It’s been a while since Activision brought up Black Ops 7, this year’s Call of Duty. Too long, in fact. The game was initially unveiled in June with a brief trailer that closed off the Xbox Showcase… and that was it.
Of course, the publisher said to expect more to be shared about the upcoming shooter this summer, but it never set a proper date for that.
It’s now the middle of July, over one month on from the first time the world got introduced to Black Ops 7. Activision has now announced that August is when we’re going to be seeing it again.
The game’s next coming-out party will take place during gamescom Opening Night Live, which is set for Tuesday, August 19. Black Ops 7 will simply be part of the show’s line-up. The showcase itself will be streamed live at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm UK.
This is especially interesting because the yearly Call of Duty releases are considered major enough to receive their own reveal event, hosted by Activision, away from any other big summer event.
It’s not exactly clear what we’re going to be seeing come August 19, so there’s still a chance that a longer, more detailed showcase will be hosted later that month, or early in September – perhaps a week or two ahead of the game’s inevitable beta.
Still, there’s a lot Black Ops 7 developers have left to say about the game, especially given its return to the near-future, and the fact it’s bringing co-op back to the campaign. Fans also expect some continuity to exist between the current game, Black Ops 6, and the upcoming sequel. An announcement like that would definitely be made sooner rather later.
Black Ops 7 does not have a release date, but it’s expected in November for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.