It’s no secret that Sledgehammer Games, co-developer of 2012’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is working on a new Call of Duty title. Job listings have been popping up all over the web since early February, including Gamasutra, and more recently LinkedIn. However, given the context of Call of Duty: Ghosts’ reveal a week ago, we’re baffled as to what it is Sledgehammer is currently recruiting for.
When Activision came forward to confirm the existence of Ghosts, days after Tesco prematurely listed the product online, the studio sent a congratulatory Tweet to Infinity Ward that proves Glen Schofield and his crew are not supporting the game’s production:
Congrats to @infinityward on #CODGhosts! Our team is heads down on our next project, but best wishes to the hardworking team at IW!
— Sledgehammer Games (@SHGames) May 1, 2013
So with a reformed IW readying Ghosts for November and Treyarch showing no signs of abandoning Black Ops, what on Earth is this “next project”? Could it be Modern Warfare 4? It’s a logical deduction in our eyes, bearing in mind Modern Warfare 3 was Sledgehammer’s last title, and we can’t see Activision killing-off or replacing such a successful series without some sort of formal announcement…
What are your thoughts? Do you agree with our assumption, or are we crazy? Let us know in the comments field below.
