Overview

• An internal developer message-of-the-day was accidentally broadcast to all Call of Duty app users, revealing first-look images alongside descriptions of two new multiplayer modes for Black Ops 7.
• Skirmish is described as a large-scale 20-versus-20 mode featuring multiple objectives, including point captures and payload destruction, with wingsuits enabling rapid aerial flanking.
• Overload pits two teams of six players against each other in a scramble to secure and deliver a neutral EMP device to the enemy headquarters for points.
• Leaked screenshots showcase the game’s near-future 2035 setting with advanced exosuits, robotic support units and omnidirectional movement; wall-running features from earlier titles will not return.
• Activision is expected to reveal full gameplay footage or a campaign trailer in August, showcase multiplayer details in September and launch Black Ops 7 in late October 2025.