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Activision Gives Sledgehammer Its Own Call Of Duty Game, Studios In Three Year Rotation

GI:Sledgehammer, which worked with Infinity Ward on Modern Warfare 3, will be taking the reins of its own Call of Duty title. The studio was founded by Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield, who previously worked with Visceral on the Dead Space series. Sledgehammer is leading this year's Call of Duty game.

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BehindGames3722d ago (Edited 3722d ago )

So no more COD until 2017?
Actually its kind of good news, the game will be better in three years of development.

famoussasjohn3722d ago

No, now 3 developers are doing COD in rotations. So it'll go Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and then Sledgehammer. Though it's possible you can switch Treyarch and Sledgehammer on who will come first. So each one will have their own release of Call of Duty, but will be 3 years in between each release of the respective developers.

waltonboy523722d ago

Sledgehammer will be 2014 then treyarch 2015. Activison confirmed it. Charlieintel.com but yes your correct 3 year cycle.

TomShoe3722d ago

I miss Treyarch. Ghosts is awful.

PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt3722d ago

fuck i need to play some Nazi Zombies now i have to wait till next years wow..

Black ops is the only COD I've been buying

incredibleMULK3721d ago

Treyarch makes the best IMO. Infinity ward did good with mw2 and ghosts. Sledgehammer multiplayer was pretty boring in mw3. Campaign was OK though.

webeblazing3721d ago

3 devs working on COD this is just sad. So none of these devas deserve to work on an ambitious IP that they want? They been nursing someone's else baby for the longest. This is the worst.

WeedyOne3721d ago

On the bright side maybe the games will get more polish considering the individual studios will have 3 years between their version of COD to fine tune things. Either that or maybe they will have time to make COD and maybe 1 new original IP each during the 3 year span?

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daggertoes833722d ago

Yes it would but that will never happen.

pompombrum3722d ago (Edited 3722d ago )

Is it good news though? At present, Treyarch are the only ones making good COD games. So after their next one, we gotta wait 3 years before COD is worth playing again? Possibly a blessing in disguise as by the time their next one comes along, less dedicated COD players will probably find it somewhat fresh again.

LexHazard793722d ago (Edited 3722d ago )

Blacks Ops 1 to me is their best followed by world at war for introducing zombies!

Omegasyde3722d ago

More development time = (supposingly) better game as its not rushed. Madden or any annual EA game is an example of rushed product

Garethvk3722d ago

More likely a new engine and a new franchise so they can spend a year and change on the engine and then the rest on the game. Infinity Ward and Treyarch will keep cranking out the games until then.

Gasian3722d ago

Not the biggest fan of COD ,but this is good news. Hopefully some fresh blood does these games well and a longer development cycle hopefully means new ideas can actually make it into the game. :)

Globox20123722d ago

3 year rotation? Thank God.

I'm not the biggest fan of CoD however, a extra year will do wonder to freshen up the games, I often feel 2 years isn't enough time. And I doubt Activison want a Battlefield 4 fiasco where its released in a broken manner.

famoussasjohn3721d ago

We're still getting CoD every year. Nothings really changing other than another developer in the mix. Although they've already helped with the MW3 release since Infinity Ward was a skeleton crew with a good portion of them leaving to Respawn for Titanfall.

--Onilink--3721d ago

actually it does change because it means that each dev now has has 1 whole extra year for development.

Theoretically it should mean better games... who knows what will actually happen

4ShotKing3722d ago (Edited 3722d ago )

Great... Another Modern Warfare game... I was really hoping those WW2 rumors were true for the next CoD game, however the 3 year rotation is great news, 3 years is the sweet spot for development time, so I look forward to Treyarch's next game as they're the best developer out of the three IMO

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Call of Duty Players Disappointed by $80 B.E.A.S.T. Glove Bundle Deal

Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.

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Kaii5d ago

Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash

melons5d ago

Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.

Gridknac5d ago

They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.

X-233d ago

I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.

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PAMP Reveals Call Of Duty Gold And Silver Line

This may be ideal for collectors.
Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux (PAMP), the world’s leading precious metals brand, and Call of Duty have collaborated to bring fans and collectors worldwide the PAMP x Call of Duty Limited Edition Collection.

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COD Black Ops Gulf War leaks signal hope for a TranZit remaster

Weapons that will allegedly feature in Treyarch's new Call of Duty game indicate the return of a classic COD Zombies gun from long ago.

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