How Many Studios Are Actually Working on Call of Duty? Activision Has Just Revealed the Number Ahead of 20th Franchise Anniversary

Call of Duty has been around for so long, it feels like forever. Following its first release all the way back in 2003 by Infinity Ward, it has expanded into being one of the most renowned FPS franchises in the world. Thanks to the annual releases from Activision, players never miss out on getting a COD title every year. And that’s only possible due to the efforts of all developing studios investing their time in creating the best possible first-person shooter experience.

Activision recently acknowledged the devs who have worked on Call of Duty. Further, the publisher mentioned each and every studio currently busy with different COD projects. To mark the franchise’s 20th anniversary, which will be on the 29th of this month, the publisher decided to give a shoutout to all the studios’ contribution in making the action saga highly successful.

From Sledgehammer to Infinity Ward, Activision reveals all the active Call of Duty developing studios

Throughout the period of 20 years, the franchise has witnessed the addition of new people creating more unique titles. It’s evident from games inside the Black Ops and Modern Warfare sub-series. Further, there have been individual offerings such as Advanced Warfare, Vanguard, Infinite Warfare, and World at War. All of them have been made with extensive hard work put in by various teams comprising different studios. Below is the list reflecting on the growing roster of developers as of 2023:

All 15 development teams currently working on Call of Duty under Activision

• Activision Central Design
• Beenox
• Activision Localization Dublin
• Demonware
• Activision Shanghai Studio
• Activision QA
• Digital Legends Entertainment
• High Moon Studios
• Infinity Ward
• Raven Software
• Team Ricochet
• Sledgehammer Games
• Solid State Studios
• Toys for Bob
• Treyarch

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The aforementioned information was revealed in a blog from Activision highlighting the 20-year journey of the series. As of now, fans are awaiting their latest installment, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It’s set to arrive next month, being a direct continuation of 2022’s Modern Warfare II.

What to expect from COD going forward?

Earlier this month, Activision was officially acquired by Microsoft. Which means, IPs like Warcraft, Crash Bandicoot, Candy Crush Saga, and Call of Duty are now owned by the Xbox maker. Going forward, gamers can expect significant changes under the series.

After the launch of this year’s installment MW3, one can expect the current number of teams working on COD titles to increase. It’s because there are many Xbox studios under Microsoft that may eventually extend their support in developing upcoming projects. Especially, taking into consideration the fact that all FPS games under Activision’s IP require a lot of time and workforce. It will be interesting to see any future announcement in which the makers will reveal more studios joining in.

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