Just as promised, Microsoft and Activision brought Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to Gamescom Opening Night Live for a full showcase. Alongside new information on the game by Treyarch and Raven Software, a trailer with some over-the-top action landed too. Catch it above.
While four-player cooperative play is being shown off as a major feature, the campaign will be fully playable solo, according to the development team, with Call of Duty"s iconic linear and movie-like scripted missions returning.
"In this Campaign designed for solo play or up to four player co-op, join David Mason and his JSOC team of elite Operators as they seek their own answers within the sprawling city of Avalon," says the developer. "While there, they encounter a weapon engineered to turn fear into an instrument of war. David and his team must uncover the truth behind Menendez’s return and how this horrific weapon will be used to incite global terror before losing themselves to madness."
Outside of the cooperative campaign, Zombies mode is coming back for even more co-op action too. The studio is touting the biggest round-based Zombies map it has ever made, with Survival maps also returning.
As for the multiplayer, 16 maps with 6vs6 action and two 20vs20 Skirmish maps have now been confirmed for Black Ops 7. These will be set across Japan, Alaska, Avalon, and Australian Outback locations and will even bring back some maps as fully remastered experiences. Omnimovement is back from the previous game too, with wall jumps and combat rolls being added as new features. Tactical Sprint is being removed though.
Interestingly, this is the first time that the Call of Duty series has received back-to-back Black Ops games. It was only last year that Treyarch and Raven Software launched Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with a full arsenal of single-player campaign, round-based co-op zombies, and multiplayer components.
Ahead of launch, a beta will be kicking off on October 2 for those who pre-order any version of Black Ops 7 or are subscribed to Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Everyone else will be able to join in for free starting October 5.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is releasing on November 14, and it is hitting PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4.