EDIT: Apparently there’s been a lot of confusion about all this Call of Duty hubbub everyone’s yapping about. Turns out the game announced by Activision for 2011 isn’t necessarily Sledgehammer Games’ project. That project is something else entirely, meaning the developer for the 2011 CoD game is anyone’s guess. Sledgehammer Games is still developing the action-adventure CoD title, though the actual release date is unannounced (could be 2011 for all we know). Further clarification can be found here.
In an official comment on the situation, posted by G4TV, Activision confirms that both Jason West and Vince Zampella have left Infinity Ward, leaving Steve Pearce and Steve Ackrich in control of the company for the time being.
Activision also states that Infinity Ward is still releasing two new downloadable map packs (currently in development) for Modern Warfare 2 sometime this year.
While details are scarce, Activision also announced the release of a new Call of Duty title dated for release in 2011, developed by Activision-owned Sledgehammer Games for the “action-adventure” genre.
G4TV quotes Activision publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith, saying:
“2010 will be another important year for the Call of Duty franchise… In addition to continued catalog sales, new downloadable content from Infinity Ward and a new Call of Duty release, we are excited about the opportunity to bring the franchise to new geographies, genres and players.”
Currently Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is meeting with Infinity Ward. Word on that as soon as we have details.
