Call of Duty Series

Call of Duty Series Moving to 3-Year 3-Studio Developement Cycle

Call of Duty Series

"The Call of Duty franchise is shifting from a two-year to a three-year development cycle. No, this doesn’t mean you’ll get a break every once in a while, because Activision has announced that an additional third studio will be getting stuck in.

The upcoming Call of Duty game this year will be Sledgehammer Games solo debut with the franchise, and will be the first title to take advantage of the extended three-year development cycle. They’ll be joining Infinity Ward and Treyarch in a three-pronged approach that will hopefully lead to more innovation for Activison’s huge franchise…

The announcement was made during Activision’s conference call yesterday, and it’s believed that additional fifty per cent of development time will help push the franchise forward. Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg said "This will give our designers more time to envision and innovate for each title. Simultaneously, it will give our content creators more focus on DLC and micro-DLC which, as you know, have become large and high-margin opportunities and significant engagement drivers. Finally, it will give our teams more time to polish, helping ensure we deliver the best possible experience to our fans each and every time." Yay, more DLC and microtransactions.

Sledgehammer Games only work to date has been a collaboration with Infinity Ward on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, after half the team jumped ship to Respawn and Titanfall. This as-yet-untitled Call of Duty offering will be the team’s first solo endeavour, who have previous pedigree developing the Dead Space series at Visceral Games."

source - Game-Debate