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Call of Duty: WWII asks if you’re willing to disobey orders

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Sledgehammer Games and Activision revealed a story trailer for Call of Duty: WWII, the next installment in the military shooter series that takes players back to World War II. The story reveals the quest that drives the particular squad of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division during the Second World War.

This story is an important part of Call of Duty, as it helps determine whether or not fans will keep coming back every year to play the title. Sledgehammer founders Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield said at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2017 event that they want to make this Call of Duty memorable with a deep story that gives players a sense of gravity and drama of the Second World War. If the story is compelling, it could drive sales and keep Call of Duty hot during the holiday season.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.