Activision and Call of Duty are in rough shape right now. The publisher is in disarray amidst workplace misconduct and employee unionization efforts. The company’s leading game, Call of Duty: Warzone, is in shambles. Though it seems solutions are in the works to help improve conditions at the publisher, its development studios, and its flagship franchise. But is an unlikely sequel to the current live service game really what the franchise needs? At this point, it feels like the one thing Call of Duty desperately needs, but will it arrive in time to save the franchise?
