Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: The Internet’s Butt-Kicker

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Release Drives UK's Internet Traffic to Epic Proportions

UK’s biggest-ever gaming traffic for internet service providers due to Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 release.

It’s that time again, my fellow gamers! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has burst onto the scene, and it’s causing internet service providers to quake in their boots. According to the mighty trio of EE, BT, and Virgin Media O2, this game has unleashed an unprecedented deluge of online activity. We’re talking record-breaking numbers here, folks!

Virgin Media O2, in a recent press release, boldly announced that their broadband network reached a mind-boggling 25.1Tbps at its peak (between 8-10 pm) on Wednesday, November 8th. That’s enough bandwidth to power a small country! They even claimed that this surge in traffic from Modern Warfare 3 was a jaw-dropping 22 percent higher than the peak spurred by Fortnite’s original map. Talk about leaving Fortnite in the dust!

But let’s not overlook the elephant in the room, or rather, the cybernetic mammoth. You see, the file sizes for the Call of Duty sequel are clocking in at soaring heights. It’s like they’re flexing their download muscles or trying to single-handedly meet the internet’s daily data requirement. This might explain why Modern Warfare 3 is churning up such a tsunami of internet usage, outpacing even Fortnite’s recent peak player numbers.

And it gets better. EE, in their own press release, proudly proclaimed that Modern Warfare 3 was not just another blip on the radar. Oh no! It became the “biggest single game contribution to a broadband peak” for both EE and BT. It even snared the second highest overall peak, second only to a day fueled by a Premier League clash, Champions League fixtures, and the Call of Duty: Warzone Season 2 update. Talk about a gaming extravaganza!

But hold your controllers, my friends. While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 may be hogging the internet spotlight, critics and users aren’t exactly rolling out the red carpet. Activision’s claim that their Call of Duty HQ launcher provides seamless game-switching and file management has come under fire. And our dear Chris Tapsell, in Eurogamer’s review, described the campaign as “vapid and hastily assembled.” It seems this game rushed its way into our lives, as it was reportedly developed in just 16 months.

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So, fellow gamers, let’s revel in the madness that is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It’s taking the internet by storm, leaving internet service providers scrambling for more bandwidth. But remember, it’s not just about the numbers—it’s about the experience. Will this game be remembered as the internet’s brute force or as the blockbuster that failed to deliver? Only time will tell.

Oh, and here’s a trailer of Modern Warfare 3 in all its bombastic glory. Enjoy, my gaming brethren!