User blog comment:Damac1214/Call of Duty 2014 Being Developed by Sledgehammer Games, Call of Duty Moving to Three Year Development Cycle/@comment-1916935-20140207020314/@comment-1055346-20140207162727

Honestly, considering how MW3 wrapped up, if they didn't feature Price/Nikolai then it should be a new series. No need to set a game in the same universe or call it MW4 if it's not gonna follow up on the characters or events of the previous game.