IGN | The Other Call of Duty

Michael Thomsen writes,

"In praise of Treyarch’s work in Infinity Ward’s universe.

There has been a lot of pessimism about the future of Call of Duty in light of the shocking dismissals of Jason West and Vince Zampella. With the series creator Infinity Ward beheaded and Activision planning to allow two other studios to tinker with the Call of Duty formula, it seemed like the lifeblood of the series was diluting itself. That future may yet come to pass, but before it does Treyarch will release the next game in the series rumored to be set in Vietnam. While living in the shadow of Infinity Ward over the last several years, Treyarch has made my two favorite entries in the series. They’re not often given credit for their work, but Treyarch has done some great work building on Infinity Ward’s template and, though this may sound like heresy to some, I’ve always preferred their Call of Duty installments."