Although Activision hasn't made an official announcement, there are many rumors going around about the next entry in the popular shooter franchise. Call of Duty 2025, with many calling it Black Ops 7 for now, is coming, and you're probably wondering what the game is going to be like.
While we wait for any official news, here are all the rumors and speculations about this next title.
Expected release date and platforms
The Call of Duty franchise always follows a similar format when it comes to its release date. Having said that, we expect the new title to come out sometime at the end of October/beginning of November of this year.
We will have to wait until that first reveal trailer or teaser comes out to know the exact release date.
As for the platforms, according to CharlieIntel on X, the game is still in development for last-gen consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) on top of the current ones. This was reported back in February of this year, and leakers haven't said anything opposing this information.
Campaign and story
The game is rumored to be a direct sequel of Black Ops 2, meaning the story will take place in the near future. According to leaks from a private playtest, the story takes place in 2035 and will have David Mason, son of Alex Mason from Black Ops 2, as the main protagonist.
Some rumors suggest this campaign will have an open-world style, featuring the map of Avalon, which was supposed to come out for Warzone at one point during Black Ops 6's post-launch seasons, but Activision has decided to focus on Verdansk first.
Multiplayer
The game is set to include multiple remastered maps at launch, similar to how it happened with MW3 in 2023. Many are expecting remastered versions of classic Black Ops 2 maps like Standoff, Raid, or Slums, which have already been remastered in other titles like Black Ops Cold War.
The leaks from private playtests also suggest the Uplink game mode is coming back. The last time we saw this mode was in Infinite Warfare, the last COD that featured advanced movement.
Zombies
Since Treyarch Studios is rumored to be the main studio behind the game, Zombies is a logical choice for the game's third major mode.
The same leaks from the playtests suggest the original Zombies crew will be back, meaning we will see Tank Dempsey, Nikola Belinski, and Takeo Mazaki finally join Richtofen in the Dark Aether storyline.
A recent report suggests the mode will feature six Zombies maps during its entire life cycle, which includes post-launch maps. The report explains developers are taking more liberties with this game's maps, and here are some of the ideas going around:
- A map in a post-WW2 New York City where the Nazi's dropped a nuclear bomb.
- A Japanese temple at the foot of an erupting volcano.
- A map in Vietnam
- A map in Afghanistan
- A space station in the Dark Aether
Not all of these ideas might become a reality, but they should give us a clue as to what we can expect in terms of settings.
Once we have more details, rumors, or leaks about the next entry in the franchise, we will update this article to add all the information.
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