{"id":38989,"date":"2023-11-02T12:47:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T11:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1911309"},"modified":"2023-11-02T13:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:20:30","slug":"call-of-duty-mw3-campaign-early-access-how-when-you-can-start-playing-mw3","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/call-of-duty-mw3-campaign-early-access-how-when-you-can-start-playing-mw3\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty MW3 campaign early access: How &#038; when you can start playing MW3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Here&#8217;s when you can jump into MW3. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Oliver Barsby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 02 November 2023 at 11:47 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Mere hours are separating us from getting stuck in the Call of Duty MW3 campaign early access, and so you\u2019re there at ground zero, we\u2019ll be going over how and when you can start playing CoD MW3 in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good thing, too, that we can get started ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/new-cod-2023\/\">MW3\u2019s main release date<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/who-is-makarov-in-cod-mw3-explained\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Makarov<\/a> is up to no good again in this rebooted series, and we don\u2019t want to see any spoilers on social media that might ruin the twists and turns.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing as it\u2019s a new story, you don\u2019t need to play the original Modern Warfare trilogy to understand what\u2019s going on, but you might miss out on that nostalgia factor. See where the new MW3 fits in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/call-of-duty-games-order-complete-list\/\">Call of Duty timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just be sure if you\u2019re playing on PC that your rig meets the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-mw3-pc-requirements-minimum-specs\/\">minimum and recommended specs<\/a> so you\u2019re not left out of the fun.<\/p>\n<p>And fun we\u2019re bound to have \u2013 especially with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-mw3-multiplayer-maps\/\">MW3 multiplayer<\/a>, as we relive our younger years screaming at each other in lobbies before diving into some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/cod-mw3-classic-maps\/\">classic MW2 maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re not here to hear us waffle on, though \u2013 read on to see when you can start playing MW3 early access!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to get Modern Warfare 3 campaign early access<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To play the Modern Warfare 3\u00a0campaign early, <strong>you\u2019ll need to preorder any digital copy of the game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This means you cannot get early access when preordering a physical copy. You\u2019ll need to go via the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store or PC launcher of your choosing if you want to qualify for early access.<\/p>\n<p>Also, bear in mind that we\u2019re only talking about the campaign here. There is no early access to the multiplayer or Zombies modes, besides the beta periods earlier this year. These will be available on the full release date a week later.<\/p> <h2><strong>When does<\/strong><strong> Modern Warfare 3 early access start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christmas has come early \u2013 <strong>you can start playing the Modern Warfare campaign on 2nd November 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a week before the game\u2019s official release date, so you\u2019ll have plenty of time to get to grips with Modern Warfare 3\u2019s gameplay before playing with friends!<\/p>\n<p>Players on PC can preload the early access campaign on 1st November from 4pm GMT, or 9am PT\/12pm ET.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is the UK launch time for CoD MW3 campaign early access?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The UK launch time for CoD MW3 campaign early access is 5PM GMT 2nd November 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you managed to preload the game on 1st November, you should be ready to get stuck in as soon as you get home from work or school.<\/p>\n<p>It would be completely understandable to have called in sick today, too, though we at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> cannot guarantee you won\u2019t be met with any disciplinary action.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6340295100112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a>, subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free newsletter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest gaming intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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