During theCall of DutyLeague Championship 2025 Grand Finals, Treyarch associate design director Lawrence Metten comparedCall of Duty: Black Ops 7toCall of Duty: Black Ops 2with some encouraging teases about what’s to come. The story ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 7will follow up after the events ofBlack Ops 2, serving as a direct sequel.
Revealed during the June 8th Xbox Games Showcase,Call of Duty: Black Ops 7marks the return of David Masonas the main character. In the year 2035, David Mason leads a Black Ops team against “a manipulative enemy who weaponizes fear above all else,” with conflicts and psychological warfare on the rise. Raul Menendez, the antagonist ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 2, was teased to make a return in some capacity, and Activision confirmed thatBlack Ops 7will feature a co-op campaign, the franchise’s tried-and-true multiplayer component, and round-based Zombies. These three pillars of theCall of Dutyfranchise were arguably at their peak back whenCall of Duty: Black Ops 2was released in 2012, with many fans still fondly reminiscing about the game. Fortunately, it appears that Treyarch is aware of how importantBlack Ops 2is to theBlack Opsseries of games, according to Metten’s comments.
When speaking briefly aboutCall of Duty: Black Ops 7, Metten compared the game toBlack Ops 2, stating that “if you’re a fan ofBlack Ops 2back in the day, especially if you’re a fan ofBlack Ops 2competitive, you’re gonna have a good time inBlack Ops 7.” Metten and the Treyarch developers were happy to see fans react totheCall of Duty:Black Ops 7trailer, and the associate design director also noted that the developers were glad they were given a lot of creative freedom forBlack Ops 7, since the game is “not tied to a previous era” ofCall of Duty.
Treyarch Associate Design Director Lawrence Metten Compares Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to Black Ops 2
Metten notes thatCall of Duty: Black Ops 7players will “feel” the creative freedom of the development team while playing on the game’s new maps, weapons, and gear in multiplayer. The director didn’t comment further on the game, asthe full reveal ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 7will take place sometime this summer. An exact date for that reveal hasn’t been announced yet, however.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7is expected to release later this year for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, and it will be a day one Xbox Game Pass game.Call of Duty: Black Ops 7might also be releasing on Nintendo Switch 2, as Microsoft and Nintendo are actively working together to bring theCall of Dutyfranchise to Nintendo platforms for the first time in more than a decade.
