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"Ambitious" Call of Duty: Zombies live-service game was once briefly in the works at Raven Software
Raven Software was at one time working on a standalone live-service version of Call of Duty's popular Zombies mode, ex-…
Alas, there's no more juicy gossip of potential inter-studio rivalry to be found in Gummelt's CV, but he does mention Raven Software also began work on a sequel to a one of the studio's classic IP in 2019 - resulting in two "highly playable" proof-of-concept prototypes - but that Activision ultimately pulled the plug on the project after Call of Duty: Warzone proved to be a smash hit and Raven Software, a long-time support studio for the publisher, was required to support. This bit of news, frankly, is far more devastating than Raven's canned Zombies game, given the studio counts classic fantasy first-person shooters Heretic and Hexen in its back catalogue - both of which would be excellent candidates for an experimental revival. These days Gummelt is an "experience director" working on a triple-A title at Zenimax Online Studios, but it's still intriguing to get a glimpse into what might have been for Raven Software if the Call of Duty juggernaut wasn't quite all-consuming over at Activision.
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