The next Call Of Duty game will be another Modern Warfare entry, as developer Infinity Ward issues a statement ahead of its official unveiling.
The yearly cycle of Call Of Duty games, combined with the prominence of leakers around the franchise, means the announcement of a new entry is rarely ever a surprise.
It’s been known for some time that the next entry will be a follow-up to 2023’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, with the story supposedly set in Korea. Beyond that, rumours suggest the 2027 game will be a brand new sub-franchise from Sledgehammer Games.
Developer Infinity Ward has now confirmed this year’s title will be a Modern Warfare entry, making a statement on social media ahead of an expected reveal next month.
Writing on the Infinity Ward X account, studio heads Mark Grigsby and Jack O’Hara said: ‘We are Infinity Ward. We build visceral, immersive combat experiences that hit different.
‘As a new chapter begins for this studio, we’re focused on what defines us: passion, precision, obsession, and an unrelenting drive to make the best entertainment in the industry. Our next game is the result of that mindset.
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‘Determined. Bold. Relentless. Built by a team pushing every detail, every system, every moment to its limit. On behalf of everyone at Infinity Ward, we’re proud of what we’ve been building and excited to finally start sharing it with you.’
In a separate post promoting a Q&A podcast with Grigsby and O’Hara, the caption reads: ‘Yes, we are making the definitive Modern Warfare.’
It’s an odd precursor statement, as it doesn’t come with any screenshots or footage from the next entry, but as we discussed earlier this week, that’s just the way things are done nowadays.
The full reveal will presumably take place at either Summer Game Fest on June 5 or the Xbox Games Showcase on June 7. Although it’s also possible there’ll be a separate Call Of Duty livestream.
Call Of Duty is on the backfoot after last year’s Black Ops 7 fell below launch sales expectations following the huge success of Battlefield 6. The game’s failure led to a rare apology from Activision but, considering the rigid annual nature of Call Of Duty titles, any major changes to the formula likely won’t materialise for a few years.
As such, this puts this year’s Call Of Duty in an awkward position, especially if it largely iterates on past glories without any meaningful change. However, we’ll have to wait and see if Infinity Ward can deliver the ‘definitive’ entry in the series against the odds.
Aside from it being a Modern Warfare title, the only other confirmed detail is that it won’t be coming to PlayStation 4.
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