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**”Call of Duty: Black Ops 7″ Gameplay Reveal Set to Kick Off Gamescom Opening Night Live**

**COLOGNE, GERMANY** – The next installment in the mega-popular “Call of Duty” franchise, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7,” is poised to make a major splash at Gamescom 2025. Geoff Keighley, the renowned host of Summer Game Fest, Gamescom Opening Night Live, and The Game Awards, announced that the game will be showcased during the Opening Night Live event on Tuesday, August 19th, at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET.

This reveal follows a CGI trailer shown at the Xbox Games Showcase in June, which confirmed the return of David Mason, a playable character from 2012’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.” “Black Ops 7” marks a franchise first, serving as a direct sequel to the previous year’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.”

Developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, the same teams behind “Black Ops 6” and “Black Ops: Cold War,” expectations are high for a full gameplay reveal, potentially including glimpses into the campaign, multiplayer, and zombies modes. A release date announcement is also anticipated.

“Call of Duty: Black Ops 7” is slated for release this fall on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC (via Battle.net, Steam, and Xbox PC), PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. As an Xbox first-party title, it will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

While a Nintendo Switch 2 version remains unconfirmed, reports indicate that Activision is committed to bringing “Call of Duty” to Nintendo’s platform, as promised by Microsoft during its acquisition bid of Activision Blizzard King.

Beyond “Black Ops 7,” other Xbox teams, including Bethesda Softworks and the “World of Warcraft” team at Blizzard Entertainment, will be present at Gamescom. Blizzard is expected to delve into “Midnight,” the upcoming “World of Warcraft” expansion.

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