Publisher Activision has confirmed that a newCall of Dutytitle is in development to be released later this year. While a 2021 release for the annual series was largely expected, the announcement does confirm some of the rumors that have been circulating around the nextCall of Dutygame.
Call of Dutyhas been an annual series for many years now, with titles being developed in a rotation by the likes of Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games. However, newer titles have the added challenge of having tointegrate with the series' free-to-play battle royaleCall of Duty: Warzoneas well as being an entire entry in their own right.
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Now, it has been confirmed thatCall of Dutywill continue its expected cycle by having 2021’s entry in the series developed by Sledgehammer Games. The news comes thanks to Activision’s financial earnings report from earlier today. While little else is known about the title, Activision stated that the new title would be a fully next-generation experience and will launch with a campaign, multiplayer mode, and co-op modes. There also was no mention ifany of the numerous studios that assist onCall of Dutytitleswould be lending Sledgehammer a hand.
Sledgehammer Games did have a pretty amusing response to the news on Twitter, but little else is known about the game other than the studio’s involvement. However, Sledgehammer Games leading the title does align with the rumors that have circulatedabout aCall of Duty WW2: Vanguard, asCall of Duty: WW2was Sledgehammer Games' last entry in the series. Activision did say that fans could expect official news on the title soon, but it is odd that it has taken this long for any announcements, asCall of Dutytitles have historically been revealed in April or May.
If a newCall of Dutytitle is coming this year still, it could be part of the coming Summer of Games industry conferences, such as E3 and Summer Game Fest. Of course, after thetroubled integration ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarintoCall of Duty: Warzone, it will be interesting to see if possibly introducing WW2 weapons and equipment into the battle royale can be done any more smoothly. It also will be fun to see whatCall of Duty 2021does with the series' new engine that started withCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, so hopefully, fans will get more news on the coming title soon.
A new entry in theCall of Dutyseries has been confirmed to be coming sometime this year.
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