After almost two years of developing the new Call of Duty game SledgeHammer have come up short with delivering anything close to resembling a playable game. Activision are not happy and have pulled the plug on SledgeHammer's game, and sacked the developers.

Why did sledgehammer get fired?

The game would have reportedly extended the franchise into the action-adventure genre, but a legal battle between Infinity Ward, the studio behind the Modern Warfare franchise, and co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella resulted in the pair's departure.

Is sledgehammer still making Call of Duty?

Activision finally confirms Sledgehammer Games is making the next Call of Duty. ... In addition to providing support on Black Ops – Cold War, the studio's last major project was 2017's Call of Duty: WWII. "We are very excited for this year's premium Call of Duty release," Activision president and COO Dan Alegre said.