--- description: Multiplayer. It's the reason that the vast majority of players show up for a Call of Duty game. And when that vast majority numbers in... title: Call of Duty XP 2011: Watch the ‘Modern Warfare 3’ Multiplayer Trailer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) # Call of Duty XP 2011: Watch the 'Modern Warfare 3' Multiplayer Trailer by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Sep 3, 2011 3:26 PM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) Sep 3, 2011 3:26 PM CUT Multiplayer. It’s the reason that the vast majority of players show up for a _Call of Duty_ game. And when that vast majority numbers in the millions, you better believe that it’s a big deal. That’s why Activision’s held all details about _Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3_‘s multiplayer as closely guarded secrets until this weekend, when their first [Call Of Duty XP](http://techland.time.com/2011/06/30/cod-con-activision-announces-call-of-duty-xp-2011-their-first-ever-fps-fan-fest/ "undefined") convention assembles fans from all over in southern California to frag their hearts out. The trailer unfolds as almost a sort of recurring grudge match, where you watch one character roam through a map causing havoc and ending lives, only to have the same sniper take him out time and again. Throughout the sequence, you see hints of the changes to come to _Modern Warfare 3_‘s multiplayer. There seems to be some sort of dog-tag collection, new air strike types that can be called in and new field equipment, too. All right, you eagle-eyed _COD_ fanatics, what do you see in that trailer? What do you want Activision to put into _MW3_ multiplayer to make it a more fun for you? **(MORE:** [**Activision’s Field Generals Talk ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’**](http://techland.time.com/2011/07/19/activisions-joint-chiefs-talk-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3/ "undefined")**)** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7239519/call-of-duty-xp-2011-watch-the-modern-warfare-3-multiplayer-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7239519/call-of-duty-xp-2011-watch-the-modern-warfare-3-multiplayer-trailer/"},"headline":"Call of Duty XP 2011: Watch the 'Modern Warfare 3' Multiplayer Trailer","datePublished":"2011-09-03T15:26:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T10:50:55.153Z","description":"Multiplayer. It's the reason that the vast majority of players show up for a Call of Duty game. And when that vast majority numbers in...","url":"https://time.com/archive/7239519/call-of-duty-xp-2011-watch-the-modern-warfare-3-multiplayer-trailer/","keywords":["Tech","Trailer","activision","multiplayer"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/archive/7239519/call-of-duty-xp-2011-watch-the-modern-warfare-3-multiplayer-trailer/","name":"Call of Duty XP 2011: Watch the 'Modern Warfare 3' Multiplayer Trailer"}}]}] ```