Infinity Ward doing Call of Duty 6

By Robert Purchese Published 16 September, 2008

Welcome confirmation from Activision.

Activision Blizzard has confirmed that Infinity Ward will be the team behind Call of Duty 6.

This follows the expected alternating series pattern with Treyarch, the developer of Call of Duty: World at War, which is due out in November.

However, there was some confusion during the publisher's Analyst Day conference surrounding the release date of Call of Duty 6.

Bosses Mike Griffith and Robert Kotick both mentioned dates in their presentations, and reports are split on whether the game will release in 2009 or 2010, according to Videogaming247.

Infinity Ward was responsible for the hugely successful and widely acclaimed Call of Duty 4. Chief among its accomplishments were getting huge numbers involved in online matches; Kotick said that around 60 per cent of all COD4 players take the plunge. Sploosh.

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  • FooAtari #1 4 years ago

    What the hell happened to Activision...

  • DFawkes #2 4 years ago

    It's not really CoD 6 though, since World at War isn't a numbered iteration. But that's good news, I prefer the IW ones - though the Treyarch ones are okay too.

  • FooAtari #3 4 years ago

    But how many do we need. Im pretty damn bored of CoD now. Yet there is let up for Activision. I would have much better if 3 and 5 were never made. Just release the game every 2 years.

  • Nithron #4 4 years ago

    If this is set in World War 2 again, i'm going to invade Poland, on my own, just so they have another damn war they can start setting their games in.

  • smernicki #5 4 years ago

    my money's on it being another 'modern warfare' title and being out near the end of 2009

  • Lebowski #6 4 years ago

    CoD: WaW should have just been called CoD5 and left at that. Shouldn't matter but does.

  • KingOfSpain #7 4 years ago

    But they already said that COD:WAW wasn't COD5. So does that mean there will be a 5 as well as a six or is someone getting mixed up with all these numbers

  • Venkman90 #8 4 years ago

    Another set "today" would be ftw, only this time:

    Allow more freedom in the levels if you can while maintaining pace, less on rails plx
    Allow all addons for guns at onece, not unbalancing if everyone can, I want my silenced, acogd ak with a grip...
    Sort your lobby out, stop throwing people into games with 1 min left, give a quick confirmation button

  • bodypopper #9 4 years ago

    I have a suspicion it'll be the future war game that's been hinted at.
    Even if it's not, if Infinity Ward did a Terminator future war game to tie-in with the movie based on the CoD template that would be bloody ace.
    But unlikely.

  • JayScott #10 4 years ago

    @FooAtari

    Played 5 have you? Unbelievable.

  • Quint2020 #11 4 years ago

    Said it before in other threads:

    Activision Blizzard is the new EA, AICMFP.

  • cw- #12 4 years ago

    @FooAtari
    But how many do we need. Im pretty damn bored of CoD now. Yet there is let up for Activision. I would have much better if 3 and 5 were never made. Just release the game every 2 years.

    You as a consumer have the right to vote with your money and not purchase every version of CoD released. Just because it is made and released, doesn't mean you have to buy it, so buy every other one or something. Or if you're bored of CoD completely, say away from it and play something else ;)

  • vegard #13 4 years ago

    so, that also means consumers shouldn't voice their opinion?

  • mikll #14 4 years ago

    I agree that the whole naming rubbish is..well rubbish.

    Just name them or number them stop try to confuse us Activision!!

    i imagine that COD6 (or 5 depending who you speak to) will be set in modern times. if they go for WW2 again then they may be dooming the series.

    oh and well said cw-

    You as a consumer have the right to vote with your money and not purchase every version of CoD released. Just because it is made and released, doesn't mean you have to buy it, so buy every other one or something. Or if you're bored of CoD completely, say away from it and play something else ;)

  • hiddenranbir #15 4 years ago

    This news is a TOTAL SURPRISE to me.

  • Whatsfor #16 4 years ago

    Whats the issue with them saying COD6? They are hardly gonna announce the name 2 years in advance are they?

    "coming soon: COD:Future Warfare"

    Then you will just bitch about that!

    "Future Warfare is shit... More Modern Warfare Idiots..."
    Edited by Whatsfor at 16/09/08 @ 15:06

  • Artemus #17 4 years ago

    I doubt Infinity Ward will set it WW2 again. I suspect they're as bored everyone as else of the setting. Hence the move to 'modern war' in CoD4.
    Edited by Artemus at 16/09/08 @ 15:07

  • HolyJebus #18 4 years ago

    Not that it matters in the slightest but I think COD4 should have been the one to drop the number. Should have just been called COD: Modern Warfare. Then COD: WaW, would be COD4.

    I want IW to do a Nam COD. Don't think there's been a brilliant nam game yet.

  • viper_h #19 4 years ago

    AVGN will have a field day with this.

    Still waiting for movies called Rambo 2 and Alien 2.

    Edit: And where's Die Hard 3?
    Edited by viper_h at 16/09/08 @ 15:11

  • Kill_Crazy #20 4 years ago

    @HolyJebus

    Best ever 'Nam game was Battlefield: Vietnam on PC.

  • smernicki #21 4 years ago

    think the problem with 'nam games is that they wouldn't sell in america cos america lost....

  • UncleLou #22 4 years ago

    You as a consumer have the right to vote with your money and not purchase every version of CoD released. Just because it is made and released, doesn't mean you have to buy it, so buy every other one or something. Or if you're bored of CoD completely, say away from it and play something else ;)

    There's a risk of burning a franchise though by releasing too many sequels too quickly. Now they kind of circumvent it with CoD by outsourcing half of the games, but it's still a little much.

  • collateral89 #23 4 years ago

    call of duty WaW-What a Wazzock hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha lol

  • andywilkie35 #24 4 years ago

    the fact Treyarch even got the right to make another Call of Duty after the shit of CoD3 and the awesomness of CoD4 is the most suprising thing. That and the fact that going back to World War II isn't just a step back in time, but a step backwards as well.

    I definitely won't be getting CoD5 (even though its called "World at War" and "oooh its not numbered", its fucking Call of Duty 5) because I did loads on World War II at school years ago, and I have played enough games to be bored to death of it. However now that Infinity Ward are doing CoD6 I'll be waiting for that. Unless its set in World War II. But surely they wouldn't do that...

  • actionfitz #25 4 years ago

    Booyaa!

  • actionfitz #26 4 years ago

    "my money's on it being another 'modern warfare' title and being out near the end of 2009"

    here's hoping there's a new 'Flavour of the month' baddie by then. Or am I the only one a bit put off by playing 'Team America World Police' the game? In multiplayer its irrelevant I guess as long as the gameplay is balanced as nice as in COD4.

    a bit like Aperture Industries from Portal:
    "We do what we must, because we can".
    :)

    - obligatory comment on the reality of Cake.

  • alimokrane #27 4 years ago

    Wow .... So a call of duty every year ... good lord!

  • HardCoreGamer999 #28 4 years ago

    gonna pass on cod5 i think. Have a felling that how good it may be , it will be more off the same. Cod6 will set the new standard.
    ..just a feeling

  • Fab4 #29 4 years ago

    So many take the plunge because the SP campaign was so fucking short...even on veteran.

  • FooAtari #30 4 years ago

    @jayscot

    Played 5 have you? Unbelievable.

    Nope. I just don't think Tryarch are suddenly going to be on the same level as IW, it will be another CoD 3 (or marginally better) but no CoD 2/4.

    @cw
    You as a consumer have the right to vote with your money and not purchase every version of CoD released. Just because it is made and released, doesn't mean you have to buy it, so buy every other one or something. Or if you're bored of CoD completely, say away from it and play something else ;)

    True. But I wouldn't be so sick of CoD if they just had IW developing the games and released it every 2 years. Instead they tarnish the series with these crap sequels. I mean announcing the game to come after your next release (which isn't even out yet) doesn't make much sense. I just get tried of hearing about the games now.
    Edited by FooAtari at 16/09/08 @ 16:37

  • smernicki #31 4 years ago

    they tarnish the series with these crap sequels

    i think you're being a bit judgemental given that CODWAW isn't out yet

  • smernicki #32 4 years ago

    So many take the plunge because the SP campaign was so fucking short...even on veteran

    agreed it was short but i thought the intensity was good, they didn't pad it out with hours of running between sections *cough* halo 3 *cough*

  • Pedrolot #33 4 years ago

    I seriously couldnt give a toss if the game was made by IW or T. If its good then ill bite.

    Regardless of when its set .

  • peterfll #34 4 years ago

    Wasn't CoD the best selling title overall in UK (Europe?) last year? From a financial perspective, churning CoD's out at this rate makes sense then, regardless of what we may percieve as concerns over genre and series fatigue. The greedy bstards.

  • viper_h #35 4 years ago

    /waits for CoD '09 Championship Edition

  • gohda #36 4 years ago

    Good stuff, everything I expected.

  • Les #37 4 years ago

    Contrary to expectations I actually enjoyed part 4. Nice little campaign so I could actually finish it and feel good about myself (sad, I know). It was quite realistic in that often you could just be a coward and let your squad mates finish off the oposition...

    Curious to see where they take part 6. Zimbabwe could be fun... ;)

  • smelly #38 4 years ago

    The Most "non-news" ever.

    Every other (Even numbered) COD is done by infinity ward, with the odd numbers being done by shittier companies..

  • Mo0k #39 4 years ago

    So 1 is an even number now?

  • james-mw3-mw3 #40 10 months ago

    To think that Modern Warfare 3's full reveal trailer was released on May 23, 2011. What's up with Activision and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 these days, the game has the highest amount of pre-orders to date, no need for extra Call of Duty: MW3 trailers. The game will sell without them, just like this one!