Activision Blizzard has been appearing before users regularly with new Call of Duty games since 2005. According to the news of Jason Schreier from Bloomberg, the Call of Duty game, which will be released in 2023, will be delayed.
It is stated that the new game is developed by CoD: Black Ops producer Treyarch. It is also among the allegations that Activision was pressured to release the game in 2023.
The new Call of Duty game, which is expected to be released in 2023, may be delayed
CoD: Vanguard, which was released last year, failed to meet expectations. Schreier stated that Activision executives are concerned about the disappointment experienced last year. An SEC filing published in the past months revealed that Vanguard failed to meet the company’s Q4 expectations.
It is estimated that the game that the company will release in 2022 will be the continuation of CoD: Modern Warfare. Commenting on the subject, Schreier said, “Activision aims to move forward with a constant stream of additional content. A new online game may arrive in 2023. Online CoD, which I predict will be free, will come in addition to the release of Warzone 2.” made statements.
Activision spokesperson Neil Wood said in a statement, “We’re coming up with an exciting set of premium and free-to-play Call of Duty games this year, next year and beyond. We look forward to sharing more details when the time is right.” said.
Activision, which came to the fore with the harassment scandal, was scrutinized along with other problems experienced. Microsoft announced in January 2022 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the company for $68.7 billion. However, the deal is not expected to be finalized until Microsoft’s fiscal year 2023, which begins in July.
The first announcement regarding the sequel to Modern Warfare and the new Warzone was made in early February 2022. Both games will be released this year. Activision stated that the games will be designed from scratch. However, it is not yet known whether Warzone will be a sequel or an updated version of the current game.
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