Activision is not mentioned in the Call of Duty: Vanguard alpha

The “creative vision” extends not only to promotional materials, but also to the new installment in the Call of Duty series. There is no mention of Activision.

Alpha testing of the new installment in the Call of Duty series will begin soon. Pre-loading is now available.

CoD: Vanguard can already be launched, and users have noticed that there is no mention of the American company.

There are mentions of Sledgehammer Games, Raven, High Moon, Treyarch, Beenox, and Demonware, but the main one (the logo) is missing — Activision was not mentioned. 

Activision is only mentioned in the copyright notice at the very end (in fine print).

Earlier, mentions of Activision were also removed from the trailer. A representative commented on the decision: “It was a creative choice that reflects how Vanguard represents the next major installment in the franchise.”

As a reminder, the company (Activision Blizzard) found itself at the center of a scandal over allegations of workplace misconduct.

A commentator wonders: “[Could they be] kind of distancing themselves from the product [not showing the Activision logo] so that people are more inclined to buy it [CoD: Vanguard]?”