Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone's Season 4 Reloaded update has arrived, delivering a massive content drop. This includes new game modes, weapons, and a highly anticipated zombie mode expansion for Modern Warfare 3. The update follows the recent Season 4 launch and the unveiling of the next Call of Duty title at the Xbox Games Showcase.

Sledgehammer Games and Infinity Ward have implemented significant changes across both titles. Activision's patch notes detail the additions: two new weapons (the Reclaimer 18 shotgun and the Sledgehammer melee weapon), new aftermarket parts (JAK Volkh and JAK Gunslinger), and a fresh Mutation mode removing tactical and lethal equipment from ground loot, requiring DNA collection for perks. Modern Warfare 3 Zombies receives the Unstable Rifts feature, a wave-based challenge rewarding insured weapon and schematic cooldown resets.

The update significantly alters the meta. The Kar98k, previously a top-tier sniper rifle, has received nerfs to its damage range and bullet velocity. Controller aim assist has also been adjusted. Conversely, several previously underperforming weapons, including popular SMGs (FJX Horus, Striker, Rival-9) and rifles (MTZ 762, MCW, Holger 556, MTZ 556), have received buffs.

The Season 4 Reloaded update also boasts:

New Maps: Incline (6v6), Das Gross (6v6), Bitvela (6v6), and G3T_H1GH3R (race track).

New Weapons: Reclaimer 18 shotgun (Battle Pass unlock) and Sledgehammer melee weapon (Week 5 Challenges).

New Aftermarket Parts: JAK Volkh (Week 6) and JAK Gunslinger (Week 7), unlocked through weekly challenges.

New Modes: Mutation, Bit Party, Havoc, Headshots Only, and Blueprint Gunfight.

New Events: Altered Strain, Retro Warfare, Vacation Squad, and Vortex: Death's Grip, each offering unique challenges and rewards.

Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Updates: The update includes UI/UX improvements, bug fixes (addressing scoreboard scrolling, incompatible attachments, and HUD issues), progression adjustments, and map optimizations (Rundown, Scrapyard, Terminal, Tokyo). Weapon and attachment balancing affects submachine guns, shotguns, marksman rifles, sniper rifles, handguns, and field upgrades. Killstreak adjustments impact the Mosquito Drone, Mortar Strike, Missile Drone, Swarm, and DNA Bomb. Ranked Play sees the MTZ-556 and Holger 556 unrestricted. Grand Mastery rewards are also added.

Modern Warfare 3 Zombies Updates: The Unstable Rifts mode is the headline addition, alongside UI/UX improvements, bug fixes, progression adjustments, and weapon and attachment balancing.

Warzone Updates: The update introduces the Altered Strain event, impacting the Popov Power Plant map in Urzikstan. Mutation Resurgence mode, featuring unique mutations (Bioshield, Divebomb, Mutant Leap, Toxic Stim Cloud, Sludge Sling, Mutant Cloak, Mutant Vision), is also added. Numerous weapons receive adjustments, including buffs to the BAL-27, MCW, Holger556, MTZ 556, M16, MTZ 762, FJX Horus, Striker, Rival 9, RAAL MG, Sakin MG38, RAPP H, and HCR 56, and nerfs to the Kar98k and C4. Bug fixes address mini-map icons, Ranked Play menu issues, and various other glitches.

This comprehensive update promises to significantly reshape the Call of Duty experience across both Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone.