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Infinity Ward, the developer of the favored Name of Responsibility: Modern Warfare collection, has advised followers, “Do not imagine every thing you learn on the web” amid a rumor about subsequent yr’s recreation.
In a publish on social media, the studio wished followers a cheerful vacation and teased that it is “trying ahead to speaking quickly.” Within the meantime, the developer mentioned followers ought to be cautious of what they learn on the web. Though there was no additional context supplied, this can be a reference to a latest report that claimed Infinity Ward is making 2026’s Name of Responsibility recreation, rumored to be Modern Warfare 4, and that its multiplayer could be a “full copy” of Modern Warfare 2’s.
Joyful holidays all people!
Wishing our group an superior vacation season and looking out ahead to speaking quickly.
Do not imagine every thing you learn on the Internet. See you in 2026.
— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) December 15, 2025
On December 13, the Call of Duty leaker GhostofHope posted, “Modern Warfare 4 Multiplayer in its present state is presently an entire copy of Modern Warfare II apart from no perk charging system and fewer ADS/slide penalties…”
It is rumored that Infinity Ward is making 2026’s Name of Responsibility recreation and that will probably be Modern Warfare 4, a sequel to 2023’s Modern Warfare 3. This has but to be confirmed, however Infinity Ward’s newest social media publish ended with, “See you in 2026.”
Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7 is the latest entry within the collection, and it reportedly offered worse than 2024’s Black Ops 6. Going ahead, Activision has mentioned it won’t launch entries in the identical Name of Responsibility collection in consecutive years. Regardless of any reported comparable gross sales drop for Black Ops 7, Name of Responsibility stays a juggernaut on Xbox Sport Cross.
For years, individuals have questioned if Activision would have the ability to proceed to launch Name of Responsibility video games yearly and have the franchise stay robust and fashionable. Just lately, Head of Xbox Sport Studios Matt Booty admitted that it is “actually tough” to launch new Name of Responsibility video games every year.
Battlefield 6 is 2025’s No. 1 best-selling recreation within the US to date. On December 17, we’ll discover out from Circana how Black Ops 7 offered within the US, although the sport’s availability on Sport Cross will put an asterisk on its gross sales efficiency.