"Call of Duty 7" will swing the franchise's spotlight away from Infinity Ward and put it back on Treyarch for a turn when game, potentially set in Vietnam, launches. In addition to tackling 'Nam, a new report says the game will be titled "Call of Duty: Black Ops" and return to dedicated servers for a November 2010 release.


Vietnam will be just one of numerous historical settings for "CoD7," including Cuba, South America and Iran, according to a report on MapModNews.com, which cites a story I can't immediately find from Tek9. The story seems a little suspect given the secondhand nature from unnamed sources, but with the number of details it contains, you should know that it's out there.

PC gamers in particular will be interested to know that dedicated servers are part of the rumor package now. "Modern Warfare 2" switched things up with a new matchmaking model that resulted in a heated online petition. Infinity Wards thinks many of those complainers showed up to play anyway, but they may pick up "Call of Duty 7" with a few more smiles if this leak turns out to be legit.

Rumblings about "Call of Duty 7" going to Vietnam aren't new, but recent rumors corroborate such plans for Treyarch's Winter 2010 title. Though everything at this point is pure speculation, leaked details point predictably to a game based on popular movies.


Films such as "Platoon," "Apocalypse Now" and "Full Metal Jacket" will provide inspiration for the new sequel, according to unnamed sources in a report over at Abstract360.com. The game is expected to pull heavily from advancements made with the "Modern Warfare" games and take a character-centric approach to the main character's fellow squadron members.

Every time I hear about a new FPS set in Vietnam I get bad flashbacks to that old Build engine game "NAM" that came out after "Duke Nukem 3D." If Treyarch just looks at that and decides to make every creative decision in the opposite direction, they may have a solid game on their hands. Instant-heal med packs lying scattered throughout the jungle seemed to run counter to most of the real-life Vietnam stories I've heard about. Obviously there will be concession to gameplay as there are in any war simulator, but in all seriousness, Vietnam is going to be a massive and complex beast for Treyarch to tackle if these reports turn out to be correct.

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