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MW3 Season 5: WWE Slams and Cel-Shaded Maps Keep It Weird

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Modern Warfare 3's final full season launched July 24, 2024, embracing pure chaos. After Season 4's DNA mutations, Season 5 said "hold my beer" and added WWE finishing moves. Because why maintain any semblance of military realism?

Maps Go Full Cartoon

Cel-shaded variants turned beloved maps into Saturday morning cartoons:

  • Celship (Shipment) looks like Borderlands had a baby with CoD
  • Toonoxide (Rust) brings comic book aesthetics to the classic
  • Ink House (Stash House) completes the cartoon trilogy

The art style actually works, making tired maps feel fresh. Plus, Bait brings Florida dock vibes while Yard delivers desert junkyard chaos. Five maps that don't feel like copy-paste jobs.

Slam Deathmatch: Wrestling Meets Warfare

July 31's WWE SummerSlam event introduced the most ridiculous mode yet. Guns only down enemies - you score by hitting them with actual WWE finishing moves. Stone Cold Stunners, RKOs, whatever The Rock was cooking.

It's completely absurd. It's also hilarious watching operators hit suplexes instead of shooting. Sometimes gaming needs to stop taking itself seriously.

Fishfection: Yes, Really

Infected mode but you become a fish. Dead players respawn as literal fish trying to infect survivors. Peak summer 2024 energy. The community immediately memed it to death, which means it succeeded.

COD Warrior's Mini-Game Madness

Three teams compete in rapid-fire mini-games. One minute you're capturing flags, next you're in a sniper duel. It's Fall Guys meets Call of Duty, keeping matches unpredictable and casual-friendly.

Arsenal Updates

  • Static-HV SMG: Another fast-firing bullet hose
  • Torque 35 Bow: Because every shooter needs a bow now
  • Spear Melee: For when fish zombies aren't weird enough
  • EMP Grenade: Finally, a counter to endless killstreaks

The Victory Lap Season

Season 5 feels like developers having fun before Black Ops 6. No pretense of serious military simulation - just pure arcade chaos. WWE moves, cartoon graphics, fish zombies. It's stupid in the best way.

MW3 started rough but ended on a high note. Sometimes you just need to let players suplex each other while dressed as fish. Gaming.