Call of Duty 2025 Rumoured to Be Advanced Warfare 2: Report

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Call of Duty 2025 might reportedly be a sequel to Advanced Warfare. As per reliable tipster Ralph Valve, with the upcoming Call of Duty game, Activision Blizzard plans on revisiting the sci-fi setting they explored back in 2014. Developer Sledgehammer Games, commonly known for its World War era entries, will put a pause on the subject, and return to the futuristic battleground. Another known tipster CharlieINTEL, however, later denied the claims, adding that it's “not fully clear yet” what the Advanced Warfare developers are working on.

Sledgehammer Games has been scrutinised over the years, for its lacklustre contribution to the Call of Duty franchise. Be it the original Advanced Warfare, WWII, or the much-recent Vanguard, they've all been subjects of controversy, for either straying from the franchise's core values or being too mediocre — from both narrative and gameplay perspectives. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, for instance, shifted from its boots-to-the-ground approach to a fast-paced sci-fi shooter, which saw soldiers flying around via jetpacks.

While players were initially upset with the futuristic setting, it was later deemed as a breath of fresh air, when compared to other mundane World War-themed games from the developer. Going by the initial report, Sledgehammer Games is now allegedly working on a sequel, on the latest unified IW 9.0 engine created by sister studio Infinity Ward. Turns out, Sledgehammer Games had plans to further explore the World War era, by setting up characters on Call of Duty: Vanguard for several follow-ups. However, as Vanguard fell short of critical expectations, they were back at square one — eventually, pitching an Advanced Warfare sequel for 2025. CharlieINTEL's sources, however,