User blog comment:Cainelee20156/Call of duty World at War 2 IN 2015?/@comment-1187559-20150108173046/@comment-3967954-20150108191558

Honestly I think whether or not a WWII game is "dull" is factored by the gameplay content. Call of Duty has generally always opted for linear, one-way paths in its campaign modes, which sort of hinders the potential that a game set during WWII could have. Take the WWII setting and throw in huge, epic battles, with tanks and masses of infantry, and it could very well revive interest in WWII games. CoD2's D-Day level was very unimpressive in this regard, as the beach landing just consisted of scaling a cliff and the rest of the level was genero-trench warfare.

One of the factors that turns people away from WWII games is definitely the repetition in setting and gear. Of course, it's very hard to negotiate the gear - what soldiers were issued is what soldiers were issued, full stop. But settings can definitely be changed, it's just a question of whether anyone will be interested. There are hundreds of lesser-known battles and skirmishes that could be portrayed, but the fact that they're lesser-known sort of equates to the fact that not many people are interested in them.

Regarding nationalism - Call of Duty is an American series, always has been and always will be, and thus every CoD game to date has had an American protagonist. That likely isn't going to change. I do admit I'm sick of Russians vs Germans in bombed-out Stalingrad/Berlin - it's been done to death and it's almost always just portrayed exactly like in Enemy at the Gates. "Ooh, look how bad the Russians treated everybody." Yes, we get it. And, although Treyarch have neglected British campaigns in their last 3 games, let's not forget that these were the guys that brought us Polish and Canadian campaigns in CoD3.

In the end though it's down to what the market demands. Although there is a very vocal minority of fans who want another WWII game, from Activision's point of view it's all down to which game will profit the most. There has definitely been a decline in interest in the WWII department, so I doubt Activision are going to commission another WWII game anytime soon.