Modern Warfare 3 servers are down as of midday PT on Thursday, leaving many Call of Duty players unable to play campaign early access.
Activisionissued a statement on Thursday, claiming it was looking into the server outage, which has also left many players unable to check accounts or progression.
“We are investigating a service outage impacting multiple titles,” itsaid. “During this time, Campaign Early Access, account ownership checks, and progression systems may be temporarily unavailable.
“We will provide an update as soon as we are able.”
Modern Warfare 3’s campaign was made available todayvia early access, ahead of the full game’s release – including multiplayer – on November 10.
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Modern Warfare 3is a direct sequel to last year’sModern Warfare2. Development is being led bySledgehammer, in collaboration withInfinity Ward, whileTreyarchis in charge of its Zombies mode.
Microsoft completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzardlast month, following over a year of legal battles to push the deal through.
MicrosoftandPlayStationsigned a binding agreement this yearto keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition, andXboxbossPhil Spencerlater reiteratedXbox’s pledge to maintain “100% parity” for Call of Dutyacross all platforms.
