Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Developer(s)	Treyarch Raven Software
Publisher(s)	Activision
Engine	Revamped IW Engine
Release Date	2025
Genre(s)	First-person shooter Action horror (Zombies)
Mode(s)	Campaign Multiplayer Zombies
Platforms	PlayStation 4 Xbox One PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Microsoft Windows (Battle.net, Steam & Microsoft Store)
Media	Blu-Ray Disc, Digital Download

"Embrace the Madness"

— Tagline

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and Raven Software for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Microsoft Windows. It is set in 2035, ten years after the 2025 events of Call of Duty: Black Ops II and forty-four years after the events of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Black Ops 7 is the twenty-second game in the Call of Duty franchise and the eighth game in the Black Ops series. Announced on June 8th, 2025, the game it is set to release in the same year.

Campaign

"The year is 2035 and the world is on the brink of chaos, ravaged by violent conflict and psychological warfare following the events of the fan-favorite titles Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 6. Wielding cutting-edge technology, the Black Ops team led by David Mason must fight back against a manipulative enemy who weaponizes fear above all else."

— Description

The Campaign of Black Ops 7 is focused on cooperative play and been described as a "David Mason story" with a large portion of the story set in Japan and Avalon.

Multiplayer

The game will feature a multiplayer component with brand new maps at launch.

Zombies

Main article: Zombies (Treyarch)

Zombies mode returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, continuing the Dark Aether Saga narrative and featuring Round-Based Zombies. The first map in Black Ops 7 takes place inside of the Dark Aether.

Development

Like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 before it, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a collaborative effort between Treyarch and Raven Software, with the support of Activision's other studios. It was developed in conjunction with Black Ops 6, and is intended to directly follow up both the events of that game as well as Call of Duty: Black Ops II, its immediate chronological predecessor.

Despite Microsoft and Nintendo having signed a 10-year deal in 2023 to bring Call of Duty games to Nintendo platforms, Black Ops 7 was not announced on Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2. The day after the reveal, Activision confirmed conversations about bringing the franchise to Nintendo Consoles were ongoing, but they had nothing to announce at the time.

On June 26th, 2025 a message of the day was pushed to the Call of Duty app that included new images of Black Ops 7 Multiplayer gameplay as well as details on new game modes and features to be featured in the game. While intended only for participants of the play test, the message was pushed to all players on Xbox platforms as well.

The first leaked message of the day

Marketing

Announcement

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was announced on June 8th, 2025 during the Xbox Games Showcase, was the final reveal of the show, and the trailer included pre-rendered cutscenes of David Mason confronted by Raul Menendez and short clips of real-time gameplay from the Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies. The game was also announced to be available day-one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Tiers. Shortly after, the Call of Duty website launched its Black Ops 7 page, confirming the setting, a co-op Campaign, the continuation of the Dark Aether Saga narrative, and a full reveal later in the summer.

Following the announcement, it was announced that Black Ops 7 would feature Milo Ventimiglia as David Mason, Michael Rooker as Mike Harper, reprising his role from Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Kiernan Shipka as a new character named Emma Kagan. Although featured in the Teaser Trailer, Raul Menendez's voice actor was not announced at the time. His original voice actor, Kamar de los Reyes, passed away in 2023.

Pre-Release

On June 17th, 2025 the COD POD Ep. 006 was the first major, although light, source of news related to Black Ops 7 after the reveal. Notably, it confirmed that the game would not feature "Jet Packs or Wall Running" as had been rumored, but will involve an "Evolution" of Omnimovement, though what this would entail was not announced at the time. Additional details about the campaign were also revealed, including its focus on David Mason, some of the settings of the Campaign, large portion of the story set in Japan and Avalon, and the return of certain in universe technology like the Wingsuit.

Gallery

Promotional Images

Logo.

Videos

Call of Duty- Black Ops 7 - Official Teaser

The Lesson

Trivia

• David Mason's pose in the cover art is a recreation of the soldier pose on the Call of Duty: Black Ops II cover art, referencing the direct connection between the games.
• The Official Teaser has multiple musical references to Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
  • The piano motif from Theme from Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be briefly heard as the butterfly lands on Menendez's hand.
  • The trailer prominently features the song The Hand That Feeds by the band Nine Inch Nails. Nine Inch Nails founder and lead singer, Trent Reznor, composed the previously mentioned Theme from Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
• On June 17th, 2025 the COD POD Ep. 006, the Associate Creative Director of Treyarch Miles Leslie, said that the Prestige Master Level 1000 rewards in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 were intended to be teases for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.