Sledgehammer Game's "Action-Adventure" Call of Duty is a

[Terminator02]

FPS(sorry that got cut off of the title)

If recent job listings are anything to go on, developer Sledgehammer Games’ currently in development Call of Duty game will in fact be a first-person shooter.

The listings, posted over at Gamasutra, cover a wide range of jobs, from gameplay engineer to sound designer, but the real eye-catcher is the mention that the listings are for positions with Sledgehammer’s “Call of Duty First Person Shooter development team.”

Based on previous statements from Activision, the Sledgehammer COD is supposed to be a bit of a departure for the acclaimed military shooter. The phrase “action-adventure” was even used to describe the game. This isn’t to say that an FPS can’t also be an action-adventure game, but the adventure genre isn't typically associated with a first-person perspective. Plus, Call of Duty: Black Ops has the whole traditional COD FPS base covered.
Then again, if Activision and Sledgehammer are able to pull off whatever mad concoction they have brewing up that melds action-adventure with an FPS, it would be a new direction indeed.
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Spoiler: More on Sledgehammer Games' Call Of Duty

QUOTEThere's some understandable confusion about what's happening to Call of Duty after the Treyarch-developed Call of Duty is released later in 2010. I've obtained an internal memo sent to Activision employees at the same time today's news release went out that better clarifies what's happening to Call of Duty. Here's how it breaks down.

Treyarch is making the Call of Duty coming in 2010. Someone else (possibly Infinity Ward) is making the Call of Duty that's due in 2011. Sledgehammer Games' project is something else entirely.

The internal memo was prepared by Activision Publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith and in addition to citing Infinity Ward as "central to Call of Duty's future," it makes clear that Sledgehammer's "action-adventure" take on Call of Duty is separate from another Call of Duty game hitting in 2011.
"2010 is expected to be another big year for Call of Duty," said Griffith, "with Treyarch developing a new title for fall release, Infinity Ward's downloadable content for Modern Warfare 2 in the works now, and a new Call of Duty title expected to be released in 2011."

Here's where the 2011 Call of Duty and Sledgehammer's game become distinctly separate.

"In addition," said Griffith, making the distinction between the two games clear, "Sledgehammer Games is in development on a Call of Duty title in the action-adventure genre. It's an exciting time and it's the right time to ensure the appropriate resources are there to support Call of Duty's growth."

It's possible the Sledgehammer Games' project is also released in 2011 but Griffith seems to make it clear there will continue to be annualized Call of Duty shooters going forward. This "action-adventure" take on Call of Duty is in addition to that. Does that make sense? My head hurts.

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More on Call of Duty: Black Ops

 

[playallday]

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[worlok375]

Trap?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

What a shocker...

Hopefully it'll be something like Red Steel 2 without the swords, since I just don't see it being other types of first person adventure games (like Half Life and Metroid Prime).

 

[Terminator02]

Make the topic shorter next time, so it doesn't get cut off.

yeah, when I was typing it up, it showed up fine, but once I posted it cut it off, sorry about that