In July Activision filed a complaint with the US National Arbitration about the domain ModernWarfare3.com. Why? 

ACTIVISION FORGOT OR WAS TO LATE TO REGISTER THIS DOMAIN-NAME !

"How sneaky Activision misused its power."

_{by Claire Claws} 

With its domain name registered back in March 2009, the ModernWarfare3.com website billed itself both as "a 100 percent unofficial fan site dedicated to the Modern Warfare series,  as well as "parody of Modern Warfare 3". And openly called the next Activision shooter MW3 "just an other retread". (make over)

On the moment ModernWarfare3.com began forwarding all its traffic to the Electronic Arts' Battlefield 3 website; it drew Activision's attention. Prompting Activision to send it a takedown notice related to copyrighted content that had previously appeared on the site.

Today Activision's complaint has been "resolved", a three-member panel ordered that the control of the ModernWarfare3.com URL must be transferred to Activision.

As expected the key issue in this case was the forwarding of traffic to a direct competitor of Modern Warfare 3, something which the former ModernWarfare3.com registrant described as a temporary mistake, and not evidence that he was running the site in bad faith. In issuing its order, the panel called the claims of the unofficial site's former operator "uncompelling" and "not credible".

Wowww...

We don't know if this US law and .com only....

But we (in Europe) never heard of a case were a domain-name could be claimed just because this domain is used to make harmless fun of you. 

When this "making fun" was in fact a slandering campaign because Activision refused to pay an unreasonable amount of money to get this domain-name; then it would be for sure THE key issue in this case.  But it wasn't.

So it's just sad that, without a good defence lawyer, it was to easy for Activision to get their own dumb mistake corrected.

More about Activision's lack of proficiency :

Sloppy Activision gets mocked on modernwarfare3.com. (Contains the great Monty Python MW3 video.)

West and Zampella have a case against Activision. (Fired Founders of IW claim part of profit MW2, maybe even MW3.)

And two months before MW3 release : Still NO official MW3 forum !

Sledgehammer’s Michael Condrey discusses Modern Warfare 3′s Kill Confirmed and the Dogtags.

"Kill Confirmed is something new to the game and I am finding it to be a ton of fun. How it works, is every player in the match has a dogtag, and when you die you drop it. Your team gets points by collecting these dogtags, and teams can prevent the other from getting these points by collecting your own dogtags."

And here you can Download a great MW3 Screensaver and the Original 1900x1200 MapModNews MW3 Wallpaper.

           ^{<<   Click on Dog-Tags for bigger picture.}

After an explaining video WHY Ghost wasn't killed in Modern Warfare 2 on Aug 28th; this time there is "an other hint" in last weeks Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Reveal trailer.

After 59 secs. you get to see the above dog-tags, which belong to Simon "Ghost" Riley.... 

And HERE you can watch the MW3 Video : Why Ghost isn't Dead.  

So... if all true, Ghost will be back in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Lets make a list of all CoD: Modern Warfare 3 FACTS; recently twittered by Infinity Ward's Fourzerotwo.

• MW3 Spec Ops is playable in Solo, Co-op, online, offline, and split-screen.

• One player gets 5 non-consecutive kills. He calls in the Juggernaut perk package and needs to stay ALIVE get the package. Then it needs to be retrieved and thrown to any available team mates to equip it.
• The killstreak called Ballistic Vests that gives your teammate  20% more health. It's a vest that comes in a care package that you can throw out for a teammate to put on. Great to support for the guy going for the cap.
• The XM25 launcher, a laser-guided grenade launcher, is not that powerful, it has to be aimed and programmed and then only explodes at that distance.
• Instead of just getting kills without dying to get a killstreak, you now get points for kills and completing objectives.
• When taking a teammates tag, the enemy player who put his enemy down gets the kill but both players get XP.
• Weapons unlock as a player progresses, similar to MW2, however attachments unlock per weapon as you rank up that weapon.
• Every weapon can be levelled up individually and when you do that, you unlock attachments, camos, proficiencies, reticles for it
• Assault Juggernaut is all about brute force (has LMG + Scavenger) Recon Juggernaut is defence (has riot shield + portable radar).
• The Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition (console only) comes with a year of ELITE and ELITE includes all MW3 DLC.
• The anti cheat for the PC version of Modern Warfare 3 is Steamworks, which includes VAC. For MW3 a lot of security work on the back end has been done to address cheating.
  
• Class restriction control : Ability to restrict any weapon, equipment, perk, deathstreak, secondary, attachment, ANYTHING from being used when setting up game.
• No zombies in MW3 but there will be a very different style of co-op. Spec Ops survival = Exploding dogs in infinite waves.

^{Soon more !}

And here ALL about Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer perks, killstreaks, and proficiency systems.

CoD: Modern Warfare 3 Tango Down Multiplayer Trailer

Activision has released this MW3 MP Tango Down video with only gameplay. 

And here you can Download a great MW3 Screensaver and the Original 1900x1200 MapModNews MW3 Wallpaper.

Seems LAN is back in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

BIG twitter question is.... Is this also valid for pc or just for consoles?

^{We'll keep you informed. More MW3 tweet facts from 402 here.}

And some fresh Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer screenshots.

^{Click on picture for bigger size.}

MW3 multiplayer first screenshots