Games from the Call of Duty franchise were known for the World War II setting. However, many fans of the series where surprised when it was revealed that Call of Duty 4 would have a modern setting. However, the next game in the series, COD 5, is going back to the World War II settings.
Noah Heller, who is the senior producer, has stated that Call of Duty 5 will define the WWII genre. Heller spoke to MCV and told them, “”Modern Warfare opened the door to so many people new to Call of Duty. The game built great fertile ground for us to start on and if we’re going to say: ‘Look it’s Christmas, here’s another Call of Duty as you loved it last year’, then we need to make sure the game is high quality or people won’t trust what Call of Duty is. This has to be the best shooter and has to redefine the World War II genre.”
Call of Duty: World at War is expected to be later this year. The shooter will be launched on the PS3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and the PC platforms. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has already crossed the ten million mark. It would be interesting to see how future games in the Call of Duty series shape up, as a few days ago, the CEO of Activision had said that there is a possibility of a Call of Duty MMO.