COD is NOT going back to WWII and the next game is NOT a COD5.

xkingADROCKx · 06-23-2008, 05:23 PM

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Wondering what happened to the number "5" trailing Call of Duty and preceding World at War? Senior producer Noah Heller offered some insight into its absence, saying, "We're getting rid of the number in Call of Duty for a very specific reason: It's because we want you to know that when you're playing Call of Duty: World at War you're playing the best shooter, the best WW2 game ever. Likewise when you're playing Modern Warfare, likewise when you play any game that will be called Call of Duty."

Now, a handful of us have tried to parse that quote and, no matter which angle we take, it proves elusive. Is he saying that Modern Warfare didn't have a number in the title (because the game's box clearly says otherwise)? Is he saying that future Call of Duty installments, including whatever Infinity Ward is presumably working on, will also be sans number? Or perhaps, as rumored, Infinity Ward has renegotiated their relationship with the flagship title and any numbered sequels (all future sequels?) will be saved for them to develop?

We've sent our own inquiry into Activision for some clarification. We'll let you know what they throw back.

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Call of Duty: World at War began life right after Call of Duty 3, before Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released. So, following this logic, "there was no modern warfare" when World at War was conceived, Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia told Joystiq, responding to skeptics who fear that the series' return to World War II will be a return to mediocrity. In fact, Call of Duty's "B Team" alternate developer doesn't consider its next entry a rehash at all. "We don't really look at it like we're going back to World War II," said Lamia. "For [Treyarch], it's totally new."

Sources:
Treyarch: Call of Duty isn't going back to WWII - Joystiq
Call of Duty: World at War producer on why it's not 'CoD 5' - Joystiq

There, you can relax, the new one isn't part of the series but of the franchise What's more, judging by the rumor (see below) that next one could take place in the future, it looks like the franchise could go all over the place.
Rumor: Infinity Ward giving Call of Duty 6 a sci-fi setting - Joystiq

Sam · 06-23-2008, 05:26 PM

What?

its the pacific war, part of WW2 i thought.

xkingADROCKx · 06-23-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam

What?

its the pacific war, part of WW2 i thought.

No it means the next game is going back to WWII, but as a series, they aren't going to stick to one time zone, ie, the following COD's could take place anywhere.
They are also saying they are getting rid of the number, so there will be no COD5, just whatever comes next, from what I understand.

Raz · 06-23-2008, 05:34 PM

So basically what he's saying is that its not CoD5 its Call of Duty: World at War.

Resistance · 06-23-2008, 05:36 PM

It's still COD5.

Taking away a number means nothing.

xkingADROCKx · 06-23-2008, 05:46 PM

Kind of off topic but Joystiq were also shown a level of the game in action, it sounds alot like COD4 but with fire and more explosions, pretty awesome really:
Joystiq impressions -- Call of Duty: World at War - Joystiq

Dan · 06-23-2008, 05:49 PM

Rofl, exactly.

MrSchmo · 06-23-2008, 05:54 PM

First you have contradicting information. The title says COD is NOT going back to WW2. Then you say:

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No it means the next game is going back to WWII, but as a series, they aren't going to stick to one time zone, ie, the following COD's could take place anywhere.

So what that they dropped the number. We all noticed it and no one cares. We all know its COD5. Would you like us to say COD 5th installment? Or COD WaW? Lot less confusion with COD5.

Raz · 06-23-2008, 05:58 PM

CoD6 in the future, sounds good.

xkingADROCKx · 06-23-2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MrSchmo

So what that they dropped the number. We all noticed it and no one cares. We all know its COD5. Would you like us to say COD 5th installment? Or COD WaW? Lot less confusion with COD5.

Apologies, it is kind of a misleading title, what the interview is basically saying is that, although world at war is set in WWII, that doesn't necessarily mean the COD after that will be a WWII game. The creators of the game must've realised they can make so much money off Call of Duty that they are no longer gonna just stick to the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc and instead are gonna do whatever they want with it, and in a way, treat it as a franchise, instead of a series. We pretty much knew that already but at least it's official now.