Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 still coming in the fall

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is evidently on track to debut in 2022, according to Activision Blizzard’s first-quarter earnings report today.

In its earnings statement, the company said “this year’s Call of Duty is a sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare.” Activision Blizzard is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft for $68.7 billion. In this context, no delay is a good thing, as the merger is likely to be somewhat disruptive and the company is still dealing with sexual harassment allegations in a lawsuit by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

The Modern Warfare 2 game will be a welcome edition, as the first (rebooted) title from 2019 was the most successful Call of Duty game in franchise history. By comparison, last year’s Call of Duty: Vanguard was set in World War II and the game sold relatively poorly.