According to a new report fromInsider Gaming, the 2024Call of DutyreleaseBlack Ops Gulf Warand an unannounced 2025 title will mainly feature open-world style missions.
This wouldn’t be Call of Duty’s first time tackling open-world concepts, as they did so in games like 2023’s Modern Warfare 3. But it sounds a bit different this time around, according to IG’s sources.
The open-world missions are described as “more akin to that of aFar Crythan anything we’ve seen before in theCall of Dutyuniverse.” However, it doesn’t just mean players can walk around large spaces and explore where they’d like. It also means drivable vehicles, a typical fast travel system, and we’d speculate a few more mechanics not found in typicalCall of Dutycampaigns. Although linear campaign missions will be much less prevalent, the report claims some linear missions will still appear.
The report also claimsCall of Duty2025 will not only have an open-world campaign but will feature a map “separated into several different biomes/locations.”
The future of Call of Duty
Lastly, the upcomingCall of Duty:Black Ops Gulf Warreportedly has Raven Software on the campaign, while Treyarch will develop the multiplayer andzombiemodes. However, reports indicate the 2025 title was originally intended for Sledgehammer Games, but the studio rejected the offer, claiming it didn’t want to be a “year 2 support studio.”
It’s a lot ofCall of Dutynews to process, but big shifts have been happening at the company. Changes were expected after Microsoft first announced it would acquire Activision Blizzard in January 2022.
A major change came on Aug 03, 2025, as CEO Bobby Kotick stepped down from his role. Just recently Johanna Faries, the previousCall of Dutyfranchise general manager at Activision, wasnamed president of Blizzard. And in January 2024,Microsoft laid off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees.
