So, while everyone’s eyes are firmly secured on Infinity Ward’s upcoming sequel to the bestselling Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare 2, it turns out that Call of Duty 7 is currently being worked on by Infinity Ward’s arch-rival, Treyarch (the people responsible for the Spiderman games and that other little title – what was it called? – Call of Duty: World at War).

It doesn’t seem as though Treyarch are letting Infinity Ward have all the limelight. David Kim, one of Treyarch’s Senior Animators, revealed that he is currently working on Call of Duty 7 via his online CV. Kim states “I am currently on my second title as a senior animator in the games industry with Activision / Treyarch on Call Of Duty 7.”

This is no surprise, the alternating dev cycle has been going on for quite a while now. With Modern Warfare 2 enjoying the limelight at the minute, and due for release this coming November, it’s likely that Call of Duty 7 will be hitting shelves at around the same time in 2010.

As for Modern Warfare 2, MTV Multiplayer managed to grab a quick interview with Robert Bowling, community manager over at Infinity Ward about the omission of the ‘Call of Duty’ prefix from the game’s title. The reason for the name change is because, “this is just not another one in the Call of Duty franchise. This is a direct sequel to Modern Warfare. This has never happened in Call of Duty before. They’re typically all their own campaigns, totally unrelated to the previous one.”

So, there you have it. Modern Warfare 2 will be a direct continuation of the story in Call of Duty 4. I’m looking forward to playing through some more intense SAS-based missions. Oh, and just in case you’re wondering, we also know where Call of Duty 7 will be set. Vietnam and Cuba, anyone?

Linford

Labels: Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2, Treyarch

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