Activision responds to rumors Call of Duty 2020 has been delayed Activision \/ TreyarchCall of Duty publishers Activision have finally confirmed the franchise\u2019s highly-anticipated 2020 release is \u201con track\u201d for the series\u2019 usual Q4 release, despite rumors Treyarch\u2019s next title may have halted behind the scenes. New titles in the Call of Duty mega-franchise have become as commonplace as Christmas or a birthday. Every year since 2005 \u2014 when the game became a series with Call of Duty 2 \u2014 has seen a new blockbuster release drop. 2020 may have seen that 15-year streak broken though, if rumors surrounding the next title, and it\u2019s potential delays, were to be believed. Even before the ongoing global situation forced devs to work from home, there were concerns. Luckily, those concerns seem to have been misplaced. Activision COO Daniel Alegre confirmed the Call of Duty 2020 title is \u201con track for release later this year\u201d during a May 5 earnings call, despite the \u201cchallenges\u201d the devs are facing. \u201cThe shift to remote working does add complexity in some areas of the game development process. We are implementing mitigation measures to address each of these areas,\u201d he said. \u201cThis includes the next premium release of Call of Duty.\u201d What do we know about Call of Duty\u2019s 2020 release? Alegre did add the as-yet-untitled game \u201calready looks great\u201d. He remained tight-lipped on details about when and where it would be set, however. He also avoided confirming which studio is currently helming the project. That said, it\u2019s practically an open secret Treyarch have been tasked with developing the 2020 title, after Activision chose to sideline Sledgehammer Games. The swap saw the studio slapped with a shorter two-year turnaround as a result. Originally tipped to be set in the Cold War era, it now looks like Treyarch pivoted to a Vietnam setting soon after taking over the project. Prominent leaks also suggested the devs will leave their famous Black Ops storyline behind. Activision\u2019s Q1 calls did not include a potential reveal timeline. Confirmation the title is \u201con track,\u201d however, suggests the usual roll-out schedule should apply. That means fans should see the first details by the end of May. The franchise\u2019s 2020 release is full steam ahead, but what does that mean for Warzone? According to Activision, these behind-the-scenes plans haven\u2019t slowed down ambitions regarding their battle royale title just yet either. Alegre confirmed Modern Warfare \u2014 and its huge new battle royale \u2014 is now the best-selling release in the series. With seasonal updates still rolling out, and big future plans in the works, Warzone isn\u2019t going anywhere anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Activision responds to rumors Call of Duty 2020 has been delayed Activision \/ TreyarchCall of Duty publishers Activision have finally confirmed the franchise\u2019s highly-anticipated 2020 release is \u201con track\u201d for the series\u2019 usual Q4 release, despite rumors Treyarch\u2019s next title may have halted behind the scenes. New titles in the Call of Duty mega-franchise have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}