Infinity Ward to create 'Call Of Duty 6'

Publisher Activision has announced the sixth iteration of its bestselling Call Of Duty titles will be developed by the franchise's creator Infinity Ward.

Company CEO Bobby Kotick confirmed a sixth game in the series is in the works for 2009, despite the fact the Treyarch developed Call of Duty: World At War, the fifth title in the franchise, has yet to be released.

Kotick, who also announced a series of new licensed games, said: "As we look ahead to calendar 2009, even though it is early, the slate is strong.

"Our lineup will be anchored by: multiple new Guitar Hero; an all-new Call Of Duty, utilising our leapfrog studio strategy; and a completely reinvented Tony Hawk.

"In addition, we will launch Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and we will have a number of movie titles, including Marvel’s Wolverine, Transformers 2, DreamWorks’ Monsters Versus Aliens, and 20th Century Fox’s Ice Age.”