Next Call of Duty to launch as new sub-franchise, Activision confirms

Activision confirmed next year's Call of Duty will launch as a new sub-franchise, a separate storyline outside Modern Warfare and Black Ops. Chief marketing officer Tyler Bahl told The Game Business groundwork has been laid. The publisher will no longer release back-to-back Modern Warfare or Black Ops titles. This year's entry is Modern Warfare 4.