Now we've got a release window for the next iteration in the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 2. Activision Blizzard has revealed, in their fourth quarter financial conference call on Wednesday, that the game will be due this holiday season.

Hideo Kojima recently visited the offices of Call of Duty studio, Infinity Ward. This caused a bit of ruckus in the rumor mill, with people taking this as a sign that Kojima's next game really is a first-person shooter. Robert Bowling from Infinity Ward, however, has something to say about that. Details after the link.

Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward director for Call of Duty is apparently unhappy - to say the least - with Activision's Noah Heller. Why? Because according to him, Heller doesn't know what he's talking about and that he shouldn't pitch World at War (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS) by comparing it with the previous CoD installments. More slammin' happening at the full article.

EGM's resident rumor specialist Quartermann has set his eyes on Capcom, who has recently enjoyed success via its massive catalog of classic games. According to Quartermann in the latest issue of EGM, Capcom may be reaching into that classic gaming bag again.

After packing up from the Microsoft offices, Bungie may have a thing or two to learn from Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3). Bungie Lead AI Programmer Damian Isla mentioned he admires CoD4's performance against their own Halo 3 as the most played game on Xbox Live. More in our full article.

After just a few months of waiting comes the good news that Treyarch's current project, Call of Duty 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS), is finally playable. Will we have a demo soon, then? We hope that it won't be a long wait until then. More details in the full article!

In the video game industry, it's important not to rest on one's laurels. Activision probably knows this. In spite of the fact that its Q4 and fiscal year 2008 financial reports have shown encouraging results, the company is already planning its next ventures in the near future. This was evident in the company's recent conference call. More lucrative news follows after the jump.

If you'd care to recall, we recently reported on a rumor regarding Activision and its supposed plans of giving  the development responsibilities of the Call of Duty franchise to Infinity Ward. Well, Activision has debunked these rumors. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

According to insider information, it appears that Infinity Ward is negotiating with Activision to reclaim its rights to developer the Call of Duty series of games.

Or to be more specific, the titles that will come out after the launch of Call of Duty 5, currently being developed by Activision's Treyarch studio. More details are available in the full article.

What's George Lucas got to do with Kerrigan and Raynor? Plenty, apparently, based on Surfer Girl's latest bit of speculation regarding the beginnings of the Starcraft franchise, among other rumors. The rest of today's selection of rumors are available in the full article.