Call of Duty 2021 is officially on hand, and here’s all we know about the release date of the upcoming game, who’s developing it, leaks and more.
As always, a new year means a new Call of Duty game. The upcoming Call of Duty 2021 release is just as mysterious as it’s exciting, and we’ll surely get another year of Warzone updates combined with a brand new (or recurring) environment for the franchise.
With the resounding success of Modern Warfare, Warzone and Black Ops Cold War, the rerun of Call of Duty in 2021 will definitely be a major release. Let’s break down everything we currently know.
Issue Date
Call of Duty is traditionally released in November. However, Modern Warfare and Black Ops 4 were both released in October. Ideally, Call of Duty should target the first Friday of every November, as we saw for the release of COD WW2 and Infinite Warfare.
The Friday tradition began with Black Ops 3, where games were previously released on the first Tuesday of November. Below you can read some of the recent Call of Duty releases.
- Advanced warfare: 4 November 2014
- Black Ops III: 6 November 2015
- Infinite warfare: 4 November 2016
- WO II: 3 November 2017
- Black Ops 4: 12 October 2018
- Modern warfare: 25 October 2019
- Black Ops Cold War: 13 November 2020
Activision officially announced during their investor call on February 4 that there will be a new Call of Duty game, and the title will run in parallel with Warzone in 2021.
We can expect COD 2021 to be released again on the first Friday of November. Black Ops Cold War was released on the second Friday of November, which could very well be due to the less normal development time Treyarch had for the title.
Overall, we would definitely expect the new game to fall on the first or second Friday of November.
Developer
The current major development studios for Call of Duty are Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch. Normally, these studios operate on 3-year development cycles. However, Sledgehammer Games did not have the lead for their most recent planned release in 2020, which instead became Treyarch’s Black Ops Cold War.
As a result, we can assume that Sledgehammer Games will be the forerunner to the 2021 Call of Duty title. It’s also supported by a Tweet Sledgehammer posted in the new year for 2021, titled “Power off. Power On,” perhaps a cryptic tweet stating that 2021 is their year for a game release .
Leaks, games, game covers
At present, not much information has been leaked. The latest rumor that surfaced on February 17, 2021, is that the game of 2021 will play out again during World War II era.
We will have to get even more teasers for the game in the coming months. Leaks, as always, will be hard to decipher, with many community members posting fake leaks for every new COD game.
We will be sure to update this post with any new information as it becomes available.
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