More Call of Duty and Guitar Hero Sequels in 2009

July 31, 2008 2:50 PM

Activision today revealed that it is planning to release future iterations in the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty franchises during 2009.

According to Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith, the publisher's 2009 lineup will include "multiple new Guitar Hero SKUs [and] an all new Call of Duty [due to our] leapfrog studio strategy," along with the next Tony Hawk game.

The next batch of Guitar Hero and Call of Duty games are arriving this fall in the form of Guitar Hero World Tour and Call of Duty: World at War.

The "leapfrog studio strategy" refers to the company's practice of rotating development responsibilities. Series creator Infinity Ward has helmed Call of Duty 1, 2 and 4, while Treyarch has produced Call of Duty 3 and the upcoming Call of Duty: World at War.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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stewballz123

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July 31, 2008 2:17 PM

MMM COD 5 visiting Communist North korea and china with Isreal/Iran nuke crisis with loads of new weapons.

*Drools*
- Sailor of Fortune
  
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  July 31, 2008 7:26 PM
  
  COD5 is set in the Pacific, you probably meant COD6
  - quadeh
    
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    July 31, 2008 9:08 PM
    
    COD5 =/= CoD: World at War. From now on Infinity Ward gets to do numbered titles, Treyarch ones with subtitles.