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Call of Duty 5 in 2009

Posted: 9 May, 2008 07:47

Written by Rob Rymond
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A new Call of Duty is on the way, Activision have confirmed. Call of Duty 5 will be set in a new military theatre with releases on the PS3, Xbox 360 and this time a Wii version as well.

The news arrived after a conference where Activision discussed its latest financial results. The CEO Mike Griffith told people: "We'll bring the intensity of the recent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare title to a new military theatre, to engage our significantly larger user base which nearly doubled last year as new users came into the franchise."

They also confirmed that the Call of Duty 4 engine will be used for the new James Bond movie tie-in which is due out in the Autumn alongside the new film, Quantum of Solace. No news on a release date, but expect it sometime in 2009 probably.

Call of Duty 4 was recently knocked from the top spot on the Xbox Live charts and our Anthony loved it so much he said: "If more of the same is expected in the future - bring on CoD5!". Your wish is granted then...

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#1 bingo83 - Lvl. 10 Monster 18:45 09 May 2008 GMT

I am surprised at the 2009 estimate. Surely Activision know that COD is a cash cow and to have it available in the xmas 2008 market is a no brainer.

Treyarch have commented that its been in development for nearly double the time of COD3 already so hopefully we will get a truly great game rather than a mediocre one.