Activision has shed more light on Call of Duty leaks following the company reportedly taking legal action to get a prominent Call of Duty leak account to stop posting.
In a YouTube comment on a TDAWG video, Activision said it understands that "rumors are part of gaming culture," along with "healthy online speculation." But Activision said it draws a line "when leaks turn into viral misinformation." This "undermines our developers and also distorts player expectations of the games we're making," the developer said.
"When that happens, we're going to step in and set the record straight," Activision said.
TheGhostofHope, who is known for leaking Call of Duty information, recently disclosed that Activision "legally demanded" that he stop "leaking and disseminating confidential information" about Call of Duty and the developer itself. "I am complying with their demands," he wrote.
The user has made numerous claims about Call of Duty and Activision over the years, including information about 2026's Call of Duty game. His reports went beyond Call of Duty and Activision, as he said in 2025 that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was planning to retire, something that Microsoft denied at the time but has now proven to be true (not all of the leak's specifics were accurate, though).
In related news, Activision recently spoke out to shut down a rumor about a standalone Zombies game. Activision's denial of this project was non-definitive and left loads of wiggle room due to its wording. Activision said, "The rumor factory working overtime. This ain't it." The vague statement did not reference Zombies at all or make any definitive statements about what may or may not be true about the rumor in question.
Leaks are not only common for Call of Duty, but also other big games, including Fornite. Recently, Epic Games took legal action against someone who is accused of leaking inside information, and this person was revealed to be someone who worked at Epic on Fortnite.
Activision and Epic may have succeeded in silencing some of the accounts who leak information, but another way people find new details about unannounced content is through data-mining efforts in both Call of Duty and Fortnite. Whether or not Activision and Epic have any plans to go after these accounts, too, is unknown for now.
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In a YouTube comment on a TDAWG video, Activision said it understands that "rumors are part of gaming culture," along with "healthy online speculation." But Activision said it draws a line "when leaks turn into viral misinformation." This "undermines our developers and also distorts player expectations of the games we're making," the developer said.
"When that happens, we're going to step in and set the record straight," Activision said.
TheGhostofHope, who is known for leaking Call of Duty information, recently disclosed that Activision "legally demanded" that he stop "leaking and disseminating confidential information" about Call of Duty and the developer itself. "I am complying with their demands," he wrote.
The user has made numerous claims about Call of Duty and Activision over the years, including information about 2026's Call of Duty game. His reports went beyond Call of Duty and Activision, as he said in 2025 that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was planning to retire, something that Microsoft denied at the time but has now proven to be true (not all of the leak's specifics were accurate, though).
In related news, Activision recently spoke out to shut down a rumor about a standalone Zombies game. Activision's denial of this project was non-definitive and left loads of wiggle room due to its wording. Activision said, "The rumor factory working overtime. This ain't it." The vague statement did not reference Zombies at all or make any definitive statements about what may or may not be true about the rumor in question.
Leaks are not only common for Call of Duty, but also other big games, including Fornite. Recently, Epic Games took legal action against someone who is accused of leaking inside information, and this person was revealed to be someone who worked at Epic on Fortnite.
Activision and Epic may have succeeded in silencing some of the accounts who leak information, but another way people find new details about unannounced content is through data-mining efforts in both Call of Duty and Fortnite. Whether or not Activision and Epic have any plans to go after these accounts, too, is unknown for now.
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