Renowned Call of Duty leaker The Ghost of Hope has revealed on X that Activision has legally forced them to stop leaking information about the franchise, likely through a C&D (Cease and Desist) letter.
Activision has legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information related to Call of Duty/Activision and I am complying with their demands. Still gonna stick around and chat about Official Call of Duty info and anything not related to leaks/confidential information. Cheers for these past few years.
Even the official Call of Duty X account commented on the news. When a COD creator mused that The Ghost of Hope might have been right about everything if the studio was shutting them down, the official account replied:
Nah. Even when leaks are wrong, they still hurt the people building the game and mess with player expectations.
This is the same stance CAPCOM has taken on Resident Evil Requiem leaks by Dusk Golem: leaks, whether right or wrong, create frustration for developers to deal with. However, the Japanese company never forced the leaker into submission; in fact, Dusk Golem just dropped an updated roadmap of Resident Evil game releases.
Some of The Ghost of Hope's most recent leaks include:
- Call of Duty 2026 is reportedly titled "Modern Warfare 4", with a campaign featuring both South and North Korea in a significant role, with Task Force 141, the SAS, and the Republic of Korea Army as the three main playable factions working to take down Makarov and the Konni Group.
- The leaker also shared that COD 2027 would be developed by Sledgehammer Games as a brand-new sub-franchise with no Modern Warfare or Black Ops branding, featuring a heavy multiplayer focus and notably some form of martial arts gameplay, such as karate chops and kicks.
- As recently as last week, they claimed that a standalone Zombies game could release alongside Modern Warfare 4, allegedly due to the delayed launch of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console. However, the official Call of Duty account denied this leak right away, and this may have been the last straw that led to this outcome.
In other Call of Duty news, Activision announced this week that Black Ops Royale, a Blackout-inspired mode, is coming to Warzone next week.
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