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Call of Duty 2026 Studio Shares an Exciting Message

Infinity Ward makes a statement about the quality of its upcoming Call of Duty game. 

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Like the sun rises, a new Call of Duty game is coming out later this year, and developer Infinity Ward seems to be feeling incredibly confident about its latest entry in the long-running FPS franchise.

Infinity ward has new leadership

It’s once again Infinity Ward’s turn to put out a Call of Duty game this year. The studio’s most recent entry was 2023’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which, despite launching with a solid multiplayer suite consisting of remade maps from 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, disappointed fans with its underwhelming campaign. Treyarch naturally took over for both 2024 and 2025’s Call of Duty titles, Black Ops 6 and BO7, respectively, giving Infinity Ward some time to regroup with new studio leaders in Infinity Ward veterans Mark Grigsby and Jack O’Hara.

After Infinity Ward wrapped up its Modern Warfare reboot trilogy, fans wondered what the studio would do next. It’s been heavily rumored, however, that the studio is expanding beyond these three most recent Modern Warfare games with Modern Warfare 4. The Modern Warfare subseries is a core part of the Call of Duty identity, and while Infinity Ward has........

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