Sledgehammer Games

Sledgehammer Games is an American video game development studio founded in 2009 in Foster City, California. The studio is part of Activision and is one of the main developers of the Call of Duty series. It was founded by former developers from Visceral Games, Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey.

The studio’s first standalone game was Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014), which introduced futuristic exoskeletons, advanced technologies, and a new movement system. This was followed by Call of Duty: WWII, Call of Duty: Vanguard, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023). The studio also contributed to the development of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011), Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and other installments in the series.

Games from Sledgehammer Games are known for their cinematic campaigns, dynamic gameplay, sophisticated multiplayer, and modern technical execution. The studio regularly introduces new game mechanics, weapons, maps, and modes that push the Call of Duty series forward.

Today, Sledgehammer Games is one of Activision’s most prominent studios. With millions of copies sold and years of work on one of the world’s most successful video game series, it ranks among the leading developers of action FPS games for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.