“Call of Duty” fans have been waiting with bated breath for news as part of Gamescom 2025, currently taking place in Germany and broadcasting gaming news to the world. As a part of Opening Night Live, the next entry to the long-running series, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7,” finally shared a gameplay reveal trailer and release date of November 14.
Focusing on the story campaign — which can be played in co-op with up to four players — the trailer revealed that the game is indeed picking up threads from 2012’s “Black Ops 2,” while acting as a narrative sequel to the previous release, “Black Ops 6.”
Returning to the role of main protagonist is David Mason, son of Alex Mason, who in 2035 is once again facing off against franchise antagonist Raul Menendez, and a much more powerful return of The Guild, last seen as a crime syndicate in “Black Ops 6,” now a global tech giant with armies and gun-toting robots to boot.
It’s a return to a futuristic setting for the series, but with the same mindbending campaign missions of “Cold War” and “Black Ops 6” — with twisting hallways, floating islands and giant knives falling from the sky while a trailer soundtrack of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” sets the subconscious stage.
Also featured is a look at the next level of the fast-paced ‘omnimovement’ that the Black Ops series has come to hero, with Mason and co using jetpack-esque super jumps, crouch sliding, wall jumps and grappling hooks to evade bad guys and killer robots in settings like Nicaragua, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Alaska and the fictional crime syndicate city of Avalon.
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Following the reveal trailer, developer Activision shared a more detailed video and blog post that discussed some juicier gameplay details. Think 16 new maps at launch, global progression across all modes, the return of ground war-esque 20-player maps, round-based zombies and more.
It seems that Activision is pulling out some new stops, but mostly just a fresh coat of paint for many returning features from “Black Ops 6.” Worth considering, though, is the renewed competition from rival series “Battlefield” and its extremely anticipated release just a month prior on October 10. We’ll find out more about what “Black Ops 7” is bringing to the table during CoD Next on September 30.