The Call of Duty franchise is reportedly planning a return to form, with this year's sequel rumored to take place in a World War II setting. Eurogamer reports that it has confirmed with its sources that the latest entry in the series will simply be titled Call of Duty: WW2. That follows the leak of alleged images that pointed to the same conclusion by YouTube channel The FamilyVideoGamers earlier in March.
This would mark Call of Duty's first venture back to a World War II setting since 2008. And if true, this certainly jives with comments from an Activision earnings call earlier this year in which the company said it would be taking the series "back to its roots" with "traditional combat" in 2017.
In the rotating cast of Call of Duty developers, Sledgehammer Games has taken on development responsibilities for this year's title. WW2 will follow on from the studio's last Call of Duty entry, 2014's Advanced Warfare.
The move back to World War II could be a reaction to a somewhat poorer reception of last year's futuristic Infinite Warfare title. The Battlefield series likewise took a step back with its last title, which transported players back to the battlefields of World War I.
