Rumor: 2027 Call of Duty Game Could Break a Recent Series Tradition

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Rumor: 2027 Call of Duty Game Could Break a Recent Series Tradition

Key Takeaways

  • Sledgehammer Games leads Call of Duty in 2027, and will possibly be breaking from a recent series tradition.
  • Contrary to expectations, the 2027 game may not be part of the Modern Warfare series.
  • The return of the Advanced Warfare series or something entirely could be coming in 2027 according to known leaker Hope.

As a seasoned gamer with over two decades of Call of Duty under my belt, I can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia mixed with anticipation at the rumors circulating about the 2027 release. If these reports are true, it seems Sledgehammer Games is set to break away from the recent series tradition and potentially bring back an old favorite – Advanced Warfare or something entirely new.

It’s said that Sledgehammer Games, known for Modern Warfare 3, is supposedly leading the development of the upcoming Call of Duty game slated for 2027. The speculation further hints at an unexpected comeback of a distinct Call of Duty spin-off, potentially disrupting the recent trend in the series.

For several years now, there has been a pattern with Activision, the publisher of Call of Duty, releasing new installments from their subseries every two years. For example, the Modern Warfare subseries saw two games in 2022 and 2023, followed by Black Ops in 2024. Interestingly, if the games belong to the same subseries, players can transfer items like operators, weapons, and cosmetics from one game to another. However, a recent report suggests that this release pattern might alter in the coming years.

Based on a Twitter post by a source known as Hope, it appears that the upcoming Call of Duty games for the years 2026 and 2027 will be developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games respectively. If rumors are true, we might see a Black Ops 6 sequel next year, with the 2026 game likely to be Modern Warfare 4, following the typical two-year cycle strategy. The Call of Duty title for 2027 is said not to be a direct sequel to Modern Warfare at this stage, suggesting a possible departure from the recent series trend where Modern Warfare games have been released in consecutive years, as was the case with Modern Warfare 3 following Modern Warfare 2.

Call of Duty May Go Back to a Long-Untouched Subseries

Hope hinted that the 2027 Call of Duty game may not follow the Modern Warfare series, suggesting instead that it could potentially be Advanced Warfare 2 or something entirely new. However, the specifics are still uncertain at this point. Many fans have voiced their preference for an Advanced Warfare sequel, while others are hoping for a follow-up to 2013’s Call of Duty: Ghosts. In response to one fan’s comment, the leaker suggested that it could potentially be a prequel to the 2014 Advanced Warfare game.

There’s still uncertainty about whether the rumored changes to the Call of Duty series will lead to a return of an old subseries or something entirely new in 2027. However, given that Sledgehammer Games, the studio reportedly developing the Call of Duty game for that year, previously worked on Advanced Warfare, it’s more likely we’ll see Advanced Warfare 2 rather than a sequel to Ghosts or a follow-up to Infinite Warfare. This is because Infinity Ward, another Call of Duty studio, was responsible for creating both Ghosts and Infinite Warfare.

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2024-11-25 05:06