Earlier in the year, I reported that the next instalment of the Call of Duty franchise will arrive mid-year and be revealed as an in-game Warzone event.

This year’s title is dubbedCall of Duty: Vanguard, which is being developed by Sledgehammer Games and will take the franchise back to World War II.

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Activision has so far only commented “This is a built-for-next generation experience with stunning visuals across campaign, multiplayer and cooperative modes of play designed to both integrate with and enhance the existing COD ecosystem” for its next premiumCall of Dutytitle.

Late-August Reveal Date forVanguard

For the past several months,I’ve reportedthatCall of Duty Vanguardis likely to be revealed in late August, which in part is due to Activision’s new direction with revealing itsCall of Dutytitles viaWarzone.

Up until now, there have been no additional snippets of information to suggest that the reveal date will be sooner or later, but Gamescom’s latest announcement yesterday could give us some indication.

Gamescomannounced that Activision will be participating in its annual event, which this year will be digital-only and be taking place from August 25 – 27.

Although this does not confirmCall of Duty Vanguardwill be revealed before then, it does coincide with the rumblings I’ve previously heard.

Warzone and Black Ops Cold War’s Reveal

Last year, Activision revealedBlack Ops Cold Warvia an in-gameWarzoneevent, which was the first of its kind forCall of Duty.

The reveal event itself took place a couple of weeks after the Modern Warfare Season 5 update, in which the developers teased fans withWarzoneEaster Eggs until the reveal itself on August 26th.

Interestingly, the next Season to hitBlack Ops Cold Warwill be Season 5, which is expected to go live around August 11th, which sets up the perfect opportunity for a week or two of teases and Easter Eggs before the full in-gameWarzonereveal.

Combining all the dates together, we can predict that theCall of Duty Vanguard Warzonereveal will likely take place between August 18 – 25, which not only gives the developers time to tease but gives Activision the perfect global stage to talk more about the reveal at Gamescom.