Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 promotion offers free XP with snacks

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ‘Rank Up XP‘ promotion spotted by Forbes will put codes on bottles of Mountain Dew and packets of Doritos crisps that give players double XP time in-game.

So when you take a headshot from a high level sniper rifle, you won’t be able to tell if they’ve played more of the game guzzled a truckload of potato chips. Perhaps the guy heading a server with every unlock is quite good at Call of Duty, or he’s just consumed more litres of luminous energy drink than you.

There’s apparently no limit to the lengths marketers are prepared to go to shift a big new game, but cheapening your entire unlock and experience system for the sake of a drinks promotion crosses a line we didn’t even know existed.

Where will this end? They should rename the series Call of Dewty and replace all of the grenades with exploding cans of soft drink. Claymores can be packets of Doritos that explode when enemies approach, shredding them with a cloud of tasty nacho shrapnel. Then they’ll see a kill cam replay of their maizy death, sponsored by Pepsi, of course.

DROOPYmcC00L wrote:I think I read somewhere that the double xp off these offers is only for 1 hour/code

S7 mrmiller wrote:LOL- good thing I dink Dew and the kids eat Doritos. Those are always on my shopping list. 15th prestige here I come!

~mrmiller

S7 wonky wrote:now I only wish this is was for a good drink then I would be all over it

S7 SockPuppet wrote:I've got my Pepsi rep delivering a case of each in 20oz on Tues. Depending on how it sells I may pick up 2L and 12 packs. I never tried it last time but I will this time.

S7 mrmiller wrote:Here is the list- also note you can only get a total of 24 hours of time.

~mrmiller

S7 mrmiller wrote:The real question is, if I use the double XP code on a double XP weekend, do I get quadruple XP!?!!!

~mrmiller