Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

[Kramer5150]

Call of duty on a 3 year development cycle?

This year's Call of Duty is in development at Sledgehammer Games, Activision revealed during its investor earnings call today.

"For the first time, this years Call of Duty game, and future Call of Duty games, are being built on a three year development cycle," the publisher also revealed. There are several advantages to doing this, the first is of course quality This will give our designers more time to envision and to innovate."

This would put developer Treyarch's presumed next Call of Duty in a 2015 release window, with Infinity Ward following suit in 2016.

Earlier this year, Sledgehammer posted a job listing for a "next-gen Call of Duty game." Sledgehammer previously assisted on development of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

For more on Call of Duty's future, stay tuned to IGN.

[JazzMan]

Re: Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

It's gonna be the same game anyway.

[thedudedominick]

Re: Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

They really need to cover 3 different eras for the shooters. Go a modern, near future, and then a WWII or Vietnam era game.

[Phobia]

Re: Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

They really need to cover 3 different eras for the shooters. Go a modern, near future, and then a WWII or Vietnam era game.

More like "They really need to innovate this stale franchise."

[m1ke_nyc]

Re: Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

They really need to cover 3 different eras for the shooters. Go a modern, near future, and then a WWII or Vietnam era game.

The only way I will purchase this game going forward is if the setting is along these lines.

[AntiBandwagoner]

Re: Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

For me, it doesn't matter anymore. I passed on Ghosts and am happy with that decision. CoD is a declining series that should just continue to fall if the keep making lackluster games.

[Sausage]

Re: Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

I hope they continue to improve bots for squad mode.

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[raiderphantom]

Re: Sledgehammer Games Developing 2014's Call of Duty Release

Well I think ghosts was an improvement over BO2 but like others have said cod is very stale. I was a loyal cod player for years but now I get bored of every cod after a month. Battlefield is more interesting to me now. Less unexplainable events that lead to frustration. The lag compensation or whatever it's being referred to as now makes cod so inconsistent.