They’ve managed to keep things mostly under wraps, but here’s everything we know and suspect about this year’s most anticipated FPS, Call of Duty: Vanguard.
If there’s one thing in the gaming industry you can count on, it’s the yearly release of a new entry in the Call of Duty franchise. For over 15 years, the series has never gone a year without putting out a new entry, with multiple sub-series like Black Ops or Modern Warfare contained under the same umbrella. Call of Duty: Vanguard, as we now know it will be titled, will be the next entry developed by Sledgehammer Games, taking place in World War II. This team was originally in line to put out last year’s entry but was pushed to this year in favor of releasing Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War instead due to internal problems. At this point, details are still scarce, but new reports have given us a bit of solid info to go off of. Plus, there’s plenty we can safely assume looking at the series’ past. Here’s everything we know — and suspect — about the next entry in the bestselling FPS franchise. The release date for Call of Duty: Vanguard is the big question mark in everyone’s mind. Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten any concrete answer from either the developer or publisher — but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a general idea of when the game will come out. Call of Duty titles almost always launch in the fall, usually in November, and early reports have quoted Activision staff as stating that the game will be released in the fall. Call of Duty is the one franchise that can essentially dominate any release window they choose to hit, so competition is never a factor in when they decide to release their game, and November has proven to be incredibly profitable for them thus far. Thanks to data miners looking into the latest update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, some new details have leaked concerning Vanguard. Among the leaks were the game’s key art, logo, and images for standard, ultimate, and cross-generation versions of the game. While Activision still hasn’t said anything official about the game’s release, nor the validity of these leaks, they have been taking all of these images down, implying they’re legitimate. So far, the limited details on Call of Duty: Vanguard have only teased mentions of it being an experience built for the next generation; however, that is likely marketing talk.
