Treyarch is hiring, probably for new COD

After the record-breaking success of Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops, news of the studio expanding its team to work on a new Call of Duty title is about as surprising as watching the sun go down.

Still, this is Call of Duty we’re talking about.

According to a series of posts relating to job openings at Treyarch, the studio is almost certainly working on a new Call of Duty game.

Various posts within the company require the successful applicant to report to “the design director for the Call of Duty multiplayer team at Treyarch”.

One such role is gameplay combat designer. The ideal person for the position “will design, develop, and tune game mechanics and features, largely in the area of combat systems (such as weapons and attachments) and gameplay mechanics (such as Perks and spawning)”.

The role also requires the candidate to “manage the game’s core rule systems (such as health and damage feedback) from top to bottom. Identify all the edge cases where core rules could be broken and propose solutions,” and be “working with the systems designer, co-develop a solid game reward mechanic that keeps players engaged and feeling satisfied without providing an unfair advantage over others”.

There are various other snippets which also suggest we’re looking at a Call of Duty game.

Via Eurogamer

With an Infinity Ward developed Modern Warfare sequel expected this fall – perhaps with the assistance of Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software, the next game from Treyarch will most likely be hitting store in autumn 2012.