According to a new rumor, Sledgehammer Games could be working on a sequel toCall of Duty: Advanced Warfare, with plans to release the game as the 2025 installment in the long-runningCall of Dutyfranchise. The first project Sledgehammer Games took the lead on was 2014’sCall of Duty: Advanced Warfare, a game that made some extremely risky changes to the establishedCall of Dutyformula. Namely,Call of Duty: Advanced Warfareabandoned the “boots on the ground” approach of previousCoDgames in favor of adding exoskeletons for enhanced mobility options.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfarewas a commercial and critical success at the time of its release, yet still proved to be a divisive entry in the franchise. There were those who did not enjoy the sci-fi elements or the exoskeletons, calling forCall of Dutyto return to its roots. Instead, what happened was subsequentCall of Dutygames kept with the sci-fi gameplay and took it all further, culminating inCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s 2187 setting.
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Since the release ofCall of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Sledgehammer Games has made twoCoDtitles set during World War 2.Call of Duty: WW2was mostly well-received by the community, butCall of Duty: Vanguardhas some of the lowest review scoresin series history. Now the rumor is that Sledgehammer will be going back to its own roots for its next game with aCall of Duty: Advanced Warfaresequel, according to a report by Ralph Valve, an insider who has accurately leakedCall of Dutynews in the past. However, fans should still take the information with a big grain of salt until an official announcement is made.
Ralph Valve’s report claims that Sledgehammer’sCall of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2will launch in 2025. It also notes that this will be one year after Treyarch’s nextCall of Dutygame. If Ralph Valve’s reporting is accurate, it would corroborate previous reports aboutCall of Dutyskipping a new release next year. Activision has denied those claims, but some industry insiders have remained persistent that 2023 will come and go with no new main seriesCall of Dutygame.
ACall of Duty: Advanced Warfaresequel will likely be divisive, but it could be a good way for Sledgehammer to stand out and make itsCall of Dutygames truly distinct from the titles that the other studios are making. It will also appeal to those who enjoyed the enhanced mobility options provided by the game andbonus modes like Exo Zombies. Time will tell if these rumors are true, but it will definitely be interesting to see what happens to theCall of Dutyfranchise in the years ahead.
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