United Kingdom, May 22 -- The next Call of Duty game will officially be a new Modern Warfare.

Publisher Activision and developer Infinity Ward have both confirmed that the franchise's upcoming title - which will be released later this year - will be a return to the iconic sub-series, which was last seen with Modern Warfare III reboot in 2023.

On Thursday (21.05.26), Activision wrote on social media: "Yes, we are making the definitive Modern Warfare."

The post followed an initial announcement on the Call of Duty podcast.

New Infinity Ward studio heads Mark Grigsby and Jack O'Hara shared a further update in a statement on X.

They teased: "We are Infinity Ward. We build visceral, immersive combat experiences that hit different.

"As a n...