Call Of Duty Re-Enlisting For PCs, Consoles
Activision is planning follow-ups to Infinity Ward's best-selling WWII shooter; CEO says the series may become the publisher's "most profitable franchise."
Source: GameSpotAlthough today's Activision conference call disappointed gamers with news that the upcoming Doom 3 Xbox port and PC expansion have been delayed, it contained a pleasant surprise as well. Ronald Doornink, the publisher's CEO, announced that it is planning a sequel to its bestselling PC WWII shooter Call of Duty and its console offshoot, Call of Duty: Finest Hour.
"We're pleased to announce that in fiscal 2006 we will launch two new Call of Duty products, one for the PC, and one for consoles," said Doornink. Activision's 2006 fiscal year starts on April 1, 2005. The revelation was not entirely new, as Activision first confirmed it was working on a sequel to the WWII shooter last July. While mention of the upcoming console Call of Duty was new, it was not surprising, given the success of Finest Hour, which only dropped out of the top 10 best-selling consoles games this week.
Doornink did not specify which consoles the new Call of Duty would be released for, whether or not it would be a sequel to Finest Hour, or whether or not Finest Hour developer Spark Unlimited would be developing the game. However, last May, Infinity Ward posted a job listing for "seasoned next-generation console engineers to join its ranks to meet the challenge and expectations for these high-end development platforms," meaning it will likely develop the game itself.
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