It will come to the surprise of absolutely nobody that a new Call of Duty will be releasing later this year, as the series shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. Considering Sledgehammer Games developed 2014’s Advanced Warfare and Treyarch developed 2015’s Black Ops III, that means Infinity Ward will be developing whatever Call of Duty 2016 is called.
Even though Infinity Ward’s last developed Call of Duty game was the underwhelming Ghosts, the developer is nonetheless getting fans ready for what they are calling an incredible 2016. They posted a happy new year message on twitter with an attached image taking place in space, perhaps teasing what is to come in the next installment.
Despite the fact that Ghosts was not the best game in the Call of Duty series, Infinity Ward is nevertheless the developer that was responsible for making the series the phenomenon it remains to this day with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Seeing as Ghosts was developed during the awkward transition period between last and current-gen consoles and had a shorter development cycle, there’s a good chance that Infinity Ward can turn things around with Call of Duty 2016.
While any kind of concrete information regarding Call of Duty 2016 has not yet been revealed, the series’ release pattern would suggest that the game will be launching in November of this year.
