Call of Duty: Cold Warfare next up for Treyarch?

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted May 4, 2009 4:33 pm PT

Studio reportedly seeking "Vietnam War-era tunes, as well as Cuban, African, and Soviet Union music," pointing to guerrilla warfare hot spots of '60s and '70s.

Source: The video game blog called That Videogame Blog.

What we heard: As Call of Duty: World at War was being finalized last fall, its developer indicated that it could be the final Call of Duty game set during World War II. After saying that the now-best-seller's setting had already been decided when Treyarch came on board, senior producer Noah Heller dropped a major hint that it would be the last entry in the series based on the 1939-1945 conflict.

"I won't let your readers read into the comment too much, but we are showing the final battles of the Pacific and the European Theater, and that lets us put a close to the war," he told OXM UK magazine last year. "I'm sure game companies will be making World War II games for years to come, and World War II is a very classic war. But we're happy that we put the war to bed."

This week, a That Videogame Blog article sparked a rumor firestorm that Treyarch may move the series to another Pacific Rim locale: Vietnam. Citing a "reliable" source, the blog reported that, "Activision is looking to license music for 'Call of Duty 7,' music that gives some serious hints as to the locations the game may take us. Mentioned were Vietnam War-era tunes, as well as Cuban, African, and Soviet Union music. The source says Call of Duty: World at War's senior producer Noah Heller is involved, so it looks like Treyarch is once again developing."

The official story: Activision reps covering the Call of Duty franchises politely declined to comment.

Bogus or not bogus?: Looking not bogus, given that apparently That Videogame Blog's source was pressured to recant. Several hours after the original story went live (cached version linked above), it was hurriedly replaced by an apologetic note.

"Whoops, looks like talking about this is too soon for some people and our source has requested of us to remove the story," reads the new post.

Although an intriguing concept, Vietnam-era shooters have proven problematic in the past, with Battlefield: Vietnam, Men of Valor, Vietcong, Conflict: Vietnam, and 2004's Shellshock: 'Nam '67 selling poorly. (The latter two games were also fragged by critics.) Given the multiple locales, another possibility could be a game set in the hotspots of the decades-long conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. Call of Duty: Cold Warfare, anyone?

482 Comments

  • a_tiger101

    Posted Dec 17, 2009 11:18 pm PT

    I would really love more WW2 games, I don't care if WW2 was drained out in FPS, I want more..

    But maybe next time they should focus on a British campaign or a German campaign etc, I'm pretty sick of playing for the same side over and over..

  • iamagamer21

    Posted Dec 8, 2009 7:12 pm PT

    why do people think the ending would be the Americans losing? The story doesnt have to be a LEGIT part of the war... There can be a side story.. For example: A brother has been seperated from his other brother, and in the end, he finds out he is dead... its a dumb example, but just saying it can be a side story.

  • Ironsoldier5

    Posted Dec 7, 2009 6:55 pm PT

    Do the Korean War. I mean the Americans lost the Vietnam War so what would the ending be, the Americans retreating to the embassy?

  • theelig

    Posted Nov 29, 2009 5:51 pm PT

    theyre gonna go till like cod 50

  • sexytyrant69

    Posted Nov 19, 2009 2:41 am PT

    I hope so Cuz I always and only buy COD games that Infinity Ward makes anyway since Treyarch only rips off IW's style every time and i can't take them seriously.Plus i'm sick and tired of WW2 based games.

  • 656brot

    Posted Nov 18, 2009 3:14 pm PT

    wow another cod, its gona be rlly bad or rlly lame and repetative like all shooters.

  • xXxXsnipaXxXx

    Posted Nov 18, 2009 2:59 pm PT

    I can smell Call Of Duty 8.

  • pazzyj

    Posted Nov 18, 2009 1:36 pm PT

    a vietnam COD game would be tough, and I don't think they'll do it. The name of the game is Call of DUTY, not Call of Draft. Opinion of the Vietnam war was so negative, and the political subterfuge was so severe, that I don't think it can be glorified in the way that COD games do. I think a Cold War game where you play in some sort of rapid response squad (similiar to the squads in Rainbox 6, a multilateral force of NATO's best soldiers) and play out conflicts throughout the whole time period) Maybe...like a stealth mission in Cuba, pre-Bay of Pigs, an assasination or rescue in Vietnam, The Six-Day War, the Contras, Afghanistan (the soviet invasion, not ours) There are tons of conflicts from 1945-1990 that have never been used in video games that a history nerd like me would love to see!

  • eyebrowless

    Posted Nov 18, 2009 1:35 pm PT

    i'd have much more confidence if this were being developed by infinity ward. but i'll end up playing it anyway

  • sleepnsurf

    Posted Nov 15, 2009 1:09 pm PT

    COD7, Rodney King verdict

  • Brutality-X5X

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 5:15 am PT

    Cod games never got me down so... i think its going to be a very nice game just like the other Cod games

  • Ricka-the-Rekka

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 12:30 pm PT

    back in 2003 its was Vietcong that got me into PC gaming

  • supergamer514

    Posted Oct 24, 2009 5:30 am PT

    A veitnam war would be great in cod. There arent many veitnam war video games. the veitnam video games that are out there suck...

  • Jayhawkfan15

    Posted Oct 20, 2009 3:43 pm PT

    This would be sweet. There are to many WWII games and a Vietnam game would be awsome from one of the best War game platformers Call of Duty.

  • Suicide-Panda

    Posted Oct 18, 2009 8:51 am PT

    why all the hate for treyarch? they are a canny good developer, Quantum of Solace ( i think treyarch did that?) and Cod: WaW were realy good, except Cod 3 god that was bad =D

  • NoseWeed619

    Posted Oct 10, 2009 3:31 pm PT

    I think that I could go with a Nam game, especially considering how few of them that are out there that are new and actually good. Vietcong was the only good one in my opinion.

  • theHandofFate84

    Posted Oct 8, 2009 1:26 pm PT

    yea everyone thinks treyarch is crap but waw was 10 times better than modern warfare in my opinion i'd love a cod set in the cold war hitorical shooters are better than modern ones anyway

  • ace_murphrey

    Posted Oct 7, 2009 8:13 pm PT

    they are going too fast for me........

  • Tidal-Spiral

    Posted Sep 25, 2009 6:58 pm PT

    It seems like everyone on the bandwagon hates on Treyarch, the past is the past and World at War was a solid game. IW may be a little more progressive but these guys are far from terrible and I'd love to see them handle Vietnam. I loved how certain aspects of World at War completely go for fun rather than practicality - for instance molotovs really aren't very good but they're hilarious, so is the sawed-off double barrel, and everybody gets a laugh out of zombie mode which totally pisses on historical fact.

    Come to think of it they should either continue zombies in the next one or release it as it's own game one day, a whole paranormal zombie game with the same four douchebags of WWII.

  • just-me-fun

    Posted Sep 15, 2009 2:04 pm PT

    i liked cod waw

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