A renowned Call Of Duty leaker has been silenced by Activision, in what it describes as a way to not ‘hurt the people building the game’.
For the past decade and beyond, Call Of Duty games have typically leaked years in advance, whether through accidental mishaps or leakers within the fanbase.
For example, all rumours suggest this year’s entry will be Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which will prominently feature Korea. The 2027 title, meanwhile, is believed to be a brand new sub-franchise from Sledgehammer Games.
The majority of these rumours have stemmed from Call Of Duty leaker TheGhostOfHope. While their track record isn’t perfect, he did leak accurate details about Black Ops 7 ahead of time, along with the return of classic Modern Warfare 2 maps back in 2023.
They’ve become a reliable source within the community, and recently they claimed Activision was planning a standalone Zombies title. However, in an unusual move, the official Call Of Duty account debunked the rumour, writing: ‘The rumour factory working overtime. This ain’t it.’
Now, just a couple of weeks later, TheGhostOfHope has said they’re no longer going to leak information about Call Of Duty, after Activision allegedly threatened them with legal action.
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‘Activision has legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information related to Call Of Duty/Activision and I am complying with their demands,’ they wrote on X. ‘Still gonna stick around and chat about Official Call Of Duty info and anything not related to leaks/confidential information. Cheers for these past few years.’
The official Call Of Duty account on X appeared to confirm this action had taken place after it responded to Call Of Duty YouTuber Tdawgsmitty, who asked the clear question: ‘So if Call Of Duty is shutting ghostofhope down… was he right about everything…?’
In response, the Call Of Duty account wrote: ‘Nah. Even when leaks are wrong, they still hurt the people building the game and mess with player expectations.’
For context, TheGhostOfHope had previously been pretty negative on what to expect from the next entry, describing the multiplayer as a ‘complete copy of Modern Warfare 2’ outside of a ‘few little things’ (these tweets have since been deleted, and Activision appeared to rebuke this too).
For an extra dose of context, the latest entry Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 underperformed sales-wise compared to recent entries – and was surpassed by Battlefield 6. Activision even acknowledged some of the negative criticism against it, admitting it hadn’t met people’s expectations, so you could say they’re on the backfoot.
It remains to be seen if recent ‘leaks’ around the next Call Of Duty, from TheGhostOfHope, will prove to be accurate, or if plans have changed since, but it’s certainly a risky move for companies to outright deny the claims – especially if they turn out to be true later on.
It’s unclear when the next Call Of Duty will be announced, but Activision is set to launch a spiritual successor to Blackout, called Black Ops Royale, on March 13, from within Warzone.
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