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The big announcement to cap off the latest Xbox Games Showcase event was the reveal thatCall of Duty: Black Ops 7is coming this year and will mark the return of David Mason. TheCall of Dutyfranchise is consistently a top-seller, and considering the dizzying success of theBlack Opsbrand in particular,Call of Duty: Black Ops 7was always an inevitability.
Rumors have been swirling for quite some time aboutCall of Duty: Black Ops 7and what the new game will bring to the table. Previous rumors have pointed to the new game being adirect sequel toBlack Op 2, and now those claims have been confirmed. TheCall of Duty: Black Ops 7reveal trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase has pulled the curtain back on exactly what fans can expect from the game when it launches later this year.
Developed as a collaboration between Treyarch and Raven Software,Call of Duty: Black Ops 7is set in the year 2035 and seesthe return of David Masonas the main character after the events ofBlack Ops 2.Black Ops 7will feature a co-op campaign along with the return of the franchise’s signature multiplayer experience and round-based Zombies. A more-detailed reveal ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 7will take place this summer, but an exact date for that event hasn’t been announced just yet.Black Ops 7is currently without a release date, but it’s scheduled to launch for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Of course, it will also be a day one Xbox Game Pass game.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Trailer
What’s odd is thatBlack Ops 7has not been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch 2.Microsoft previously agreed to a 10-year dealto bringCall of Dutygames to Nintendo platforms, and one would have expected that to start withBlack Ops 7, especially since the new game is releasing on last-generation hardware anyway. MaybeBlack Ops 7is coming to the Switch 2 and that announcement is being saved for later, but that remains to be seen.
In the meantime, there are still manyBlack Ops 6updateson the way between now and when the new game launches this fall. Fans can also expect new updates forWarzonein the interim as well. Perhaps teases forBlack Ops 7will pop up in those games as we’ve seen in previous years. After all, theBlack Ops 7trailer seems to end with a sneak peek at a newWarzonemap.Call of Dutyfans will want to keep an eye out for sure.
