Former Raven Software developer spills some info about a Call of Duty standalone zombie game cancelled in 2012
, by Quentin
In an interview on the YouTube channel Glitching Queen, former Raven Software developer Michael Gummelt opened up about a very special Call of Duty that, sadly, never saw the light of day.
It was a full-fledged zombie game, and not a simple game mode as we are used to. It was supposed to be a stand-alone game developed between 2011 and 2012, but it ended up being cancelled.
However, it's always interesting to learn more about an aborted project, especially when it's related to Call of Duty. Here's a summary of what it revealed, courtesy of an X user:
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Developed from 2011-2012 but never passed design documents.
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Would be fully supported and updated as a live game.
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Had microtransactions based on cod online with customization.
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It wasn't a straight port of old zombies, but one built off using the latest CoD technology.
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The game was supposed to be fun, campy and experimental.
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Treyarch didn’t know if they wanted to continue with zombies due to behind the scenes problems before Black Ops 2, so Raven was given the change to develop the game.
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Players started off as a gladiator in an arena to fight zombies in a mad-max esque arena.
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There were waves of zombies to contend with in this famous arena.
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At one point, you staged an escape and would explore an open world to fight zombies and get rewards.
-The game was designed to have seasons with new content.
-There are no more zombie games totally detached from an annual Call of Duty game planned at the moment.
Source: insider-gaming.com