Will it be better than Black Ops Cold War? Will Vanguard be better than Battlefield 2042 or Halo Infinite? Which shooter will be king of the hill come Christmas 2021. Over the past few months, Sledgehammer Games has begun unveiling a number of features that will be appearing in Call of Duty: Vanguard, the latest release in the long-running franchise. As the Black Ops Cold War cycle moves towards its end, the Call of Duty community is eagerly awaiting the launch of the 2021 instalment of the popular first-person shooter franchise.