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Next year's Call of Duty has gone through a major upheaval, as publisher Activision informed developers this week that studios Raven and Sledgehammer, which had until now led the project, will no longer be in charge. Instead, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the companies, Treyarch will lead development on a new Black Ops for 2020.Sources: Call of Duty 2020 In Upheaval As Treyarch Takes Over, Plans Black Ops 5
This news comes during a strange time for Activision and Call of Duty. Although Black Ops 4 sold well at first, we've heard that it hasn't had quite the revenue tail that Activision's bean-counters were hoping to see. Internally, Activision executives have started to talk about embracing free-to-play as a revenue model--once anathema to the publisher--and, three sources say, are looking into offering a free-to-play component for this year's new Modern Warfare, although the specifics may not be finalized yet. Some within Activision have remained resistant to the idea.