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Activision has announced that beyond this year’s Call of Duty from Treyarch, a new title for release in 2011 is also in development as is the first Call of Duty game from recently formed Sledgehammer Games.
“The company is also for the first time announcing that a new game in the Call of Duty series is expected to be released in 2011 and that Sledgehammer Games, a newly formed, wholly owned studio, is in development on a Call of Duty game that will extend the franchise into the action-adventure genre,” the publisher said in a press release last night.
Sledgehammer is helmed by industry veterans Glen A. Schofield and Michael Condrey. Prior to joining Activision Publishing, Schofield was the Executive Producer of sci-fi horror title Dead Space and Michael Condrey was the Sr. Development Director on the game.
According to G4, which has managed to get hold of an internal Activision memo prepared by president and CEO Mike Griffith, the new 2011 game and Sledgehammer’s action adventure are different titles.
“2010 is expected to be another big year for Call of Duty,” said Griffith, “with Treyarch developing a new title for fall release, Infinity Ward’s downloadable content for Modern Warfare 2 in the works now, and a new Call of Duty title expected to be released in 2011.”
He added: “In addition, Sledgehammer Games is in development on a Call of Duty title in the action-adventure genre. It’s an exciting time and it’s the right time to ensure the appropriate resources are there to support Call of Duty’s growth.”
While this doesn’t mean the Sledgehammer title won’t be appearing in 2011, it does make it clear that it is a different project to the game confirmed for next year.
