Former Xbox executive Mike Ybarra recently said that Battlefield 6 will "boot stomp" Black Ops 7. "The real win here is CoD won’t be lazy anymore, and we'll all get better FPS games for it," he said.

Call of Duty’s long-standing legacy of annual releases is all set to continue with the upcoming Black Ops 7. Developed by Treyarch, the title serves as a follow-up to Black Ops

According to sources who wished to remain anonymous as they couldn’t talk about the game’s plans, Black Ops 7’s hotly rumored ‘Avalon’ map, which was initially planned as a Battle Royale map, will be the title’s 12th and final mission in the Black Ops 7 campaign.

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The brand returned to the biggest consumer gaming event that takes place annually in Cologne, Germany, with a first look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and new gameplay for The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, and a new DLC for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, called The Order of Giants.

However, with Call of Duty’s post-launch skins adding Nicki Minaj, Homelander, Beevis and Butthead and even American Dad, the King of FPS multiplayer has thoroughly abandoned its military identity for the sake of micro-transaction mullah. But will this ever change?

Black Ops 7's combination of a wild new approach to its campaign, revamped and retooled multiplayer, and fan-service flourishes to Zombies makes for a very exciting prospect.

Black Ops 6 Weapon Camos will not be transferable to Black Ops 7 weapons, but still usable on Black Ops 6 weapons.