Activision and Infinity Ward’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfareand its battle royale componentWarzonecontinue to evolve.Modern WarfareSeason 5 will have PlayStation-exclusive content, new weapons, maps, and more starting tomorrow, but fans of the long-running franchise are waiting to hear more about the upcomingCall of Duty 2020. Based on recent comments by Activision, those fans may not have to wait much longer.
The company released its second-quarter 2020 financial report today, and during a conference call discussing its contents said the nextCall of Dutywill be developed by Treyarch, known for theBlack Opsseries; together with Raven Software, partially responsible forWarzone. Both studios took to Twitter around 2:00 p.m. PT to comment on this partnership and express excitement about revealing more details on “this year’s"Call of Duty.
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It was also reported during the call thatCall of Duty 2020will be tightly integrated withWarzone, and Activision executives feel the free-to-play battle royale has, “Caused us to rethink how, when, and even where we reveal our upcoming titles.” Official news about the upcoming game has been sparse, leading to fans relying heavily on leaks and rumors such as aCall of Dutytitle and logo reveal in a Doritos promotion.
In today’s financial report, Activision saysWarzonehas reached over 75 million players and octupled yearly playtime inModern Warfare’s universe.Warzone’s successful launch, “Against a backdrop of demand tailwinds from shelter-at-home” due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, contributed to a stronger quarter than expected — which has also been seen through recentfinancial reports by companies like Take-Two Interactive.
While there is no indication as to when more news aboutCall of Duty 2020will be announced, Activision says it should have something “fairly soon.” The aforementioned Doritos promotion suggestedCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warwill be the next game coming out around October, and given the success of Activision’s other offerings it makes sense to put extra effort intoevolvingWarzoneto match future games.
However, until the developers are ready to offer up more information,Call of Dutyfans will have to keep busy throughModern WarfareandWarzone’s next content release.Modern WarfareSeason 5 is available to preload on PS4, so it will only be a matter of time before the whole package is ready to go.
Call of Duty 2020is currently in development by Treyarch and Raven Software.
