News has been flooding the kotaku and other gaming sites since the disappearance of studio heads, Vince Zampella and Jason West. Activision has not made any official announcements. But they did just make this nifty press release:
The company intends to expand the Call of Duty brand with the same focus seen in its Blizzard(R) Entertainment business unit. This will include a focus on high-margin digital online content and further the brand as the leading action entertainment franchise in new geographies, new genres and with new digital business models.
“2010 will be another important year for the Call of Duty franchise,” stated Mike Griffith, President and CEO of Activision Publishing. “In addition to continued catalog sales, new downloadable content from Infinity Ward and a new Call of Duty release, we are excited about the opportunity to bring the franchise to new geographies, genres and players.”
The company expects to release a new Call of Duty game from Treyarch this fall. In addition, Infinity Ward is in development on the first two downloadable map packs for Modern Warfare(R) 2 for release in 2010.
The company is also for the first time announcing that a new game in the Call of Duty series is expected to be released in 2011 and that Sledgehammer Games, a newly formed, wholly owned studio, is in development on a Call of Duty game that will extend the franchise into the action-adventure genre. Sledgehammer is helmed by industry veterans Glen A. Schofield and Michael Condrey. Read the complete Press Release.
For more on how this should all play out check out gamespots coverage.
Jorge said:
Money and more money, Activision should calm down a bit and dont think they are a kind of god. Infinity did very well job and have been a reference last years and Activision should make better with them. Anyways Cod4 forever ^^
3:59 am on Friday, March 5, 2010
Luc said:
Dear Infinity Ward if you make another modern warfare game tell me what the name is i love modern warfare 2 and call of duty 4 but i like modern warfare 2 better. anyways tell me what the name of the new game is if you make another modern warfare game.
my cell phone number is 717-433-2766 text me what the new name for a new call of duty game if you deside to make a new one. i want to be a video game designer when i grow up im 13 right now im in 8th grade and june 4th is my birthday i will be 14 this coming june 4th but you should text me to tell me what the new game is i want call of duty black ops from treyarch but i will always love your call of duty games infinity ward. you can also reach me at my email
5:01 pm on Wednesday, October 13, 2010