Activision has announced Call of Duty: WWII various rumors and leaks pointing to the series going back to its historical roots.Sledgehammer Games is developing Call of Duty: WWII. The studio was previously lead on 2014’s Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, which we scored a 9.1 , as well as assisting Infinity Ward on Modern Warfare 3. Co-studio heads and founders Michale Condrey and Glen Schofield previously worked at Visceral on the Dead Space series.Activision previously stated that this year's entry would "...take Call of Duty back to its roots." This is the first time the Call of Duty series has been set in World War II since 2008’s World at War.We’ll find out more about the game on Wednesday, April 26 during the Call of Duty: WWII Worldwide Reveal Livestream. Tune in to IGN at 9:45am PT/12:45pm ET/5:45pm BST on April 26 for our pre-show, as well as a deeper analysis into the game following Sledgehammer’s reveal.

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