{"id":15477,"date":"2026-10-15T22:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=15477"},"modified":"2026-10-16T00:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:37:22","slug":"activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision Confirms Brand New Call of Duty Subfranchise Is in the Works, Leading to Rampant Fan Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Activision is actively developing a new Call of Duty subfranchise, suggesting it is ready to move on from Black Ops and Modern Warfare for the time being.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In a new interview with The Game Business, Activision&#8217;s Chief Marketing Officer, Tyler Bahl, confirmed that one of its studios is developing a new Call of Duty subfranchise. Although Bahl didn&#8217;t state which studio is making it or when it would release, it is widely believed this will be the next game from Sledgehammer Games, expected to release next year. He also noted that Modern Warfare 4 will conclude the story that Infinity Ward has been telling since 2019, but suggested that universe could continue in the future with certain characters.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">However, Activision believes the path forward for Call of Duty is less about leaning on legacy franchises and familiar faces, and more about innovation. <\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Call of Duty Campaigns<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\">&lt;img alt=&quot;Following its debut in 2003, Call of Duty quickly ascended to become the best-selling first-person shooter series ever, a title it continues to hold to this day. That\u2019s almost entirely down to its ever-popular multiplayer, which keeps fans playing day in, day out. But there are, of course, two sides to Call of Duty. Standing side-by-side the PvP are the single-player campaigns, which, for those of us a little unwilling to huck ourselves into the online hellhole and compete in the Call of Duty combat cauldron, tell cinematic stories straight from the front line. <\/p>\n<p>But which Call of Duty games have the greatest campaigns? IGN\u2019s keenest and most experienced Call of Duty fans have combined to carve out a list of our favourite single-player stories, plucked from all throughout the series\u2019 two-decade-and-change history. We\u2019re looking for campaigns that champion Call of Duty\u2019s greatest strengths: those with great mission variety, ambitious set-pieces, and novel mechanics, as well as the more traditional \u201cgreat FPS\u201d staples like strong level design and memorable storytelling. Only the campaigns that have it all can truly rise to the top of this list, which means this year\u2019s somewhat muddled Black Ops 7 didn\u2019t quite make the cut. But which ones did?  <\/p>\n<p>Here are our top 10 Call of Duty campaigns.<br \/>\n&#8221; decoding=&#8221;async&#8221; class=&#8221;progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity&#8221; loading=&#8221;lazy&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation.gif&#8221; data-cy=&#8221;progressive-image&#8221;&gt;<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWhere we go with future games, we have to innovate,&#8221; said Bahl. &#8220;What we heard from the audience is they want new or better or different. The landscape is changing right under our feet. You\u2019re seeing new games being built overnight, and you\u2019re seeing tastes change and how people want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">These comments have led to all kinds of speculation about where the next Call of Duty game will go. Will they try to go into the future? The far-flung past? What kind of mechanic can they introduce to make it feel fresh without changing things up too much? Well, a rumor from Call of Duty leaker TheGhostofHope in 2025 may provide some insight, assuming it pans out.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The rumor suggests that Sledgehammer&#8217;s next game will have a focus on martial arts, with karate kicks and karate chops. It&#8217;s possible that Sledgehammer is trying to lean into John Wick&#8217;s gun-fu combat, which mixes satisfying gunplay with fluid, flashy close-quarters combat. That seems more doable for a third-person game with a heavy emphasis on animations, but a first-person, fast-paced, competitive game may have a harder time implementing that kind of gameplay. If it works out, it could be really compelling, though.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Interestingly enough, Sledgehammer Games really began its tenure as a Call of Duty team by trying to innovate. The studio was built with the expectation that it would develop a third-person Call of Duty game set in the Vietnam War, attempting to leverage the team&#8217;s experience on games like Dead Space to create a new kind of Call of Duty experience. That project was eventually killed as Sledgehammer was pulled in to help develop the original Modern Warfare 3 after Infinity Ward imploded.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Still, Sledgehammer tried to innovate again with its first solo title, Advanced Warfare. The game introduced exosuits, allowing players to jump, dash, and slide thanks to enhanced movement mechanics. It was a radical leap for Call of Duty, though fans largely rejected attempts to take the franchise into the future. Since then, Sledgehammer has played it fairly safe with two World War 2 games and a different game that also happened to be titled Modern Warfare 3, ironically enough.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Whether Sledgehammer Games can make something to excite fans again remains to be seen, but it&#8217;ll be nice to have a non-MW or Black Ops game for the first time in more than five years.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cade Onder Avatar\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation.jpg\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/section>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation-1.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/activision-confirms-brand-new-call-of-duty-subfranchise-is-in-the-works-leading-to-rampant-fan-speculation-1.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-15477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15479,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15477\/revisions\/15479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}