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Activision hasn't been satisfied with just a single Collector's Edition option with its most recent installments in the Call of Duty franchise. Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops have each come in at three different price points: a $60 standard edition, a $80 Hardened edition, and a $150 Prestige edition. Now, it appears this November's Modern Warfare 3 is continuing the trend.


A first look at the Hardened edition of Modern Warfare 3.
Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling recently tweeted an image of the Hardened edition of Modern Warfare 3. The picture was accompanied by text, which reads, "Hardened Edition, literally on the factory line."

Additionally, Bowling said that more details concerning the Hardened edition of Modern Warfare 3 will arrive at Call of Duty: XP, the themed convention landing in Los Angeles in early September. Tickets are currently on sale for $150 each.

If the Hardened edition of Modern Warfare 3 falls in line with what was offered in Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2's Hardened editions, fans can expect to pay $80 for a steel-book casing and pack-ins that have included co-op maps, avatar outfits, and an art book.

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Наконец таки стала известна стоймость Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition - 99.99$. Это на 20$ дороже предыдущих игр серии в таком же издании.

Скорее всего, это из-за включения в набор годовой подписки на сервис Call of Duty Elite.

Что войдет в Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition:
- Диск с уникальными артами.
- Один год членства в сервисе Call of Duty Elite.
- "Статус основателя" в Elite с эксклюзивной внутриигровой эмблемой, карточкой игрока, камуфляжем и прочие эксклюзивные преимущества.
- Стилбук.
- PlayStation Network: "Анимационная тема"
- Xbox Live: "Экипировка Джаггернаута в Special Ops"
- Артбук из 100 страниц с настоящими военными эскизами, схемами и письменными записями.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P7rP9ckg8o&feature=player_embedded

A pre-release of alterOps has been released. This release comes with no support.

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Download it from http://alterops.net/. If you want to use DLC, get the files yourself - or post some in this topic.

This topic will be updated with further information as soon as someone writes such.

Running a server
1. Log in to http://alterops.net/
2. Request a server key. You need a different key for every server.
3. Download dwkey.dat and put it in your aO folder.
4. Run BlackOpsMP.exe with '+set dedicated 1 +set sv_licensenum X', where X is the number displayed on the alterOps web site.
5. Usage is similar to MW2, someone else will have to document it as I'm lazy.

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Инструкция:
1. Зайти под своей учёткой на сайте http://alterops.net/
2. Запросить ключ для сервера. Вам нужен уникальный ключ для каждого сервера.
3. Скачать dwkey.dat и засунуть его в папку с игрой.
4. Запустить BlackOpsMP.exe с параметрами '+set dedicated 1 +set sv_licensenum X', где X номер, показываемый на alterOps веб-сайте.

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Obliterate the competition with “Annihilation,” the newest downloadable content pack for "Call of Duty: Black Ops", with 4 unique Multiplayer Maps and a wild new locale for the latest in unrelenting Zombies action.

"Hangar 18," located in the highly classified military base of Area 51 where you will fight through experimental weapons labs, the SR-71 test hangar, and a mysterious autopsy room;
"Drive-In," close quarters combat through a 60's American Drive-In theater, whose last showing was "Attack of the…", complete with a snack shack and a classic arcade;
"Silo," infiltrate a massive secret Soviet nuclear missile site under construction in this multilevel battleground; and
"Hazard," play through this coastal golf course fit for a Dictator, on the cliff sides of Cuba, where stocked clubhouses and manicured fairways meet snipers hidden in sand traps.
Zombies are back in "Annihilation," as players unearth the mysteries of "Shangri-La," a legendary shrine lost in an exotic jungle, where new undead species lurk within a treacherous labyrinth of underground caverns. Navigate through deadly traps and solve the dark secrets buried within the shifting walls of this zombie infested temple.

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Пак включяет четыре новых карты: Ангар 18, Кино под открытым небом, Бункер и Риск и новая карта зомби Shangri-La.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS5qN6f6-uM&feature=player_embedded