Computer and Video Games has become the first web site to reveal the first details on the next game in Activision's Call of Duty shooter franchise. The game is subtitled World at War and as expected is being developed by Treyarch. It uses the Call of Duty 4 engine as created by Infinity Ward. While Activision had stated the game would be in a new military theater the story states that's isn't exactly true; the game will go back to the familiar WWII setting but will take place in the Pacific theater of war (with a side trip back to Europe to see the fall of Berlin by Russian forces).

The game aims to be darker and grittier than previous entries in the series and will have four-player co-op features for the first time. The article does not have a release date for the game; while Activision has previously stated it will be released this fall, a rumor from the Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine states it could be pushed back to February 2009.