Infinity Ward is Developing the 'Most Ambitious' Call of Duty in Franchise History - News

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Activision Blizzard has released its earnings report for Q4 2021 and reported Call of Duty sales on consoles and PC declined year-on-year. This is due to lower sales of Call of Duty: Vanguard compared to 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and lower engagement in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Infinity Ward is developing 2022's Call of Duty title that is described as the "most ambitious" in franchise history.

"Development on this year's premium and Warzone experiences is being led by Activision's renowned Infinity Ward studio," reads the earnings report. "The team is working on the most ambitious plan in franchise history, with industry-leading innovation and a broadly appealing franchise setting."

Call of Duty Mobile revenue grew year-over-year in the fourth quarter due to growth in China. For the full year, Call of Duty Mobile worldwide revenue topped $1 billion. 

Activision says the studios continue to expand as a way to "add development resources worldwide as plans continue for ongoing live operations and new, unannounced titles in the Call of Duty universe."

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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Leynos (on 03 February 2022)

They say that every time. CoD fans don't want innovation or anything different. Infinite Warfare had a great campaign and got creative with it, CoD fans hated it lol. Not a fanbase I'd consider open-minded or have creative thinking to accept innovation. AAA devs use the word too liberally anyway as most AAA games are the furthest thing from innovative. That involves risk and AAA devs are risk-averse. Activision esp.

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Paatar Leynos (on 04 February 2022)

I do hope they “innovate” the next one though. I’ve never played CoD but Infinite Warfare is the only one that has interested me. Just haven’t played it yet because I’m just gonna wait till the next “different” one comes out probably.

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LivncA_Dis3 (on 04 February 2022)

Hahaha they keep saying this all the time and they don't deliver

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rykdrewbr LivncA_Dis3 (on 06 February 2022)

Like Game Freak with Pokemon! But....both sell a lot!

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Ashadelo (on 03 February 2022)

In celebration of Bobby's potential leaving

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V-r0cK (on 03 February 2022)

Correct me if I'm wrong but isnt 2022 Call of Duty just the Modern Warfare 2 remake? Understandable if it was a brand new game but not sure how "ambitious" a remake can really be.

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SecondWar V-r0cK (on 04 February 2022)

Almost certainly will be Modern Warfare 2 but I think its more a sequel to the reboot, and not a straight remake of the the original Modern Warfare 2.

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Kakadu18 (on 03 February 2022)

But still in the same timeframe as usual. Hm

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