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Lock 'n load for a Modern Warfare 3 Steam free weekend photo

If you still haven't decided if you want to buy Modern Warfare 3 on PC, then get downloading as you've got until Monday to get in as much free multiplayer action as you can muster. To help sway you further, there's 33% knocked off the game's price.

I have to imagine having free mulitplayer weekends for games must help shift lots of extra copies, and a quick glance of the Top Sellers list on Steam shows MW3 in second spot just pipped by the newly released PC version of Alan Wake. I've enjoyed playing previous free weekends to discover new games like Dawn of War 2 and Killing Floor, but surely you all know what MW3 is gonna play like, right?

Still, it would be interesting to see why people are buying the game now. Is it the price drop that's swaying them now or is it gamers finally getting a big taste of the game's multiplayer action? Are any of you guys going to pick the game up now, despite the fact it's four months old and you will probably get slaughtered (okay, that might just be me)?








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vrplumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 19:33
vrplumber
Is that header image a MW3 screenshot? It looks like Call of Duty 4 to me.
tekbunny's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 19:34
tekbunny
No.
Drakonin's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 19:35
Drakonin
Heyooo
ShotgunDiplom4t's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 19:39
ShotgunDiplom4t
No thank you.
My backlog wont permit this.
Gorescream's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 19:40
Gorescream
O hi there, Call of Duty 4! Long time no see!

Heh....

hehehehe...

lol
omicron1's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 19:45
omicron1
Sorry - I have about 374 better things to do. (374 'cause I bought Eternity's Child)
garethxxgod's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 19:54
garethxxgod
Yep that's CoD4. The map Crossfire. Fairly good map. Well then carryon about your business.
TurboKill's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 20:11
TurboKill
Now I can see if it runs smoothly on my rig.


I guess.
KingSigy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 20:25
KingSigy
I'll give the game a shot, but I don't expect to buy it for $40. That's still too much for just another MP shooter to me.
jaybirddog's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 20:32
jaybirddog
I feel so stupid. I can't see where to download it for free. Halp any1?
flea friend's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 20:51
flea friend
@jaybirddog

Sometimes a free weekend game won't be available for download for a short time after the announcement goes up on Steam, but it looks like it's ready now.

Just click on the MW3 banner in the Spotlight window. If it's showing AVA instead, just click "Next".
azizchaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 20:58
azizchaos
btw the shop's sign says "Arabian gulf street"

speechless.
WaddleWave's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 21:08
WaddleWave
For an easy casual p2p game, 40 bucks is too much. Even Gotham City Impostors is 15 bucks.
ZeroDown's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 21:33
ZeroDown
The multiplayer isn't worth $40 to me, back to Team Fortress 2 it is!
HKKstudios's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 21:34
HKKstudios
@omicron1 Lol My Steam Accounts so old it doesn't work on that website
Halo64's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 21:46
Halo64
Now instead of mindlessly bashing mw3 you can actually try it out and find its a great game. Steam is a shit service though.
omicron1's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 21:48
omicron1
@Halo64 Is it opposite day and I just didn't miss the message?
TheNephilym's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 21:50
TheNephilym
This just in: Halo64 is still a fucking idiot. More at 11.
Gorescream's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 22:17
Gorescream
This just in: Halo64 has Attention Deficit Disorder. More at 11.
Dancing Mad's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 22:43
Dancing Mad
This just in: fighting the frizzies. Film at 11.
tekbunny's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/16/2012 23:19
tekbunny
Yay for dtoids new troll! I love the fact that we keep these things as pets. And they are so easy to feed!

glad everyone else is on the halo hate train.

AALLLLL ABOOOOAAARD!!

/ozzy
Iris Repliforce's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 01:10
Iris Repliforce
I'm gonna pass on this one.
Professor Wright's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 05:14
Professor Wright
@Halo
You're so adorable, trying so hard.
Felix Kyo Grnewald's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 06:54
Felix Kyo Grnewald
Steam, y u no give me good stuff for free? :(
Orcrist's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 08:01
Orcrist
Hell no.
Ray Tarded's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 08:59
Ray Tarded
Awww.... look at all the little babies crying because someone had a negative opinion about Steam.

Halo's right. The only time Steam is good is when they have their sales. Any other time, Steam is one of the most expensive e-tailers to purchase from.

Do I have a Steam account; sure.
Do I love the taste of Steam's cock in my mouth like the rest of you worshipers; hell no.
The Cast's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 09:11
The Cast
vrplumber I noticed a lot of gaming sites do that. Trying to remember better times?
vrplumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 14:31
vrplumber
@The Cast:

Well I can't speak to the quality of MW3 vs Cod4, because I haven't played MW3 at all.

However, I have spent absolutely obscene amounts of time in Cod4's multiplayer mode (and mods). So, so good.

That game was worth every penny of the 50 bucks I spent on it, and then some.
vrplumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2012 14:33
vrplumber
Also, Steam is awesome!!!!!! :)
ComplainerTheThird's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2012 14:11
ComplainerTheThird
@Ray Tarded
Aww, a basement dweller is trying to sound tough.
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