on sale this week and none of them are free, I don't think that CoD 3 or 2 had free DLC either.

@ColeM

Oh, I forgot. I'm mostly a PC gamer, so I play most of my games on PC. Consoles are for the exclusives for me. Call of Duty always had Free DLC, before MW2 on PC, in order to continue support of the game.

It is a PC tradition for developers to keep supporting the game and rewarding players for continue playing it with updated patches and free DLC.

Activision went against PC tradition with MW2, by removing server support, mod support, lean, higher player count support, paid DLC, clan support, Kick/Ban commands, console commands, custom maps, higher price point, etc. etc

They seem to be trying to gain the PC's community trust again, hopefully. So I'm wishing they return to the traditional roots.

@ColeM Call of Duty 4 had like what, one map pack? And it wasn't even that decent.

@ColeM

Publishers/developers tend to charge for console DLC because there was never a set standard. They found out that people who were never influenced by PC tradition, wouldn't know any better if they paid for DLC.

This is why I hate when publishers group PC and console players as the same. We have different traditions and different history. It is like one country invading another, and forcing them to accustom to the invading countries tradition.

Another thing that annoys me is when, console gamers keep saying that PC gamers are always whining.

How would one feel if you are being "forced" into anothers tradition? Would one not complain?

@xiLeShadow

Ah gotcha, didn't realize you played on PC. I remember the days of free map packs and such when I used to play PC games exclusively. Had to quit because It was getting too expensive to keep up with PC hardware. I would love it if they made the DLC free for PC gamers, unfortunately I doubt that will happen. Not very many Publishers/Developers for most AAA games on PC these days don't include free DLC anymore from what I have seen lately. The Vietnam DLC for Bad Company 2 wasn't free and when I look at Steam there are a ton of items with DLC tags that aren't free. I'm afraid the days of every PC game having free DLC are almost over. :(

@ColeM

Maybe true for the most part. There are still tons of developers who push out Free DLC for PC gamers.

I think it might change back to free DLC again, soon enough.

I don't mind paying for Expansion Packs, but tiny little things like maps should be free. IMO.

@xiLeShadow Too bad EA will release DLCs for BF3 tho and no mod tools cause they will make no $$$$ on that. Oh well no mod tools no promod no eSport game dead in 1 year and we get BF4. Repeat.

I am a BF fan and hope this will not happen and game will get mod tools in the end or at least some decent eSport support. Time will tell..

@ColeM

It was free with the game of the year edition, And it was free on PC.

@xiLeShadow traditional roots of spoiling you is what it sounds like to me.

@xiLeShadow
I wouldn't hold your breath on Activision giving you free CoD DLC for MW3.

If EA continues their trend from BC2 then then only thing you'll be paying extra for are expansions (Vietnam).

@LEONLEONLEON

True, but for the most part, GOTY editions always have DLC included. I'm just talking the original game.

@xiLeShadow

I will never be able to understand why some people really believe they deserve free stuff just because they play on a PC.

That's like saying "I drive a Honda, I deserve free gas!"

@xiLeShadow

I absolutely love it when people think DLC should be free. Is it overpriced? Probably. Is it right? Yes! You people do realize that it takes thousands of man-hours to create new content, right? These developers deserve to be paid for their jobs, so stop whining. Like you said, though. If you don't agree with it, don't be a customer.

@xiLeShadow

Free DLC from any of the major game developers and studios? Yeah right. Welcome to La-La Land.

a decent CE. Not worth more than $80 though

@Doctalen

That's all Hardened edition has ever cost in the past, so you're in luck.

Anyway, half the time I find myself buying Hardened just because the cover art on the standard version is so terrible.

@Doctalen Brace yourself

@Doctalen I actually think this looks like a worthwhile purchase... $20 and you get the game, along with however many $15 map packs they release in the first year. You can't keep them, but if they release even 2 map packs that's $10 off for a steady stream of new content.

@Doctalen

Dude! That PSN theme makes it totally worth it! It's like a screen that reminds you to play MW3! They'd never give away something that valuable.

@gordogg24p i wont buy it because its the same game as mw2. Just saying that it's not worth more than $80

Not even dlc this time, pass

@arucious Having Elite for a year grants you free DLC

@arucious
MW2's Hardened Edition didn't come with DLC either... (though it did come with an HD version of the original CoD).

Oh goody.

remember back in the day when special editions of games came with DVDs about making the game and stuff?

@aray48 Call of Duty 4's limited edition came with a series about the SAS on DVD, which I thought was a really awesome inclusion.

@Chumley Marchbanks exactly, back in the day

@aray48

Yeah.

....I have a pile of them that I've never watched.

This actually looks really good, especially that 1 year membership and all DLC addition.

Oooh, a badge that paints you as a "first-run buyer" tool...AND AN AVATAR COSTUME.

*Gets out checkbook*

@ToxxxicPudding You really couldn't come up with any other adjective?

WASTE.OF.MONEY

That's INSANE!!

eh the hardened edition doesnt surprise me and isnt worth 80 bucks

@MrChow
You're saving between $10 to $25 depending on whether they release one or two map packs by buying the Hardened Edition. Sure you will no longer "own" the maps after a year but at that point you'll probably have upgraded to the new CoD.

All this for only $200 *frrrrt!* Yep, I just farted. Pass.

@jtsuth

BTW, I know it won't be $200 - I was being fecies-tious. XD

Are they actually gonna acknowledge the existence of the PC platform this time and let us have it too?

@Talisman
The PC has always got the map packs (just a month after the Xbox 360 gets them).

@Danthaman
yeah, but i wanted to keep it simple and quick... a two word comment:)
i was going to go with lame... but it didnt have that pull :/

wtf worst hardend edition ever. black op HE owned this shit

@Mallemall did you not see you get all future DLC that is released in the first year, which will be all of it.

@pensuhl i dont think free dlc is included because IW loses a shit ton of money that way.

@pensuhl wait nevermind i see it. IW is gonna find some way out of this. $20 map packs maybe?

Yay.....all future map packs and dlc is included for the first year, consider me sold, if this is $79.99.

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