Treyarch have officially stopped working onModern Warfare 3‘s Zombies mode, with their focus moving to the 2024Call of Dutyrelease, believed to be titledBlack Ops Gulf War.
Zombies has long been associated with Treyarch, as they were the first developer to bring it toCoDall the way back in 2008 withWorld at War. The team have continued developing the mode throughout their releases, but changed convention in 2023 when they worked on Zombies for Infinity Ward’s release.
That has now come to an end, however, with CharlieIntel reporting that Treyarch confirmed their team has “shifted focus to something exciting on the horizon,” and were no longer working onMW3Zombies.
Modern Warfare Zombies:Treyarch confirmed during a creator call this week that their team has shifted “focus to something exciting on the horizon” and that Sledgehammer Games will finish development on remaining MWZ story and content.pic.twitter.com/q1v7lh7nvu
Of course, while Treyarch didn’t come out and say it, everyone knows what all their resources are being pushed in to. Activision have already confirmed that Treyarch are the developers behind 2024’s installment of the series, which rumors have claimed will beBlack Ops Gulf Warfor months.
The time of this would make perfect sense, as withMW3season threenow live, they can hand over the reigns to Sledgehammer and let them finish up the mode based on the groundwork they set. On top of that, we’re starting to get into the summer months, which is typically when hype around the newCoDgame starts to ramp up. Based on previous release cycles, we’ll get a reveal early in the summer, a multiplayer beta later in the summer, and then the full release in the Autumn. This obviously requires a lot of work, so it’s no surprise that Treyarch now want all hands on deck forBlack Ops Gulf War.
Hopefully we won’t have too long to wait until we find out what Treyarch have been cooking up, with rumors suggesting that we could get our first taste ofBlack Ops Gulf Warat the Xbox Games Showcase in June.
