{"id":57215,"date":"2023-11-10T14:28:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/redeem-blackcell-vault-edition"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:08:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:08:40","slug":"redeem-blackcell-vault-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3\/redeem-blackcell-vault-edition","title":{"rendered":"How To Redeem BlackCell In Modern Warfare 3 Vault Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not every player likes to use Call of Duty HQ, which has become Activision&#8217;s launcher for all current Call of Duty titles in rotation. Regardless of which title you own, or even want to play, there&#8217;s options to launch them all straight from Call of Duty HQ. 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