13 years later, we learned of the existence of a canceled Call of Duty game. However, his concept could have been a success back then

Gaming News 13 years later, we learned of the existence of a canceled Call of Duty game. However, his concept could have been a success back then

Published on January 15, 2024 at 10:00 p.m

While Steam reports 14,000 games released through its service in 2023, video games are definitely experiencing amazing momentum. But how many projects will never see the light of day even though layoffs have been increasing for several weeks?

Buried Treasures

At a time when more and more of us are becoming interested in video games and their past (be it through websites, magazines, broadcasts on YouTube or Twitch, etc.), this is not happening. Not a week goes by without an amazing find being discovered. Recently we learned that the Clockwork Knight 2 game on Saturn contained in its data the very first episode of the same license. Some have also discovered demos that provide access to all content with a simple click of a button! Video games hold many secrets and we are far from finished with our surprises.

These finds are pleasing, especially since the games in question are finished and have been marketed. But there are less amusing stories…

Unfortunately, it happens regularly that abandoned games are unearthed. Sometimes this is limited to prototypes and they are only playable in an embryonic stage of development, but it also sometimes happens that the titles are completely finished… but have never seen the light of day commercially! The examples are numerous and if these finds are great for video game enthusiasts, We have to think about those developers who worked for months on an unfinished work. And that affects all generations and all manufacturers. Taken together, we can name Half-Life Blue Shift or Propeller Arena on Dreamcast, Star Fox 2 on Super Nintendo, Thrill Kill on PlayStation, Battletoads The Arcade Game on Game Boy, etc.

An abandoned Call of Duty?

We’ve just learned that Activision has been working on a Call of Duty mix featuring zombies for several months. This title, intended to be a multiplayer game with microtransactions, ultimately never saw the light of day. What is even more worrying is that this is a development that has spanned almost eight months, which is significant. It was the website Insider Gaming that discovered the information in the LinkedIn profile of one of the Raven Software developers. In parallel with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) and Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision was working on an episode based on zombies, but ultimately it was a rights issue that caused the project to fail. The license subsequently underwent scary expansions, which once again shows that not all projects are successful. And when such a situation arises, it must inevitably be heartbreaking for the designers. This should never be forgotten when evaluating a work.