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For more than two decades now, Activision’sCall of Dutyfranchise has continued to be regarded as one of the best and longest-running game franchises out there. The series is known to release a new installment every year. Some even consider theCall of Dutyseries to be a pillar of the first-person shooter genre.
While the series has some great games under its banner, theCall of Dutyfranchise also has a decent number of games that never saw the light of the day. Among them is a third-person shooterCall of Duty: Vietnam. For those clueless, Sledgehammer Games wanted to produce a new experience under Activision’s first-person action franchise around 2011. However, it was later canceled.
Images of canceledCall of Duty: Vietnamleaked online
More than a decade later, the images of this canceledCall of Dutygame recently surfaced on the internet. An insider named ‘ForwardLeaks’ recently took to X to share a few images from the canceled game, rubbing some salt on the forgotten wounds of fans.
https://twitter.com/ForwardLeaks/status/1782828419417284857
Naturally, they were left mesmerized by the glimpses of the never-released game. The impressive images made the fans wonder how amazing the game would have been if the visuals looked so stunning. Several users poured in their thoughts, expressing disappointment regarding the title never being released.
I would’ve done ANYTHING for this game and I mean ANYTHING
— Isekaid (@IGotIsekaid)June 28, 2025
I wish we could get more cod games that don’t take place in modern times. It’s the same exact stuff over and over
— I don’t know (@Idontkn40394681)June 22, 2025
This would be very interesting game.
— Scott (@ScottLem000)July 04, 2025
holy fuck we LOST
— Cardigan Backyardigan (@GloppenBoopin02)August 04, 2025
That third image is gorgeous, I wish we had more unique art direction like that in cod
— theBigIsaac (@FungusOwnsYou)June 21, 2025
man a proper Vietnam campaign like how old COD campaigns were woulda been so cool, Black Ops is alright but it’s got about as much to do with Vietnam as John Wayne’s movie The Green Berets did
— Ross Parker (@RossParker94)August 21, 2025
Notably, hadCall of Duty: Vietnambeen launched, it would have been the first-ever third-person shooter game for the franchise. The game was believed to be set in the 1960s and 1970s, in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
Why wasCall of Duty: Vietnamcanceled?
Although 2020’sCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Wardoes touch down on the Vietnam War,Call of Duty: Vietnamwould have been more focused on the war that also bled over into neighboring Cambodia and Laos.Call of Duty: Vietnamwas planned to be an attempt at a third-personCoDgame.
Reports suggest that the project had been under development in the Sledgehammer Games’ oven for just about six or eight months. The game even had up to 15 minutes playable, before Activision offered Sledgehammer to assist Infinity Ward in the development ofCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. As a result, Vietnam was put on hold.
Later in January 2011, the makers confirmed that the third-person action-adventure game would be canceled, or put on hold. During aninterview in Octoberof that year, the creative director Glen Schofield referred to the game as “most likely canceled.”
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According to Schofield, the game was unable to go far in its development because of the lack of vision with regards to how the studio wanted to expand it into a full-fledged AAA project. It seems like a missed opportunity as the franchise to date remains without a third-person shooter game.
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With an undying passion for writing and exploring genres, Amarylisa Gonsalves enjoys engaging with her readers through words. Having completed her Masters in Commerce, followed by Masters in Journalism, allows her to understand both sides of the trade.She has extensively worked in the gaming, esports, and real-money gaming space, but won’t hesitate to take on something new everyday. Finance, beauty, lifestyle, academics, anime, sports, fashion, and health care are just some of the other things she has written about.
