Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | |
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| Developers | |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Directors |
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| Producer | Natalie Pohorski |
| Designers |
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| Artist | Wil Wells |
| Writer | Dan Laufer |
| Composer | Jack Wall |
| Series | Call of Duty |
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| Release | November 14, 2025 |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a 2025 first-person shooter video game co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the twenty-second main installment of the Call of Duty series and is the eighth entry in the Black Ops sub-series, following Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2024). Set in 2035, Black Ops 7's story—playable in co-op or single-player—follows a JSOC unit led by David Mason as they investigate the apparent return of deceased terrorist Raul Menendez. As with previous Call of Duty titles, the game also includes a multiplayer component and the cooperative round-based Zombies mode.
Development on Black Ops 7 took place concurrently with the production of Black Ops 6, with both games being green-lit at the same time. Marketing for the title began in June 2025 with the release of a cinematic trailer during the 2025 Xbox Games Showcase event; a full reveal debuted on August 19, at Gamescom. Black Ops 7 was released on November 14, 2025, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Critics praised the multiplayer and Zombies modes, but were mixed on the co-op campaign. Player reception was negative, and the game was the subject of review bombing on Metacritic, with criticism for the campaign and the use of generative artificial intelligence for in-game assets.