Modern Warfare 3 August DLC introduces fully playable helicopter

Modern Warfare 3 is getting more DLC this month, and both of the revealed Spec Ops missions include some sort of air support, letting players take on separate roles. One lets a player pilot a helicopter.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is getting another content drop this month, comprised of three new content bits. Two of those will be Spec Ops missions: Light Em Up and Special Delivery. The third is still being kept under wraps.

According to VideoGamer (via One of Swords), Light Em Up takes place after the main campaign, and has you storming an Eastern European stronghold in a rescue attempt. It will be the Modern Warfare's first brush with a fully operable vehicle, in the form of the "Little Bird" helicopter. It can blind enemies with a searchlight to protect your partner, or lay down some havoc with a grenade launcher and assault rifle.

Special Delivery is also a rescue mission, at a Chinese hydroelectric dam. One player can use the Osprey Gunner killstreak for air support and drop care packages, while the other searches for the hostage.

Both are scheduled to hit Xbox 360 players with Elite memberships within a few weeks. It's likely that PlayStation 3 players will have to wait until September, as per the usual trend due to Microsoft's exclusivity agreement. PC players will have to wait a bit longer, as they don't have access to Call of Duty Elite.

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    August 1, 2012 9:30 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Modern Warfare 3 August DLC introduces fully playable helicopter.

    Modern Warfare 3 is getting more DLC this month, and both of the revealed Spec Ops missions include some sort of air support, letting players take on separate roles. One lets a player pilot a helicopter.

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      August 1, 2012 10:04 AM

      Got that Battlefield 3 pressure up their ass.

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        August 1, 2012 10:13 AM

        It would appear so

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          August 1, 2012 10:19 AM

          Not really, there was one in Black Ops for one of the missions that was player controlled.

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            August 1, 2012 11:33 AM

            The Black Ops chopper segment was a quasi-on-rails corridor-vehicle segment, complete with bounding boxes to prevent you from flying over many parts of the level. It was fun the first 5 times, but boring and pedestrian in subsequent replays.

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              August 1, 2012 12:36 PM

              But they probably added that to their game to mix up the pacing, not because they are worried about the guys who sell a lot less copies.

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      August 1, 2012 12:52 PM

      No map remakes for $15? I am disappointed they exceeded my expectations. Try to warn me next time. I am getting old I can't handle surprises like this.

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      August 2, 2012 12:23 AM

      Next up: fully playable game.

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