Sources: Call of Duty 2022 is Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Sources: Call of Duty 2022 is Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 Codenamed Project Cortez. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 14 Sep 2021 19 comments Call of Duty 2022 is Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2, various sources have reported. "Project Cortez" was spotted in today's leaked list of titles datamined from Nvidia's GeForce Now. It's down as developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. Watch on YouTube VGC reports this is Modern Warfare 2, the follow-up to Infinity Ward's 2019 Modern Warfare soft reboot. Eurogamer sources back this up. VGC also reports Modern Warfare 2's campaign revolves around US special forces fighting Colombian drug cartels. Eurogamer sources also back this up. "Project Cortez" is apparently a reference to the Colonel Felix Cortez character from 1994 action thriller Clear and Present Danger, which has a similar premise. The news comes two months after the State of California sued Activision Blizzard over what it alleges to be a "frat boy" culture that created "a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women". The lawsuit alleges a culture of "constant sexual harassment", mainly at Blizzard Entertainment, the maker of World of Warcraft, Diablo and Overwatch. A coalition of workers from across multiple Activision Blizzard studios, collectively called the ABK Workers Alliance, has already criticised the decision to hire WilmerHale - the same law firm helping Amazon keep its workers from unionising - to review the company. Even an Activision Blizzard shareholder has hit out at the company's response to the discrimination lawsuit. Sledgehammer addressed the recent Activision Blizzard allegations while announcing the upcoming Call of Duty: Vanguard. The demands of the ABK Workers Alliance have still not been met, the organisation has said. Our demands remain as follows and chief suite still fails to acknowledge them. #ABetterABK #EndAbuseInGaming pic.twitter.com/4Tk7aV9DjD- ABetterABK ABK Workers Alliance (@ABetterABK) September 2, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Modern Warfare 2 as next year's Call of Duty comes as little surprise, given it will be three years since Modern Warfare came out and there are many story threads left hanging. Since then, free-to-play battle royale Warzone, currently driven by Raven, has exploded in popularity. Last year Treyarch released Black Ops Cold War, and this year Sledgehammer is set to release World War 2 shooter Vanguard. Watch on YouTube Warzone's original map, Verdansk, is no more - and it's not coming back. A World War 2-themed map set in the Pacific theatre of war launches later this year to tie in with Vanguard. I suspect Warzone will launch a brand new map set in the present day or in the near future that continues Captain Price's story when the time comes for Modern Warfare 2 to launch. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store