Launched on March 10 and now having more than 50 million players, Call of Duty: Warzone is a real success for Activision. However, many players wonder about the sustainability of the title.
Offered in free-to-play, Call of Duty: Warzone is nonetheless linked to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The question of the future of stand-alone then arose, given that the Call of Duty license is currently annualized. This question was asked to Taylor Kurosaki, narrative director at Infinity Ward and Amos Hodge, creative director of Raven Software
We are sort of in unexplored territory here. Call of Duty has been on a very steady pace for many years, and Warzone has made us rethink how to publish new content and how to integrate it. Call of Duty is a genre in itself, there are different branches in the Call of Duty tree, but they are all connected in some way. Warzone will be the "red line" which will connect all the different Call of Duty sub-franchises. It's going to be really cool to see how the different sub-franchises come and go, and that Warzone will be the only constant.
Right now, Activision and Infinity Ward have been careful not to detail how Warzone will relate to other titles in the franchise. As every year, rumors are already rife about the identity of the next Call of Duty, and we notably mention an episode dedicated to Vietnam.
By MalloDelic, Journalist igamesnews.com
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