Activision has just announced that 2009 will mean new games in the Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, and Call of Duty franchises.

The gaming company has confirmed that we could expect for CoD is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The game will see the light of day sometimes in Fall 2009.

Released in November 2007, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the number 1 title in units worldwide for calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group, Chart Track and The GFK Group. Judging by those numbers, we could expect a similar success of the sequel of this game.

As for the next game in the Guitar Hero series, Activision noted that the game is called for the moment Guitar Hero 5.

The fans of Tony Hawk skateboarding series will have to wait until next October to get their hands on a new game. Activision didn’t reveal any title or details about this project. The company noted that the game will be made available for all the gaming console and according to MTV Multiplayer Blog, the officials said that “You’re not going to be playing this game with a controller in your hands”. This could be a good hint about some kind of peripheral device.

The company also confirmed that Bizzare Creations is working on a racing-oriented “James Bond” game.

Last month, Activision released „Quantum of Solace” videogame, its first James Bond title. The game was developed by four companies, Treyarch, Eurocom, Beenox and Vicarious Visions and it is powered by a Call of Duty 4 game engine.