New Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and 007 coming in 2007-8

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Aug 3, 2006 5:55 pm PT

Activision promises new installments in hit franchises during its next fiscal year; new Marvel and Tony Hawk titles planned, as well.

Do you like shooting Nazis and popping ollies but aren't excited about Call of Duty 3 or Tony Hawk's Project 8? No problem. In the not-so-shocking news department, both franchises will be getting updates after their currently scheduled installments, according to Bobby Kotick, chairman and CEO of Activision.

Speaking with Wall Street analysts following today's earnings report, the executive revealed--to the surprise of virtually nobody--that his company would release new titles in its two flagship franchises during Activision's 2008 fiscal year, which begins on April 1, 2007.

"We'll start the first quarter of fiscal [2008] with three strong movie-supported franchises, Spider-Man 3, Shrek 3, and Transformers," Kotick said. "Also anchoring our slate in fiscal 2008 will be strong new titles from a number of our core franchises: Tony Hawk, Call of Duty, and Marvel." Besides Spider-Man, Kotick did not say which comic book the new Marvel game would be based on, but Activision recently revealed that it no longer has the game rights to Iron Man, which is being adapted into a 2008 film.

Kotick also revealed that Activision's 2008 fiscal year will see new installments in two other popular series. Besides a new tie-in to the megapopular World Series of Poker tour, the 12 months will mark the debut of an "all-new Guitar Hero" game, the third entry in Red Octane's virtual-headbanger series. No platforms were mentioned in connection with either franchise, the latter of which is currently a PlayStation 2 exclusive.

Last but not least, Kotick unveiled the release window for Activision's first James Bond game. In May, the publisher announced it had picked up the Agent 007 license after its former holder, Electronic Arts, gave up its rights to make games featuring the superspy.

But while the next Bond film, Casino Royale, is due this November, the first Activision game to involve Her Majesty's Secret Service won't hit store shelves for another year and a half. "MGM has announced the release date for the next Bond movie following this holiday for May of 2008," said Kotick. "That is where we would focus to have our first [Bond] game."

108 Comments

  • starbob171

    Posted Mar 9, 2008 10:02 am PT

    My three favorite series are 007, call of duty and guitar hero, hopefully they pull through and make a great game

  • foxracing1313

    Posted Dec 3, 2007 4:11 pm PT

    Blizzard 007 game, seems kind of strange but hopefully they prove good at FPS??

  • Mariofan1314

    Posted Apr 11, 2007 4:20 pm PT

    More Call of Duty,Guitar Hero,and James Bond, just what I wantes.Now there's one thing left to do. Change the released dates to 2007!

  • SpeedMan72

    Posted Mar 18, 2007 3:00 pm PT

    great more call of duty and guitar hero this rocks!

  • starfoxwarior

    Posted Mar 16, 2007 4:29 pm PT

    I hope the new Call of Duty game is gonna be better the third game.. it's great but has some flaws..

  • CaptainSpidey1

    Posted Mar 5, 2007 6:20 am PT

    cant wait, sounds cool

  • MarcusFenix715

    Posted Feb 16, 2007 8:39 am PT

    UGH thank god Guitar Hero 2 basically sucked. im glad i didnt buy it. i beat it faster then i beat the first one. im hopimg the third one is better then the 2nd one.

  • Theempire30

    Posted Feb 8, 2007 2:54 pm PT

    Lol my fingres are gonna hurt so much when I'm done with Guitar Hero 3

  • daftfan

    Posted Dec 20, 2006 7:58 pm PT

    Guitar Hero no dies already. YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I must prepare the fret buttons and my fingers. ROCK ON!

  • Titanfan2083

    Posted Nov 22, 2006 7:29 am PT

    um greenday 1093, i dont know if your aware of this but um............call of duty is set in WW 2 era........and um.......if you rename WW2 movies to call of duty.......it would be the same..............

  • Krazedperson630

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:51 pm PT

    NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • MasterChief2828

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 2:32 pm PT

    NOO!!!! I wanted Rare to make Goldeneye 360! Give the bond liscense to RARE NOW!!! God. (Rare was going to announce a new game at TGS/X06.)

    Now it will be something ghay.

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 7:29 am PT

    please let their new bond game be better than rogue agent, at least......please

  • lalakool_16

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 10:38 am PT

    why the fawk would guitar hero 3 be on the "wii"?

    that would suck

  • PerfectDark0Fan

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:01 pm PT

    I really wanted Free Radical to develop Casino Royale.

  • hudson20

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 12:37 pm PT

    The only bond games I have ever liked have been goldeneye and nightfire. Ihope this new one is like them.

  • PenguinKommando

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 11:15 am PT

    "lol the nintendo wii is pretty much like a xbox 1 (hardware)"

    Its not the hardware that makes the game. Its not the graphic, it isnt the backing, it isnt the following, it doesnt matter if its popular. A game is fun when the gameplay is good and everything ties in neatly together.

  • D_Mainge

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 10:51 am PT

    The last 007 game I liked was Goldeneye. They better get this one right.

  • Justlink619

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 9:29 am PT

    lol i dont remember any good 007 game on the ps2 lol!

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