According to a new rumor, the nextCall of Dutyentry from Sledgehammer Games is expected in 2027 and will offer a reprieve from the franchise’sModern WarfareandBlack Opssubseries.Call of Dutyfans are still enjoying the latest entry,Black Ops 6, which is currently in its fourth season. This year’s new title,Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, confirmed its futuristic post-Black Ops 2setting and the return of David Mason when it was revealed at Xbox’s showcase last month. The game is confirmed to have a big presence at Gamescom in August, leading up to the game’s rumored November 14 release date.
Out of what many would call the “Big Three"Call of Dutystudios, Sledgehammer is the youngest, having been created and brought on as the co-developer of 2011’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.The studio later had its own opportunity to shine with thefuturistic yet divisiveCall of Duty: Advanced Warfarein 2014, the return-to-rootsCall of Duty: WW2in 2017, and its second WW2 game in 2021’sCall of Duty: Vanguard. Most recently, the studio has come full circle, taking the lead on 2023’sMW3, the third entry inCall of Duty’s Modern Warfare reboot series.
Now, it seems Sledgehammer has its sights set on 2027 as the release year for its next game, according to a new tweet fromCall of Dutyinsider TheGhostOfHope on Twitter. The post mentions that Sledgehammer’s next game won’t be afuturistic follow-up toAdvanced Warfare, as was previously rumored, and will instead introduce an all-newCall of Dutysubseries set in the modern day. Despite Sledgehammer having incorporated co-op Zombies modes into almost all of its prior games, TheGhostOfHope reveals that the mode won’t be part of this new game from the studio. Interestingly, much like withBlack Ops 6, movement will be a big part of the entry’s gameplay experience, as will martial arts and karate moves like kicks and chops.
Rumor Suggests Sledgehammer’s 2027 Call of Duty Game Is Doing Something New
If TheGhostOfHope turns out to be right, Sledgehammer’s title will be the first non-Modern WarfareorBlack Opsgame in five years, asMWwent back-to-back in 2022 and 2023,Black Opsis going back-to-back in 2024 and 2025, and 2026’sCall of Dutyis rumored to beModern Warfare 4from Infinity Ward. This is great news forCall of Dutyfans who’ve been wanting a fresh subseries for a while afterVanguardfailed to take hold as a subseries of its own. That said, gamers who’ve been hoping for a return toAdvanced Warfaremay have to wait much longer, if it ever does return.
It’s possible this new rumor may not be proven true or false until 2027’sCall of Dutygame is officially revealed two years from now. Until then,Call of Dutyfans shouldtune in to Gamescomnext month to learn of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Treyarch likely has more to share soon about the next season ofBlack Ops 6.
