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Activision has now officially responded to the reported shakeup at Infinity Ward.

The publisher has confirmed studio heads Vince Zampella and Jason West have left the company. There was no mention of "insubordination" or "breach of contract" in Activision's statement.

Activision Publishing CTO Steve Pearce and head of production Steve Ackrich are temporarily in charge of Infinity Ward.

According to the release, Infinity Ward will move forward on developing two downloadable map packs for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that will come out this year

A new Call of Duty is coming from Treyarch Games later this year. What we didn't already know, however, was Activision's intentions for Sledgehammer Games (headed by former Visceral Games developers Glen A. Schofield and Michael Condrey) to release a brand-new Call of Duty game "in the action-adventure genre" sometime in 2011.
No setting or gameplay details were revealed for either upcoming Call of Duty product (but we all suspect Vietnam) , but the "action-adventure" description suggests it won't be a first-person-shooter.

Activision also vaguely discussed intentions for the future of the series, which include pulling the Call of Duty franchise under a singular business unit. Activision also intends to "expand" the Call of Duty brand similar to what Blizzard Entertainment has done with its franchises.

This lines up with Activision's public intentions to eventually release a subscription-based Call of Duty game. According to Activision, this change "will include a focus on high-margin digital online content and further the brand as the leading action entertainment franchise in new geographies, new genres and with new digital business models."

"2010 will be another important year for the Call of Duty franchise," said Activision Publishing president and CEO Mike Griffith in a brief statement. "In addition to continued catalog sales, new downloadable content from Infinity Ward and a new Call of Duty release, we are excited about the opportunity to bring the franchise to new geographies, genres and players."

So what do you guys think?? Is the the new beginning of the Call of Duty series??
Also, The whole "action-adventure" quote intrigues me?? what do you guys think it means??

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action adventure? doesnt sound good. sounds even worse than treyarch.

this doesn't sound like a new beginning, more of a end of the COD we know and love

does this mean they IW and Treyarch are combining now and they cod franchise will become one?!

Jim baby...i love you <3

As much as people complain about MW2, in my opinion Infinity Ward kind of made the Call of Duty series into what is today and no doubt in my mind it would not be as popular without them. I think this so called "new direction" and change from infinity ward wont help this series accel any farther. I know that if the next COD7, 8, or 9 isn't first person and is subscription based I won't be playing it. The fast packed multi-player first-person game play is why this game is so popular. I don't think going away from something that made you the most successful video game ever is a smart idea. Yes, we all know this game has major flaws, but really the company after Infinity Ward should really just improve upon and take their ideas in maybe a somewhat different but not to far off direction.

So pretty much what i want to say is, that really Infinity Ward should be thanked more than what they have be given.

I clicked the "Thanks" button because this is a well found, important peice of news and I think it deserves rep.
However, it makes me want to kill something with a spade when I read it. CoD without FPS = Like a black guy with white skin. It is not nearly as cool as it should be.....

This doesn't mark the new beginning of Call of Duty...it marks the end. I suspect Call of Duty: Vietnam will be the last CoD that retains any similarity to it's previous. After that, it will all go down the shitter as Activision tries to monetize it even more.

not a 1st person shooter ??? looks like activision have well and truly messed up this time

I HATE 3rd PERSON SHOOTERS and will not buy it..

CALL OF DUTY AS WE KNOW IT....

I hope another publisher buys IW and starts a new FPS franchise so after CoD Vietnam we will have something good to play. Hopefully Sony Computer Entertainment so we will have a nice little exclusive...