Activision confirms next Call of Duty game for 2023 with big promise
Activision Activision’s latest financial release has confirmed a new Call of Duty game entry for 2023, promising fans a more robust live experience than ever before.
Modern Warfare 2 launched on October 28 and smashed records, topping $800 million in revenue after only three days on the market. In a press release on November 7, Activision shared the game surpassed $1 billion in sell-through revenue in only 10 days.
Infinity Ward’s latest series entry became an instant hit, and we expected the game to break CoD’s annual release cycle. Industry insider Jason Schreier reported on October 10 that there will be no new CoD game until 2024.
There were also reports of DLC coming to Modern Warfare 2 in 2023 for Campaign and Multiplayer. However, Activision’s phrasing in its latest financial release made things less clear.
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CharlieINTEL reported on November 7 that Activision’s financial release confirmed a new, full premium Call of Duty release in 2023.
Activision stated, “With plans for next year including the most robust Call of Duty live operations to date, the next full premium release in the blockbuster annual series.”
Treyarch is scheduled to work on the next CoD game. The development team hasn’t released a game since Black Ops Cold War in 2020.
Schreier responded to CharlieINTEL and stood by his original report; “the next game, by Treyarch, is coming out in 2024.”
He also reported, “next year, there will be a Modern Warfare 2 paid expansion by Sledgehammer. Maybe that’s why they call it a “full” release. But it’s more MW2.”
We will provide an update when we learn more about CoD 2023’s development plans and the future of Modern Warfare 2.