Neversoft - the studio behind Tony Hawk & Guitar Hero - is working on a new Call of Duty title

DSOGaming writes: "Activision seems quite serious with the Call of Duty franchise, as one of its internal teams (and various partners) is currently working on a Call of Duty title. So, Treyarch is working on Black Ops 2, there have been reports for Sledgehammer working on a Call of Duty title and now Neversoft, the team behind Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero is working on the Call of Duty franchise."

[Intentions]

omg

[Amazingmrbrock]

how many studios is that working on cod now?

Four? Five?

[john2]

Four: Treyarch, Neversoft, Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer. Perhaps Neversoft will take care of the 'old-gen' versions of Call of Duty once the next-gen systems hit streets?

[BiggCMan]

Perhaps they are just working on the Vita Black Ops game. I doubt they would call in ANOTHER developer for the console games.

[Yodagamer]

6 if you count Raven software and N-space (who i assume are doing the vita version of black ops 2 or working on a ds/3ds version like usual)

[BattleAxe]

This has to be a damn joke.....

[Mounce]

Activision will tell Blizzard to make a Warcraft of Duty game next.....

[Amazingmrbrock]

Nawww world of duty

[DeadlyFire]

I personally think Activision is a little scared since the majority of Infinity ward team all went to Respawn. They want as many minds as they can have on the next one. They are likely aiming to launch Call of Duty 5 in 2013 with a new engine for the new consoles. So they can keep that one for 6+ years. As the trend has been going well for them.

[Disccordia]

7 if you include the studio who maintain elite.

[Amazingmrbrock]

Wow 7 this list keeps going up

[Winter47th]

Don't see why anyone's surprised. The series break entertainment record year after year and is the most profitable merchandise in the whole world. It's only natural they'd like more of that.

I only hope that at least just ONE of those studios work on updating the engine god dammit.

[da_2pacalypse]

I hope Blops2 doesn't sell well just so Activision can stop being stupid idiots and actually make something new -_-

[BlindGuardian]

there's also Raven

[kingdavid]

"neversoft.... Is that like a studio of developers walking around with hard ons?"

[saladthieves]

lol

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Heh... There ya go...

[Solid_Snake37]

That guy lol

[Rambot]

Wait, I don't understa....

Oooh I get it!

; )

[JamieLeeC93]

It's exactly that.

[ATi_Elite]

Activision reportedly wants to release TWO COD titles a year!

or this could be a CODFree2Play game.

Either way if your an Activision studio i believe it's written in your contract that you have to make a COD title!

Would be nice if Activision would make a new kick butt Pitfall title but it seems EVERY friggin Activision studio is making a COD game.

What a shame!

[tigertron]

I think High Moon Studios are the only ones that aren't as they're working on Transformers.

[black911]

Their milking the franchise begore it dies. Because Soon another games gonna take its spot. Look at GTA. The hype for the GTA series like it once was last gen has gone.

[Calm Down Sunshine]

Call of Duty: Skate Hero

[LUCKYXS7LEVEN]

@ Black911
yea i know what you mean, after what 4 did to me my expectations went down.

@ random jab at activision

Call of Duty; Skateboard Heroes of the Dead Warfare 1933

[Awesome_Gamer]

Keep milking the cow.. Shittyvision

[Patriots_Pride]

Call of Duty: Sargent Guitar on a Skateboard MW.

[Getowned]

-_-

Cod needs to die. Devs need to stop trying to make COD games and COD like games!

[andrewsqual]

Lol I thought the title was going to say Neversoft - the studio behind Tony Hawk & Guitar Hero - is dead. It might as well have.....10 years ago.

[Afterlife]

COD Vita?

[DJ]

That's my best guess.

[HammadTheBeast]

i thought Neversoft was a prescription drug for erectile dysfunction...

[Snookies12]

Lol, this is... I don't know what to think about this to be honest...

[GraveLord]

So....

Treyarch is releasing Black Ops II this year.

Neversoft is releasing their COD game in 2013? Or maybe working on the Vita version?

Sledgehammer Games releasing in 2013 or working on Vita versions.

Infinity Ward in 2014 for next-gen consoles?

[TENTONGUN]

vita version for me cause i want a decent fps for it. other than that ,,,the rest is a joke. next gen will be interesting, but really i dont expect a major difference other than graphics. itll be the same shit different gen, kinda like halo.

[Majin-vegeta]

-_______-.

[Hufandpuf]

...

[FlareDReborn]

My reaction when i read the title

http://emotibot.net/pix/444...

[Hufandpuf]

haha, nice. That reminded me of when I used to do flash animation. Any idea where that's from?

[LUCKYXS7LEVEN]

this game will never die , unless someone uses the same formula of what made COD 4 so great

[Der_Kommandant]

Milk that cow dry!!!

[DrRobotnik]

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[RioKing]

close....but no cigar -_-

[lsujester]

Are you saying Captain Picard did not have a misaligned cone head?

[RioKing]

Exactly!

[Getowned]

LMAO!!! bubbles! lsujester

[cr33ping_death]

i call Next.

[JakemanPS31994]

Why no gun 2? I loved the first one! Damn activision ur playing smart with consumers!

[glennco]

neversoft are the original dairy farmers of the games industry so this makes perfect sense. how many tony hawks did they release with barely any improvements... about 6???

[DrRichtofen]

How cool would it be if it were Call of Duty: Zombies. A whole single player campaign dealing with zombies with also multiplayer/co-op. I'd buy that instantly

[KrimsonKody]

Well,
At least the game is guaranteed to have a slamming soundtrack...

[Sidewinder-]

LOL, finding that silver lining.

[r21]

god damn it, is no one working on singularity 2 yet :L

[svoulis]

Call of Duty : Hawk Hero

[DFresh]

I've lost all interest in COD a long ago.
With every new game it becomes more unbalanced, buggy, hacker friendly and camper friendly.
COD4 was the gold standard for the series with a few minor over powered perks but for the most part it was balanced.
MW2 just a complete failure.
MW3 didn't even bother buying it.
Black Ops was decent.
(Sticks & Stones, Gun Game and One in the Chamber made it fun.)
Black Ops 2 looks to be the most unbalanced of them all.
(Laser Gun that can shoot through walls. Really?)

[LUCKYXS7LEVEN]

they borrowed that gun from Resistance

[NastyLeftHook0]

yeah, they copied resistance.

[LUCKYXS7LEVEN]

well yes and no, that type of guns have been around since DOOM era but Resistance did make it stand out more than any other game could have done

[Evilgoatman666]

It was also a gun in perfect dark for n64 the farsight I believe it was called

[m-s-8-2]

Why wouldn't they. Every yearly release in the franchise sells more than the last. People always complain on this site of publishers milking a franchise but for every one of those people complaining there are 100 who don't give a shut.

[PixL]

You blame Activision for milking the franchise. If you don't buy COD games, that's fine. But if you do, blame yourself. They just sell what people want.

[glennco]

that is why i blame activision

[ginsunuva]

It's obviously Call of Duty Pro Skater 3

[spirited]

They should make two cod games every year instead of even thinking of making new ips with original ideas, creativity and innovation And taking risks despite of worth billion of dollar company.And kids who love COD this is sarcasm. lol

[MrGunny94]

The question is.. How is this gonna work out?

[DJ]

I remember Halo went through this phase too. I can't wait for the next gaming fad. =]

[Soldierone]

Kinda feel bad. When COD sinks Activision is going to nearly sink with it.....oh wait, I don't feel bad after all.

[sriki007]

milk the cow till the cow starts giving milk powder...

[glennco]

and then wait 5 years and release QUADHD remakes

[artdafoo]

I say do it ! Crap out 3 Call It Doodie games a year ! Eff it, ride that 92 Ford Tempo of a game till the wheels fall off. Then it will go the way of the Guitar Hero games and people will stop buying your crap. Its gonna be fun as hell finally watching this series implode on itself. Way to go Bobby K !

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

Breaking News: Square Enix working on new Call Of Duty RPG...

[Ezio-Auditore00]

I hope atleast one of the four studios make a cod as good as mw2 that has got to be my favourite cod

[Jdoki]

An FPS rhythm action game... with a skateboard!!! Count me IN!

[AtomicGerbil]

Way to put all your eggs in one tactical helmet shaped basket. Careful now Activision, be very careful that it doesn't fall.

The moment CoD becomes obsolete, and it will sooner or later, Activision will be right in the proverbial. Apart from Warcraft which is seeing a decline, what else of real value have they got?

[THE-COMMANDER]

LOL!
Does everyone working on COD now??

[YodaCracker]

This must be the highest honor for Neversoft. ;)

[ChunkyLover53]

Why are people flipping out? There isn't going to be a new Call Of Duty franchise, Neversoft is probably helping either with the Vita version of COD, or they are helping Sledgehammer Games with their COD game.

I actually think in 2013 that we'll see a COD for current gen and a COD for next gen, so that could be why so many studios are working on COD.

[NeloAnjelo]

COD MMO... COD RTS... COD RPG... COD FPS... COD Puzzle... COD iOS. Everything COD.

What ever it is, we can be sure it will be a broken messy reshash of eveytghing before it. Yet it will sell.

[RememberReach]

So true.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[KimoNoir]

burgerking is also announcing a new cod game. king of burger

[Commodore]

Well that's X amount of Call of Duty's I won't be buying....Unless you get to skateboard throughout the entire game. Or better yet, it's set in the future where we have hoverboards like Marty McFly.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

who cares cod = zzzzzz
stop posting comments n clicking your only fueling the gay cod hype

[Sarobi]

I'm also working on a Call of Duty title myself.. lol

[Rashonality]

the star that shines twice as bright lives half as long...
i'm gonna kick back and enjoy the show

[Gorbenshore]

I hope we'll play soldiers that skate across the battlefield, playing tunes of rock n' roll

[Unlimax]

Are you Fxxking Kidding me .. Another one !!!!!???

KILL IT ... KILL ACTIVI$ION GAMERS !!

[Styxoric]

Meh

[RememberReach]

Cool. They ran both of those games into the ground, maybe Call of Duty will go the way of the dinosaur now too? One can only hope.

[Kidmyst]

With more Lego games coming out, maybe it'll be a Lego Call of Duty. I kid, but that'd be kind of fun though.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Last thing we need is another company getting "pumped" about making cod. What are we gonna be able to do in the game kick flip a skateboard while while fragging somebody?

[-Gespenst-]

By no stretch of the imagination does this mean that it's going to be a good game.

[PAYNEinc85]

Dont forget theres Raven and Beachhead studios working on something in the Cod universe as well. The only thing Cod can do for me to keep my interest would be to move on to large scale mp. Like dedicated servers and 64 players next gen.

[jaymart2k]

If I was a developer told to compy & past a game I would give them the bird. No way I want to make the same game over and over. No wonder more then half of IW left.

[CanadianTurtle]

These are the geniuses behind the Spiderman game for PS1! That game was like the batman arkham asylum for Spiderman games, does anyone not realize? This could be the first CoD game with actual innovation for once

[3GenGames]

The same company that also ran Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero into the ground? You don't say. They need to know how it goes once they ruin it even more and people realize it's crap.

[NovusTerminus]

Infinity Ward = CoD
Treyarch = CoD
Sledgehammer = CoD
Neversoft = CoD

Well, I guess we know what Activision is planning for their launch line up!

[kesvalk]

7 developers and still no dinosaurs...

[Wikkid666]

Doesn't mean it's a different title... just means they could be porting a title.

[Adityac]

Neversoft LMAO

[Drainage]

fuck COD and all you idiots that buy that crap. ruined this generation

[Gamer-Z]

God help us

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

This franchise is going to flood itself out of the market... just like those Guitar Hero/Tony Hawk games...

How many utters does this cow have left?...

[pwneddemocrat]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO... -breath- .. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !

Are they serious?
Damn right disrespect to gamers, instead of investing the billions and billions of dollars they had and create new IP's .. No! They milk that crappy franchise.

You damn greedy pigs.

[stuntman_mike]

I think one of those companies are making the WiiU version.