MW3's Type 95 is set to return in the next Call of Duty game, Treyarch's Black Ops 2, but the controversial weapon will be rebalanced according to studio chief Mark Lamia.
"I think our weapons and balance are going to be unique to Black Ops 2, so I think any preconception you have about any weapons in the Call of Duty franchise, you need to set aside when you’re playing Black Ops 2," Lamia responded when we asked him about the Type 95's campaing appearance at a recent Black Ops 2 event.
"It’s being rebalanced from the ground up for this game that we’re creating."
We saw the weapon in action with an x-ray scope, so it could well be very different indeed by the time Black Ops hits PS3, Xbox 360 and PC by 13 November.