Leak about the new Call of Duty sparks debate: "Like Wolfenstein?"

A fresh leak is circulating about the next Call of Duty. It is set to be released in 2021, will carry the working title “WWII: Vanguard” and take place in an alternative version of our world where the Second World War never ended. This sparks a heated debate among players: What could such a Call of Duty look like?

This is the leak: The fan site “Modernwarzone.com” claims to have received more information about the new Call of Duty expected in 2021 from “sources”. Officially, all we know about the game so far is that Activision Blizzard plans to release it in late 2021. No further details have been provided from official sources yet.

The leak states:

The new Call of Duty carries the working title “WWII: Vanguard”
The game is primarily being developed by Sledgehammer Games: They last released the 2017 Call of Duty “Call of Duty: WWII” and prior to that, in 2014, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
The game is said to take place in an “alternative timeline” where the Second World War did not end in 1945, but continued into the 1950s
The game is expected to partially be set in the 1950s

Hope for new, fresh ideas in the 2021 Call of Duty

This is the discussion: The idea that the new Call of Duty is to take place during the Second World War has been circulating for a while. The information led to more of a “Not again?” reaction. It seemed to many that Sledgehammer was simply repeating what they did in 2017 with Call of Duty: WW2. However, the new information that the game will take place in an alternative timeline gives players more food for thought.

Currently, the discussion around the leak with 900 comments is the biggest topic on the general gaming Reddit (via reddit).

Many users seem to particularly appreciate the idea that Call of Duty could take place in the 1950s. One user says: Here, Call of Duty would have the opportunity to address conflicts that are rarely illuminated. Locations like Korea or North Africa are considered interesting settings.

Many fans of Call of Duty have studied the history of the world wars intensively and speculate on how an alternative Second World War could have played out. They suspect that in an alternative world, the Allies might have turned against the Soviet Union and see here a possibility for a conflict that they would like to replay. Numerous options are discussed on how the Second World War could have taken a significantly different course had certain events occurred differently.

Nazis could invade the USA and then be defeated

Some users on reddit draw a comparison to Wolfenstein: In the shooter series, the Nazis won the Second World War and conquered the world. One user simply asks: “So, like Wolfenstein?”

However, another disagrees: The leak does not say that the Nazis won, but that the war is still ongoing. He proposes as a theory that the Second World War could extend into the territory of the USA. If it’s up to Call of Duty, the Americans would of course eventually push back against the Nazis.

Opinions are divided on how the developers should approach the idea of an alternative timeline:

More light-hearted, with a bit of kitsch and humor?
or very serious and solemn, without Nazi robots and Tesla weapons?

Both camps find some support among interested players.

In any case, the idea that Call of Duty could turn to an alternative timeline seems to spark many discussions. If the leak is true, many options are open regarding the direction in which the game could develop.

While “Set in the Second World War” appeared rather clearly defined, “Alternative Timeline” now opens up the possibility for discussion.

This allows players to fantasize about their own “dream Call of Duty”.