Modern Warfare 3 DLC coming next month

Activision and Infinity Ward are gearing up to release the first dose of downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, with Call of Duty: Elite subscribers on Xbox Live to be the first to get their hands on whatever that add-on might be in January 2012. Infinity Ward has yet to reveal what form the Modern Warfare 3 DLC will take, but our money's on map packs.

That said, Infinity Ward's Creative Strategist, Rob Bowling has stated that Modern Warfare 3's DLC will actually be somewhat more varied than usual, confirming that Sledgehammer and Raven Software are working alongside Infinity Ward in delivering new content, including new missions for Spec Ops mode.

"The way we're doing downloadable content this year is unlike we've ever done before," said Bowling. "Not only in how you can get it - in content drops or choose for the collection - but also the type of content you're getting. We're doing more than just maps. We're going to do Spec Ops missions and a variety of things that players have never seen before.

"That's the great thing about having three developers that are contributing to the season of content. You have Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer and Raven all pitching in," Bowling added. "The full season of content for Modern Warfare 3 kicks off for Elite subscribers on January 24 on Xbox Live."

Infinity Ward and Activision have yet to reveal a date for when Modern Warfare 3's DLC will be widely available, but we can't imagine it'll be too long after Elite subs are able to snap it up on January 24th, 2012.