Call of Duty and Titanfall 2 are subtweeting each other

“A gang of secessionist rebels go to war with their paternal superpower” is the narrative backbone within two of this fall’s biggest video games: Titanfall 2 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. It’s also a rather on-the-nose metaphor for a long and troubled relationship between both games’ creators.
The Call of Duty franchise was launched in 2003 by the video game developer Infinity Ward, rapidly growing in popularity and scope. The massive success of 2009’s C