It was practically an open secret and everything pointed to it. Finally, it has happened. Through the latest investor call shared by Charlie Intel, Activision has confirmed that Sledgehammer Games is developing the 2021 Call of Duty .
According to the publisher itself, the game is being created for the new generation of consoles and PC and also “will integrate and improve the Call of Duty ecosystem. The possibility of it not reaching PS4 and Xbox One has not been mentioned, although it is really to imagine such a scenario.
“In particular, we are very excited about the launch of Call of Duty that year. Development is being led by Sledgehammer Games, the game looks really good and is planned for a fall release. This is a new generation experience with incredible graphics for campaign, multiplayer and cooperative modes
Although the information stops at this point, from Activision they have ensured that they will share more related information as soon as possible . To clear all kinds of doubts, from Sledgehammer Games they have published this tweet, making it clear that they are back.
We’re so excited to be leading the charge on @CallofDuty this year and can’t wait to share more. https://t.co/pMuaFybT1r
— Sledgehammer Games (@SHGames)
We are very excited to lead the arrival of Call of Duty this year and we can’t wait to share more.
As if that were not enough, the developer has announced that they are expanding their possibilities with a new studio from Toronto , Canada. In this way, they will partner with their existing teams in Foster City and Melbourne.
The truth is that we already obtained previous reports that the next C all of Duty was in the hands of Sledgehammer Games and although the name has not been revealed, everything indicates that it will get the WWII Vanguard subtitle and will be located in the great war conflict of the Second World War.
Sledgehammer Games last release was Call of Duty: WWII in 2017. After a difficult few years in which they lost several members (including their founder), the group managed to recruit 150 new members in 2020.