Modern Warfare 3 to feature free, dedicated servers on PC

[sNo]

The Call of Duty series has struggled with the PC audience in the last few years. Modern Warfare 2 had no support for dedicated servers at all, making it tricky for PC gamers to build their own communities. Black Ops supported dedicated servers, but you had to rent them from a single source; it was impossible to set up your own server without paying a third party. In a move that will be sure to make PC gamers happy, Modern Warfare 3 is bringing free dedicated servers.

"Free dedicated servers for #MW3 PC confirmed!" Glen Schofield, the CEO of Sledgehammer Games, said on Twitter. "We are excited to be bringing this back to Modern Warfare."

This is great news. It's now possible for anyone to host their own server, provided they have the necessary hardware and a fast connection.

There are a few downsides here, as this opens the door for players having full access to the servers they run, which will increase the chances we'll see cheats and exploits on some servers run by unscrupulous players. Still, this is an issue that PC gamers have dealt with since the beginning of the hobby, and it's a small price to pay for the ability to build and run our own communities of players.

Also, in case you're frustrated by other big-name FPS titles not being available on Steam, you can preorder your copy of Modern Warfare 3 on Steam right now.

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[Spazosaurus]

Wow, if this pans out this CAN potentially, single handedly revive the LAN party scene everywhere, not to mention a LOT of guys locally WILL jump on this. Hell, I may even jump back in if the rest of the game is passable, just for the low pings.

Alright, cod, you now have (a very very small) part of my attention.

[Arcmanov]

..... in case you're frustrated by other big-name FPS titles not being available on Steam, you can preorder your copy of Modern Warfare 3 on Steam right now.

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I lol'ed

I no longer have a LAN-party rig, precisely because of companies like Activision gutting LAN support from their games. 

Too little too late, Bobby me lad.

Swyped from another Galaxy using Tapatalk

[Philosophical45]

interesting...... let's see how it works when it comes out lol.. i smell a small odour of teef head

[Reaper2051]

1 down 2 to go. dont F*CK this up!!

[TriniXaeno]

* TriniWyatt starts running around like a little girl.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!!!?!?!??! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!!!!??!?!!


Who say LAN like pings to a local Call of Duty MW3 server ftmfw!

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW

If this is true, I'm officially stoked for the release of this game.

No more "eat sh1t and die" treatment from game server hosting companies when the little Caribbean asks for a local hook up.

Now we can roll our own dedicated server.

First Dota 2, then the BF3 trailer and now this.....how much phenomenal gaming news can one gamer take in a week?

[shivadee]

Glad alyuh happy with the news. Wanted to say earlier but had to stay quiet till we went official

[sNo]

This will make my transition from MW2 over to MW3 ever so better.
Nice pings on the trini MW2 server will continue onto the trini MW3 server

On a side note, I don't have any LAN rig either Arc, I just get accustom to beating men on my laptop :|

[TriniXaeno]

Yeah, online is the scene. Lan rig is a luxury nowadays.

Amazing how things change in just a few years.

[Trinitus]

hmmm, what new will companies have to release to gamers that will top this year's games?