Overview
- In a holiday post, Infinity Ward told fans, "Don't believe everything you read on the Internet" and signed off with "See you in 2026."
- Recent posts from leaker TheGhostOfHope claim the 2026 Call of Duty—widely expected to be a Modern Warfare title—mirrors Modern Warfare II with heavy visual recoil, no perk charging, and fewer ADS/slide penalties.
- The leaker doubled down after the studio’s message, citing past scoops, questioning the pushback, and promising more details soon.
- Outlets note the expectation that 2026’s game is a Modern Warfare entry, possibly featuring a Korea setting, though no features or setting have been officially confirmed.
- Separate reports relay the same leaker’s claim that Sledgehammer’s 2027 game will start a new sub-series set in the late 1990s/early 2000s with omnimovement and no Tac Sprint, as Activision signals a shift away from back-to-back sub-series releases following Black Ops 7’s weaker performance.