'Call of Duty 2021' Launch Seemingly Hinted At By Activision KEY POINTS Rumors have it that the game might arrive in 2022 Activision has already confirmed that the next "Call of Duty" game is in development Activision may have subtly suggested the announcement and launch of the next "Call of Duty" game in the recent interview of the president of the company's publishing is anything to go by. It looks like video game publisher Activision is not planning to announce the next "Call of Duty" game until in the latter part of 2021. This is no longer surprising since the company announced "Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War" in the late part of 2020. Aside from that, rumors are rife that the next title might not arrive this year and instead release sometime in 2022.