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Call of Duty MW3 Split Screen Guide: How To Play Split-Screen

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Michelle Pereira

Split screen has been a long-standing feature in co-op/multiplayer FPS games over the years, and you might be wondering if it is available in Call of Duty MW3. Find out exactly which modes support split screen and what the requirements are, in this Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 guide.

Does the MW3 Campaign Support Split-Screen?

The Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Campaign does not support split screen and it is unlikely it ever will, given that the narrative does not really lend itself to much of a meaty co-op experience.

Does Call of Duty MW3 Multiplayer Have Split Screen?

Split screen is fully supported for up to two players in multiplayer games, both local and online. Team Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, Domination, and every other multiplayer mode supports split screen, though some of them are only available in local multiplayer, aka custom matches. The step-by-step process for each console is detailed below.

Does MW3 Zombies Have Split-Screen?

Unfortunately, Modern Warfare Zombies does not support split screen, and there has been no claim nor rumor that the feature will ever be enabled as of the writing of this post.

How To Play Split Screen On Xbox

With Player 1 logged-in on an Xbox profile and a controller, go to Call of Duty HQ and have Player 2 sign-in with their own Xbox profile using a second controller. Then press the <A> button to join split screen when the prompt appears in the top-right corner. A second fullscreen prompt will appear, for Player 2 to login to or create an Activision account. Once that’s done, note the overlapping circles in the top-right corner of Call of Duty HQ. You can view your party by clicking-in the right thumbstick.

Local multiplayer can be accessed from one screen down, using the tile on the far right labeled Private Match/Custom Match. This mode does NOT require Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly known as Xbox Live Gold). Private matches can be fully customized to your heart’s content.

Online multiplayer can be accessed from the Multiplayer tile as well as on the Call of Duty HQ main screen, but both accounts require Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly known as Xbox Live Gold), which is the basic tier of Microsoft’s multiplayer subscription service for Xbox. If you’d like to use Quick Play to find suitable matches quickly in split screen mode, use the Playlist Filter function to deselect any Game Mode with a maximum party size of one, such as Free-For-All.

How to Play CoD MW3 Split Screen on PlayStation

With Player 1 logged-in on a PlayStation profile and a controller, go to Call of Duty HQ and have Player 2 sign-in with their own PlayStation profile using a second controller. Then press the <X> button to join split screen when the prompt appears in the top-right corner. A second fullscreen prompt will appear, for Player 2 to login to or create an Activision account. Once that’s done, note the overlapping circles in the top-right corner of Call of Duty HQ. You can view your party by clicking-in the right thumbstick.

Local multiplayer can be accessed from one screen down, using the tile on the far right labeled Private Match/Custom Match. This mode does NOT require PlayStation Plus. Private matches can be fully customized to your heart’s content.

Online multiplayer can be accessed from the Multiplayer tile as well as on the Call of Duty HQ main screen, but both accounts require PlayStation Plus Essential, which is the basic tier of Sony’s multiplayer subscription service for PlayStation. If you’d like to use Quick Play to find suitable matches quickly in split screen mode, use the Playlist Filter function to deselect any Game Mode with a maximum party size of one, such as Free-For-All.

Check out our other Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 guides on how to type in game chat, what carries over from MW2, and how to play in third person.

Ed Boon Reveals He Meant to Add Terence Fletcher to ‘Mortal Kombat 1’ Instead of Omni-Man

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Parker Johnson

After Omni-Man’s release in Mortal Kombat 1, creator Ed Boon has since sheepishly admitted that he meant to add Terence Fletcher from hit film Whiplash instead.

“Yeah, this one’s on me,” Boon said in an interview. “I never said a character’s name specifically. I just called up JK Simmons and asked him to come act for ‘the most brutal character he’s ever portrayed.’ I thought we’d be on the same page about who that was, but, obviously, that wasn’t the case.”

The writers on staff at Netherrealm Studios were caught just as off guard as Boon.

“I wasted so much time writing pre-fight dialogue for Fletcher,” said writer Marcus Greene. “So much in there that no one will ever get to see now. We even had special dialogue for when he wins via timeout where he said ‘not quite my tempo’ to the opponent. It would’ve been such a fun callback for fans of Whiplash, but I guess this Omni-Man guy is fine, too.”

“Really, I just wanted to see a fatality where he decapitated a guy with a cymbal,” Greene concluded somberly.

The actor behind Invincible‘s Omni-Man, JK Simmons, even expressed a bit of disappointment himself.

“Of course when he said ‘your most brutal character,’ my mind went to Omni-Man. He did kill everyone on a subway to prove a point to his son, so that one’s 100% on Boon for the confusion,” Simmons said. “But now that I have the idea of a Fletcher appearance in Mortal Kombat in my head I can’t get it out. Is there a way I can pay them to do that?”

At press time, Netherrealm Studios reportedly fast-tracked plans to instead feature Fletcher in Kombat Pack 2, alongside the addition of Miles Teller’s Andrew Neiman as a Kameo fighter.

Advanced Mathematics Degree Required to Read Next Kingdom Hearts Spin-Off Title

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Alex McMillan

TOKYO — Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura has announced that the next game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise will be titled Kingdom Hearts: Sum of the First 50 Primes To The Power of The Floor Function of Pi.

“I’m sure some fans can probably guess what the story will entail based on the title alone,” joked Nomura, fumbling with a calculator. “But rest assured, there are a lot more surprises to come!”

Rumors of the game have been swirling for months, but details of the gameplay and storyline of the spin-off remain unclear, with industry insiders suggesting that developers are concerned about a western release.

“Mr. Nomura has been absolutely adamant about the title of this game, but many higher ups at Square Enix are worried about the meaning being lost on English-speaking markets,” said ResetEra tipster ApricotSqueeze. “Tetsuya apparently wrote a 50-page thesis explaining the title’s relevance to the plot, but all of the executives are too scared to attempt even reading it.”

Fans of the series have been adamant that the title must be retained in the English translation and have been taking appropriate action ahead of the game’s release.

“I applied for an Undergraduate Mathematics degree as soon as the news leaked, and I got my acceptance letter from Georgia Tech just yesterday,” said Kingdom Hearts fan Charlie Toland. “Obviously I’m nervous about moving to Atlanta, and the college payments aren’t going to be cheap, but some things are more important than financial stability or your own home.”

At press time, Square Enix have announced their intention to provide scholarships to Kingdom Hearts fans to keep up with the rising levels of subtitle complexity.

CoD MW3 Zombies Just a List of People Who Bought the Game

Posted on November 11, 2023 by KC Jones

LOS ANGELES — The online gaming community is reeling after players eager to dive into the much-anticipated Zombies Mode (MWZ) in the new Call of Duty were met not with the historically popular game mode but instead with a PDF file listing the names of individuals who purchased the game.

Zombies Mode, a staple of the franchise known for its cooperative play and challenging scenarios, was expected to make up a meaningful part of the community’s play time. However, gamers who accessed early copies of MW3 found themselves redirected to a document categorizing them as “still braindead enough to keep buying this,” according to player Joe “T_Bagz_u420” Larenzo.

“They even had a picture of me with a big red stamp over it that said ‘MORON,’” Larenzo said. “Isn’t that some kind of privacy violation or something?”

Sources close to the development team suggest that this unorthodox strategy is the result of extensive market research. The data reportedly indicates that the Call of Duty fanbase, known for its loyalty and enthusiasm, would reliably invest in each new installment, regardless of its actual content or value.

Feelings of betrayal and disappointment have been widespread among longtime Call of Duty players.

“I’ve been a dedicated fan since World At War. This feels like a slap in the face. It’s a shock,” stated one disillusioned gamer. “But honestly even if I’d known I would have still have bought it.”

The contentious PDF file also seems to specifically highlight those who pre-ordered the game, a decision that has left many questioning the company’s intentions.

In response to requests for comment, an Activision representative offered a dismissive retort: “What are you gonna do? Cry?”

At press time gaming forums and social media platforms are erupting with speculation and debate, with some posturing if the “woke mind virus” is to blame.

“Let’s Get the Old CoD Clan Back Together!” Texts Only Remaining Guy In Friend Group Without Kids

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Jus Kaplan

Norfolk, VA — With the release of Modern Warfare III, 33-year-old Clayton Rhimes is hoping to get his old Call of Duty clan back together, despite him being the only one remaining who is not a busy and broke parent now, texted sources confirmed.

“We used to absolutely dominate COD search and destroy lobbies. Our clan tag was PWNd – pretty cool, right?,” reminisced Rhimes when asked for comment. “But when I hit up the groupchat there’s nothing but crickets. One guy just left without saying anything.”

Lonny West, a former member of PWNd who received a text from Rhimes, admits he didn’t even recognize the number at first when he was asked to ‘hop on MWIII.’

“I legit haven’t heard from that dude in like a decade. I thought it was one of those spam bots,” said West, now a corporate tax attorney. “Then it all came rushing back to me. Our MW2 clan, those all-nighters we used to pull, quickscoping on Rust! Man, I wish I didn’t have a career or anyone who loves me for who I really am so I could play all day, just like Clay.”

Rhimes, who texted 12 people, said he’s yet to find anyone to play with from his old clan.

“I didn’t realize everyone in PWNd sold out. Back when we were grinding for gold gun skins and hitting 10th prestige we promised each other we’d be bigger than FaZe,” he said. “Now these guys just want to talk about mortgage rates.”

At press time, Rhimes was seen texting the one guy from high school who they didn’t let join the clan because his KD ratio was under 1.5.

Fed Up COD Fan Only Buying Standard Edition, Battlepass, and CDL Team This Time

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Alec Walker

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Longtime COD fan and sunk-cost fallacy enthusiast Elmer Welsh is paring down his yearly Call of Duty expenditures after yet another disappointing release, multiple sources confirmed.

“I’m sick of this. How many years in a row can they give us the same game with fewer features and not expect consequences?” said Welsh, while entering his credit card info into Battlenet. “After I pre-purchase all 100 tiers of the battle pass, I’m done spending money on this game until season two. If they keep this up, my significant investment into the soon to be burgeoning Vegas Legion will have been wasted. I wish COD would go back to its roots, wherein I’m somehow a child escaping the reality of my parents’ divorce again.”

Welsh’s game duo, Anton Knight, had some choice words for his friend when asked by reporters.

“I tried everything. It didn’t have to be this way.” said Knight, while loading a revolver like he’s George from Of Mice and Men. “At some point you have to just cut the cord. Like, the Call of Duty league waived their $25 million dollar league entry fee, but he paid it anyway ‘for the culture.’”

Alicia Campbell, head of psychology at UCLA, said what Welsh was going through was not an uncommon phenomenon in her clinic. In June of last year, she wrote the leading academic paper on the topic.

“Showing your son the ‘No Russian’ mission at 9 years old essentially severs the logic center of the brain,” she explained. “And there’s real debate amongst health professionals about what could happen to society if each CoD release keeps getting worse.”

We may have already gone too far to change course, she warned.

At press time, Welsh was 4-26 in team deathmatch using the most flamboyant, ugliest $30 gun camo imaginable.

PATHETIC: Upcoming ‘Overcooked’ Sequel Won’t Have Dedicated Servers

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Alec Walker

Here we go again. The last bastion of hope for America poofed out of existence by the powers that be. Back in my day, restaurants took the time and money to invest in dedicated servers to make their customers, namely me because I don’t care about anyone else, happy. The servers themselves even took pride in their work, but nobody wants to work anymore! Buncha money hungry freeloaders if you ask me, even though no one did.

I’ve watched Overcooked playthroughs on YouTube, and it looks easy. You just look at the order and sprint around the kitchen at 110% for your entire shift with no breaks. Oh, so what, now you have to be paid a living wage to try at your job? I worked for 40 years at my father’s company and tried day in and day out for about 30 minutes out of the day like a real man. I earned my pension.

Ya know what, it’s probably because all of these woke hiring requirements nowadays. Not a SINGLE server I’ve seen in Overcooked even has legs. What the hell is up with that? How do you expect America to succeed when you give all the jobs to a bunch of Fisher-Price-Little-People-toy-looking motherfuckers? I’m sorry, but it’s the truth. I tell it like it is from my perspective and no one else’s.

These liberal game devs need to get their shit together and run their business the right way, by misappropriating relief funds to give their CEO a bonus. THAT is what will bring people back to work, in my very not humble opinion. If they can’t figure out how to get dedicated servers into the game by release, I mean, I’m still gonna buy it, but I won’t be happy about it. If even a single server who doesn’t know what they’re doing makes a mistake with my very complicated order, I won’t be tipping.

Hold on, I’m getting a call from my editor. Be right back.

UPDATE: Okay, turns out I didn’t fully know exactly, precisely what ‘dedicated servers’ means, but I’m not gonna change the article just because I made a mistake. I’ve already earned my paycheck for the day. It would be unfair to punish me for that now.

Top 20 Tracks to Lap Your Friends on in ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Ryan Sims

The final wave of DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is here, and while not everyone’s favorite tracks made the cut (rest in peace Airship Fortress) there are still some damn good ones out there. Here are the top 20 tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to race around in circles on with your friends.

#20 — Piranha Plant Slide

Diving in with what is objectively the best track that takes place inside a Mushroom Kingdom water treatment plant, Piranha Plant Slide won’t crack many top ten lists, but it still deserves some love. Plus it’s a loving homage to the underground levels from Super Mario Bros. Kind of.

#19 — Shy Guy Falls

A perfect proof of concept for Mario Kart 8’s anti-gravity feature. Leave behind your Mario Circuits, your Toad Harbors, your Wario Stadiums. Let’s make like salmon and drive up a goddamn waterfall.

#18 — Yoshi Valley

In preparation for this article we sent our intern down to Yoshi Valley to figure out what the most optimal path through this clusterfuck is, but we haven’t heard from him in a few days. Jared, if you’re out there, stay strong. And stay away from the giant rotating Yoshi egg, whatever you do.

#17 — Superbell Subway

There’s plenty of Mario Kart tracks where you have to weave in and out of traffic, but only one where you’re drifting between two subway cars like some tweaked out New Yorker. Try not to delay commuters by ramming into the train with a bullet bill.

#16 — Big Blue

One giant track so loaded up with boost pads and conveyor belts that your ass will be clenched the entire ride, almost like you’re vying for first place in F-Zero 99. Impressive, but (spoiler alert) we think there’s another giant track that does it just a little bit better.

#15 — Moo Moo Meadows

Probably the least exciting pick on the list, but come on. Wouldn’t you give it all up to drive go karts around a farm at sunset? If you don’t like Moo Moo Meadows you have a problem. Or maybe you just never got a Wii as a kid. Sorry.

#14 — DK Mountain

DK Mountain is for real gamers. This one starts off by shooting you right out of a goddamn canon. Then it’s a race back down to the finish line. Watch out for falling boulders and some seriously unforgiving turns that are more than happy to launch you off a cliff.

#13 — Dolphin Shoals

Make sure to wear protection while racing in Dolphin Shoals, because that saxophone lick might just get you pregnant. Oh, and hitting boosts off the giant eel is pretty fun too.

#12 — Grumble Volcano

Grumble Volcano doesn’t want you here. Fuck around and you will find out. Balls of fire are raining down. The track literally crumbles around you. By lap three, things have fallen apart more than my last relationship.

#11 — Music Park

A 3DS banger, Music Park is a tight track that’ll have you drifting along pianos and bouncing off of drums. Along the final straightaway, you can hit some extra jump boosts, but only if you can keep a beat. Super Mario Bros. Wonder trained me for this moment.

#10 — Yoshi Circuit

What is likely the result of some poor game designer who had to come up with one more idea before lunch, Yoshi Circuit is just a track shaped like Yoshi, and miraculously, it works. It’s the kind of genius/stupid idea that I love Nintendo for. An answer to the age old question: “What if it was Yoshi?”

#9 — Ribbon Road

A remake of the GBA track, but not really, because Ribbon Road takes the original concept and blows it wide open. It’s the Ship of Theseus of Mario Kart. So much has changed, can you really call it the same track?

#8 — Bowser’s Castle

Bowser’s Castle goes hard, but you knew that already. The music rules, there’s lasers, lava, and a giant Bowser statue punching the track like a straight college kid who just got cheated on.

#7 — Wild Woods

Wild Woods has nothing to prove. No flashy gimmicks, no eye popping set pieces, just a perfectly executed track that you’ll never get tired of. Hit that drift down the waterslide just right, and ascend.

#6 — Animal Crossing

Is it fair for Animal Crossing to get such a high ranking when it’s basically four tracks in one? Not really. But it’s also not fair how much my little nephew brags about being good at Mario Kart even though I secretly turn on the steering assist for him. That’s life.

#5 — Yoshi’s Island

The newest track on this list, Yoshi’s Island has only been around since March but has 200cc’d its way to the near top. There’s custom coins with Yoshi’s face on them, Shy Guys standing on stilts, and a secret sky bridge. It’s pure delight cooked down to a race track.

#4 — Baby Park

I know, Baby Park sucks. I hear you. But do you remember that one time? You invited a few friends over to play four player Mario Kart. It took awhile to connect all the controllers. Someone picked the Crossing Cup, and the war was on. Everyone was screaming by the end of lap two. Baby Park became a battlefield, bombarded with green shells, banana peels and boomerangs. And it was a mess. A beautiful mess.

#3 — Mount Wario

Mount Wario isn’t the only giant race track with no laps, it just does it the best. Unlike N64 Rainbow Road or Big Blue, Mount Wario didn’t set out to be a showstopper, but it is anyway. There’s so many ideas crammed in here: the ski slopes, the dam, the forest. You couldn’t fit it all in a normal sized track if you tried. Combine that with custom music for each section, and you have one of the greatest of all time. But we still have two to go.

#2 — SNES Rainbow Road

We’ve traveled along many Rainbow Roads since, but none have passed the original. Not much has changed here since 1992, just a gorgeous upgrade to HD. With only 90 degree turns and not a guardrail in sight, it’s go-kart heaven. Except there are no gods up here, only rainbow thwomps.

#1 — Cheese Land

It was always Cheese Land. A total rehaul of the GBA track, Cheese Land is Nintendo choosing fun. Take a shortcut through a giant wedge of cheddar, hit a speed boost off the holes of swiss, just go ahead and fly over the entire third section if you want. Completely unrecognizable from the original, Cheese Land fulfills the promise of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: take the old, and turn it into something new. And put giant slices of pizza in the background.

Rockstar Announces ‘GTA 6’ Came Out 4 Months Ago and They Forgot to Tell Anyone

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Travis Tack

NEW YORK — Earlier today, Rockstar Games announced that Grand Theft Auto VI was actually released to the public several months ago, and their marketing department just forgot to tell anyone about it.

“The game’s been out longer than Red Dead Redemption remastered,” confirmed Sam Houser, president of Rockstar Games. “We were all pretty surprised when no one was talking about it. Was everyone too busy bitching about Starfield or something?”

The most recent entry in the Grand Theft Auto series has generated years of hype among fans, yet it’s been collecting dust on store shelves for some time now.

“GTA 6 is the culmination of a decade’s worth of hard work, and we all just assumed no one gave a shit,” confessed designer Leslie Benzies. “I’ve always thought that the franchise would become irrelevant at some point, but this seemed much faster than we were expecting.”

Sources within the notoriously laid back company say that management is being very cool about the whole thing.

“It’s whatever,” said Houser. “This stuff happens. The important thing is that no one’s feelings get hurt.”

At press time, disappointed gamers lamented the fact that they could have been killing anonymous virtual prostitutes this whole time.

Call of Duty MW3 Third Person Guide: How To Play 3rd Person

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Michelle Pereira

Call of Duty MW3 brings back third-person mode, allowing players to finally admire their own operator and any skins they’ve unlocked. While limited to Zombies at this time, it may well be possible that 3rd person eventually makes its way to Multiplayer, perhaps in rotating playlists or a season update, though nothing is certain as of yet. Find out how to switch camera perspectives in this Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 guide.

How To Switch To Third-Person On Controller in MW3

Holding down on the <Down> button on the D-Pad will switch perspectives smoothly and instantly at any time during gameplay.

How To Switch To Third-Person With Mouse & Keyboard

Press Esc to access the Pause menu, and switch between first-person and third-person on the right.

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3rd Person FOV Settings in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

The field of view settings for the third-person camera can be found in:

Settings
Graphics
View Tab
Field Of View Section
3rd Person Field Of View

The slider has a fairly large range, but keep in mind that an overly wide FOV will impact performance and frame rate.

Note that there isn’t a scope view for weapons at all from the third-person perspective, unlike games like Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint. You will have to rely entirely on the onscreen reticle for aiming in this mode. Your best bet is to lean on third-person for map traversal, and switch swiftly back to first-person when zombie guts hit the fan.

At this time, there is an occasional glitch while switching perspectives, leading to your operator being headless, though this is a purely graphical bug and has no impact on your ability to massacre zombies.

Check out our other Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 guides on advanced movement in multiplayer, including aiming while sliding, slide cancels, & drop shots.