GAME · 2014 · USA
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Developer
- Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
- Publisher
- Sledgehammer Games
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows
27 archived facts 7 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Oct 2026
27 Interesting Facts About Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Interesting Facts (9)
- #001
The physical appearance of nearly every player character is based on their real-life voice actors.
- #002
The character Gideon is portrayed by actor Gideon Emery, who previously played the lead character "SSgt. Henry Blackburn" in another first-person shooter, Battlefield 3.
- #003
It is the first Call of Duty built directly on a new-generation game engine.
- #004
It is the first Call of Duty game to feature double jump in all game modes.
- #005
Kevin Spacey's character Jonathan Irons, unlike his TV persona Frank Underwood, holds a strongly negative attitude toward the US government.
- #006
It is the first Call of Duty game entirely designed and produced by SledgeHammer Games.
- #007
On the multiplayer map Ascend, the number "666" is written on the wall next to the ladder in the middle of the map.
- #008
It is the first Call of Duty available for pre-order purchase one day before its official premiere date.
- #009
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare uses a pick-13 system to create a class in multiplayer mode.
Production Story (13)
- #010
Before Sledgehammer Games was reassigned to co-develop Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the studio was at work on a separate Call of Duty title, Call of Duty: Fog of War.
- #011
Call of Duty: Fog of War was announced after Black Ops and before Modern Warfare 3, and was described as an action-adventure third-person shooter set during the Vietnam War.
- #012
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said Modern Warfare 3 was not the same title as Sledgehammer Games' action-adventure Call of Duty game, and that the studio's own title had been put on hold while the team focused fully on Modern Warfare 3.
- #013
Director Michael Condrey stated that most of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's engine was built from scratch, with new rendering, animation, physics and audio systems, though some lines of the old code remain.
- #014
According to Don Veca, who worked on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the game's audio is very advanced and gives it a genuine and great feel.
- #015
Glen Schofield said that audio does not come last in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare as it did in previous titles, and that Don Veca was involved from the start.
- #016
For Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the audio was built from the ground up with the improved engine.
- #017
According to Activision, the new three-year Call of Duty development cycle allowed Sledgehammer Games to build a 'near photorealistic' world for Advanced Warfare unlike any previous Call of Duty.
- #018
High Moon Studios, known for the Deadpool video game and Transformers games, developed the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Sledgehammer Games focused on the PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One versions.
- #019
Activision confirmed that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare would not be released on the Wii U. This made it the first main Call of Duty game since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 to skip a Nintendo platform.
- #020
Harry Gregson-Williams returned to compose the main title theme for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, having previously written the main title theme for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
- #021
Audiomachine composed the overall score of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
- #022
Chris Vrenna composed the score for the Exo Zombies downloadable content pack of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Behind the Scenes (1)
- #023
Sledgehammer Games used the same facial animation system and set for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare as James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water.
Characters & Cast (1)
- #024
Michael Condrey confirmed in a tweet that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare would include female soldiers in multiplayer.
Easter Eggs & References (1)
- #025
One of the killstreaks available in multiplayer is called "Vulcan" and is a red beam that strikes the map you control. This is a reference to Star Trek (2009), in which the villains destroy the planet Vulcan with a red beam.
Deeper Meaning (1)
- #026
It is the first Call of Duty game in which you play as only a single character throughout the entire campaign.
Career & Awards (1)
- #027
It is the first game in the COD series to feature an Academy Award-winning actor (Kevin Spacey). Previous games had three Oscar-nominated actors (Ed Harris, Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman).
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- Call of Duty: WWII — Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare comes up in the facts on that page
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