Long before it’s expected to be publicly revealed, new leaks and reports say that Call of Duty 2021 will head back to the battlegrounds of World War II, and be titled Call of Duty WWII: Vanguard. The reports come from both Modern Warzone and Eurogamer, who have each independently verified this information with their individual sources. Sledgehammer is largely believed to be the studio behind this year’s Call of Duty, following up on their own Call of Duty: WWII from 2017.
Some of the reports between Modern Warzone and Eurogamer differ, however. While Modern Warzone reports that the Vanguard name is a placeholder and will be changed before it’s revealed, Eurogamer’s sources indicate that Call of Duty WWII: Vanguard is the final title. Modern Warzone says that the game takes place in the 1950s, in an alternate history where World War II didn’t end in 1945. Eurogamer, however, says they are under the impression that “Vanguard has a traditional WW2 setting.” Modern Warzone notes that they may misunderstand this part of the report, but that at least some scenes will take place in the 1950s. Eurogamer notes that they have a track record of correctly leaking Call of Duty titles for the past five years, which lends a lot of weight to these reports.
Notably, Vanguard will be only the second time in the last ten years that Call of Duty has returned to the World War II setting, the first being Sledgehammer’s own Call of Duty: WWII in 201...