Next Call of Duty Will Open a Brand-New Sub-Series

Activision is preparing to take Call of Duty in a new direction. The next installment will not belong to any of the franchise's existing sub-series, and the publisher says it is now ready to establish an entirely new branch of the series.

The confirmation came in an interview with The Game Business. Sub-series are how Call of Duty has organized its releases for years, giving each strand of the franchise its own identity and audience expectations. Creating a new one suggests Activision sees room to broaden the brand rather than keep every release inside the same frame.

The available details are limited. The summary does not say what the new sub-series will be called, what it will focus on, or when it will be shown, so anything beyond the confirmation that it is coming remains to be announced. Players will likely get a clearer picture once Activision begins discussing the game in more detail.