Yesterday Activision announced that it’s record setting franchise Call of Duty will get more map packs, obviously, another release in 2011, less obvious, and a spin off game.
The most intersting news from Activision’s Call of Duty announcement is probably about Sledgehammer. Sledgehammer games, that is. Sledgehammer will be the company producing the spin-off action-advendure version of Call Of Duty.
The company is also for the first time announcing that a new game in the Call of Duty series is expected to be released in 2011 and that Sledgehammer Games, a newly formed, wholly owned studio, is in development on a Call of Duty game that will extend the franchise into the action-adventure genre. Sledgehammer is helmed by industry veterans Glen A. Schofield and Michael Condrey. Prior to joining Activision Publishing, Schofield was the Executive Producer of the award-winning game, Dead Space and Michael Condrey was the Sr. Development Director on the game. The Dead Space franchise has won more than 80 industry awards worldwide including the prestigious A.I.A.S. Action Game of the Year and two B.A.F.T.A.S.
Along with a new game in 2011, Activision will also be pushing two new map pack for Modern Warefare 2 this year and a new Call of Duty game THIS FALL. They’re already in development by developers at Infinity Ward.
“2010 will be another important year for the Call of Duty franchise,” stated Mike Griffith, President and CEO of Activision Publishing. “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.” The company expects to release a new Call of Duty game from Treyarch this fall. In addition, Infinity Ward is in development on the first two downloadable map packs for Modern Warfare(R) 2 for release in 2010.
Exciting new for MW2 players!
