Rumor: Call of Duty 2016 to be set in the very far future, to feature space combat

This year's Call of Duty is set in space - report The next Call of Duty will feature a radical departure for the series - it's set in space. 2016's Call of Duty will offer space combat between warring sci-fi groups in the far flung future. Previous entries in the series such as Advanced Warfare and Black Ops 3 have strayed into the near-future, but this year's Call of Duty will be firmly placed in sci-fi territory. First details of the game appeared online over the weekend, from serial industry source Shinobi. The information tallies with reports Eurogamer has independently heard. The game is being developed by Infinity Ward and is not a direct sequel of its previous Call of Duty effort, Ghosts, which received a mixed response. Activision declined to comment when contacted for this story. eurogamer.net