When & What Time Does CoD: MW3 Season 1 Start & End?

You may be wondering just when Season 1 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (CoD: MW3) started and ended, and we’ll be answering that question in this article.

When & What Time Does CoD: MW3 Season 1 Start & End?

Less than a month after the launch of MW3, the first season update officially launched, with the update rolling out on Friday, December 6, 2023, at 12 PM EST. For those living on the West Coast, that was at 9 AM PST, and for those living in the United Kingdom and Central Europe, that was 5 PM GMT and 6 PM CET, respectively.

Call of Duty: Warzone synced up with this season’s launch, resetting players’ stats as reflects the fresh changes to MW3. This includes an impressive set of new features being added to Warzone as players dive back into the updated online game. To reflect the reset and changes, fans have unofficially been referring to the update as “Warzone 3.0” in a nod to a similar Warzone relaunch after the 2022 release of Modern Warfare II.

MW3 Season 1 will end on Feb. 7, based on the end date for the Battle Pass. It will lead directly into Season 2, which kicks off Feb. 7 at 9 AM PT.

What Is Included in CoD: MW3 Season 1?

There are four new maps in MW3 – Greece, Meat, Rio, and Training Ground – and two new game modes, All or Nothing and Vortex. There are also new story missions, weekly challenges, killstreak perks, and a new warlord throughout the season. Gunfight mode comes back in a big way this season, offering much faster-paced and intimately scaled action between two two-person teams, playing out in rounds with no mid-game respawns or health recovery.

Costing $9.99, the Season 1 Battle Pass comes with over 100 rewards players can unlock across the entire season, including two new operators and five new weapons. For those who purchase the premium Blackcell subscription, you will be eligible for 16 exclusive rewards, including ten alternate operator skins and six alternate weapons schematics. In the season store, Dune: Part Two characters, Paul Atreides and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, are available for purchase, along with the lethal Santa Gnaws.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is available on PS5, Xbox, and PC.

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