Next Call of Duty Likely to Launch an Entirely New Sub-Series

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Activision has officially confirmed that one of the upcoming installments of the popular Call of Duty franchise will be the start of an entirely new sub-series and will have no affiliation with the well-known Modern Warfare or Black Ops series.

In this regard, reliable media sources CharlieIntel have reported that this major change of direction will probably take place with the 2027 version, with Sledgehammer Games studio leading its development.

Tyler Ball, chief marketing officer of Activision, explained in an interview with The Game Business about the future of the series that the publisher's team is well aware of the feedback of the players regarding the constant repetition of the same subseries. He said about this:

We've mentioned before that one of the upcoming games will usher in a whole new sub-genre, and we've already set the stage for this development.

This statement comes in the context that Call of Duty has been practically caught between its two big names in recent years. After Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 were released back-to-back in 2022 and 2023, Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 followed the same exact release pattern in 2024 and 2025. According to Ball, feedback from the user community clearly shows that players want a new experience; Even though the current versions offer different time periods and gameplay features.

Although Activision has not yet specified exactly which game this new subseries will be about, media outlet CharlieIntel has reported, citing its inside sources, that the project refers to the same Call of Duty planned for 2027. The media also claims that Sledgehammer Games studio will be the main helm of this project. Therefore, at this point, it is necessary to distinguish between two parts of this news: the creation of a new subseries has been officially confirmed by Activision itself, but its connection with the 2027 version and the role of Sledgehammer Studio, remains limited to the report of unofficial sources.

This new information is consistent with older rumors and reports. Known insider TheGhostOfHope claimed in 2025 that Sledgehammer's next project won't just be Advanced Warfare 2 or a remake of Modern Warfare and Black Ops, but the start of an entirely new series. According to that report, the game will take place in a modern setting, lack jetpacks, and focus much more on the player's movement systems. At that time, even the possibility of removing the popular zombie mode and adding elements of hand-to-hand combat was also raised; None of these exciting details have yet received Activision's seal of approval, however.

If CharlieIntel's report turns out to be true, the 2027 title will be the franchise's first serious attempt in recent years to establish an entirely new branch. The Vanguard title in 2021 was the last version of Call of Duty that was released outside the umbrella of Modern Warfare and Black Ops; However, that game also never received a sequel and suffered the fate of one-off works such as Ghosts, Advanced Warfare and Infinite Warfare.

At this point, the final name, storyline, time period, and destination platforms of Call of Duty 2027 are in limbo. The only fact that Activision has directly confirmed is the birth of a new sub-genre in the not-so-distant future; The project is currently being helmed by Sledgehammer Games, according to unofficial reports, and is targeted for release in 2027.