A brand new leak from a trusted business insider has made some daring claims surrounding 2027’s Name of Obligation entry, stating that the Sledgehammer Video games-developed title shall be a wholly new sub-series that includes no Zombies mode, Treyarch’s omnimovement system, and no tactical dash. Though the newest Call of Duty recreation has solely simply been launched, there have already been quite a few leaks relating to the subsequent two years’ price of titles, as writer Activision appears to be shaking up the franchise in a serious manner.
On November 14, Activision and developer Treyarch Studios tried to proceed to journey the excessive of Name of Obligation: Black Ops 6 with one more entry within the sub-series, Black Ops 7. Whereas its predecessor obtained rave critiques and have become the most important Name of Obligation launch of all time in 2024, this yr has been a drastic shift. Whereas there are not any official gross sales numbers, analysts have theorized that Black Ops 7‘s launch has underperformed in comparison with previous installments. Regardless of Treyarch giving followers every part they might ask for, together with the removing of skill-based matchmaking, traditional three-lane maps, much less unrealistic skins, and extra, followers look like burnt out on the sequence, leading to a extremely lackluster launch for Black Ops 7.
Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7 reveals new info surrounding its new open matchmaking system and claims gamers are returning to SBMM playlists.
With the group’s curiosity seemingly at an all-time low for brand new Name of Obligation video games, Activision not too long ago introduced a serious mix-up to the sequence’ launch technique shifting ahead. Final week, the writer revealed that it’s going to not be doing back-to-back releases of Modern Warfare or Black Ops video games. This resolution comes after 4 years of no new sub-series, with the final being Name of Obligation: Vanguard in 2021. Activision mentioned the explanations for this resolution “are many,” however that the primary one is to make sure it offers an “completely distinctive expertise” yearly. Now, simply days after this announcement, a brand new leak claims 2027 will lastly see the sequence shift away from Trendy Warfare and Black Ops.
Name of Obligation 2027 Will Reportedly Be a New Sub-Collection
Trade insider TheGhostOfHope, who has been commonly leaking Name of Obligation particulars for years now, has made some massive claims in regards to the 2027 entry within the franchise. In keeping with Hope, the title shall be a brand new sub-series developed by Sledeghammer Video games, the studio behind 2023’s Trendy Warfare 3, Vanguard, and lots of extra. It has been claimed that the studio shall be creating fully new characters for the sport and that it is going to be set within the late Nineteen Nineties/early 2000s. As for the sport’s Multiplayer, the leaker states that the omnimovement system from Black Ops 6 and 7 shall be featured, and that there shall be no tac dash.
One other massive bombshell dropped by the insider is that Sledgehammer at the moment has no plans to develop a Zombies mode for the 2027 entry, however claims the favored Get Excessive mode will return. Whereas Zombies was as soon as a staple of the Black Ops sub-series, it has been featured in 5 out of the final six Name of Obligation video games, with Treyarch Studios (the unique creators of the mode) usually supporting different studios. When requested by a person if Sledgehammer is conscious simply how massive of a deal it is going to be to not embody Zombies within the 2027 launch, Hope theorizes that it’s possible as a result of Activision would not need to “burn out” Treyarch after releasing back-to-back Black Ops entries.
Though these leaks counsel 2027 will lastly see the franchise transfer away from Trendy Warfare and Black Ops, it appears like the identical cannot be mentioned for 2026. In keeping with a separate leak from TheGhostOfHope, Call of Duty 2026 will be Modern Warfare 4, developed by Infinity Ward. Nevertheless, the leaker had a way more unfavorable stance on subsequent yr’s entry, claiming it is going to be “a whole copy” of Trendy Warfare 2 (2022), besides with out a perk-charging system and fewer aim-down-sights/slide penalties. Though the second installment within the Trendy Warfare reboot obtained usually favorable critiques from critics, its Multiplayer was blasted by gamers because of the slower motion and different questionable design decisions, resembling the dearth of crimson dots on the minimap when enemies hearth their weapons.
