Xbox Games Showcase concludes with announcement of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

 There have been plenty of rumors suggesting that Activision will be doubling down on the Black Ops formula for 2025, picking up where 2024’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 left off. This would lead to a similar setup to 2022 and 2023, when we had back-to-back Modern Warfare games to enjoy. This has now been confirmed.

As the final announcement for the showcase and ahead of The Outer Worlds 2 Direct, we got to meet Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Outside of a mostly cinematic reveal that confirmed that Mason and Menendez would be returning somehow, the trailer didn’t show off much else of note. Sure, we know that it’ll have a more futuristic focus with VTOL aircraft, robotic dog-like creatures, and an invisible cloaking system, plus a brief glimpse at the undead that confirmed that Zombies would be back too, but otherwise, there’s no other official information presented in the trailer.

Given the list of rumors surrounding Call of Duty 2026, which is said to be made by Infinity Ward and once again features a Modern Warfare setting, we can assume that the annual launch routine will be maintained, and that Black Ops 7 will likely debut in the fall.

However, it is being developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, will get a gameplay reveal and launch in the summer before eventually arriving on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and as a Game Pass day one launch once again, meaning subscribers won’t have to shell out any extra money for it.