Call of Duty: Ghosts News
Originally thought to be called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, a game listing on the Tesco website has leaked the name of the next instalment in the FPS franchise as Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Tesco posted a picture of what looks like the final cover art for Call of Duty: Ghosts, with a soldier pulling on a mask worn by the character Ghost in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
The Call of Duty: Ghosts cover art seemingly confirms that deeloper Infinity Ward is producing the title. This is an expected move, as Activision annually rotates CoD collaborations with Infinity Ward and Treyarch.
Tesco and US retailer Target have both confirmed that the next Call of Duty instalment will ship for the current PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles.
Activision has yet to officially confirm any of the information listed above so, as always, we have to take it with a pinch of salt.
Call of Duty: Ghosts Rumours
Widely tipped for a May 1 unveiling, Call of Duty: Ghosts is rumoured to be set in the future, similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, but use currently available weaponry and technology.
Claiming to have received information from a “very legitimate source”, YouTube user Drift0r, alleged the game could be “branching out of the Modern Warfare series” as it was “moving into a different direction” earlier this year.
If Call of Duty: Ghosts is officially the new title for the next CoD game, Activision may have dropped the Modern Warfare moniker due to the out-of-court settlement with former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella.
Seeing as a reported launch date for the game falls just before the new Xbox 720 unveiling on May 21 and post-PS4, Call of Duty: Ghosts could launch on the next-generation consoles. Similar to Battlefield 4, we expect Call of Duty: Ghosts to be a graphically impressive title that would benefit from the PC architecture rumoured to be installed in both the PS4 and new Xbox.
Call of Duty: Ghosts Release Date
Following the recent Tesco listing, a Call of Duty: Ghosts release date has been tipped for December 31. However, this is only believed to be placeholder text as a November release date would be more in line with the usual November Call of Duty franchise launch schedule.
After the Tesco leak, US retailer Target listed the Call of Duty: Ghosts release date as November 5, which is far more likely as it is in line with the annual release schedule from Activision.
