Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 patch 1.15 now live on PS3

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 patch 1.15 is now live on PS3, one day ahead of schedule. The patch, which has been available on PC for a few weeks now, adds 400 new ranks in 5 new prestige levels along with your typical fixes and balance tweaks. Here's what patch 1.15 includes:

• 400 new ranks included in 5 new prestige levels (prestige 16 through 20)
• Dead Man’s Hand now has a reduced explosive radius
• Dragunov rebalance– we reduced the recoil
• Fixed Dead Silence / Sitrep Pro issue with Specialist class (you can't hear your own footsteps anymore)
• Blast Shield is now buffed in hardcore modes
• Fixed an issue where some “defense” kills were not incrementing on the leaderboard
• Fix for rapid fire glitch (semi-automatic weapons can't gain rapid fire and unlimited ammo anymore)
• Increased damage reduction for Blast Shield in Hardcore modes
• Fix for Kill Confirmed: Update the player score before updating the team score
• Competition Mode added to System Link (LAN parties!)

The patch has just been deployed so it may take a while before it reaches your region. This mandatory update is 29 MB in size.