The multiplayer open beta will run from October 5th to October 8th, with pre-orders receiving early access on October 2nd.
The developers behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 are trying to strike the right balance for time-to-kill to allow for weapon variety.
Developers Treyarch and Raven Software acknowledged community feedback about some of the previous game's skins being quite ugly.
The difficulty is baked in for the sequel because "you have to approach a co-op campaign differently," says Treyarch's Miles Leslie.
"You just don't worry about it, right?" said Miles Leslie about people calling accusing the Call of Duty franchise of having gotten lazy.
Associate creative director Miles Leslie reveals that despite being greenlit together, both titles had "different production ramp-up times."
Avalon and Alaska are some key locations that players will explore across a co-op campaign filled with plenty of mind-bending moments..
Players will allegedly drop into Avalon to complete objectives and extract, with death resulting in the loss of character progression.
While Activision and Nintendo are "working on" bringing the franchise to Switch, the sequel will seemingly skip release on Switch 2.
Invincible VS, Dying Light: The Beast, Cronos: The New Dawn, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and much more will also appear.
Mike Ybarra says Activision's franchise has "gone downhill" over the years and that Battlefield will "force them to change it."
The company is also seemingly keeping an eye on Battlefield 6, but isn't worried about how it might affect Call of Duty sales.
The follow-up to 2012's Black Ops 2 will launch later this year for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, PC, and Game Pass.
Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games, known for their work on the Call of Duty series, have also reportedly faced layoffs.
Exoskeletons, which were introduced in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, appear to be making a comeback based on leaked images.
The Switch being missing from the list of platforms for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is interesting considering the 10-year deal from 2022.
Raven Software and Treyarch reunite after last year's title to deliver a co-op campaign, round-based Zombies, and more for consoles and PC.
These limited-time events and modes will reportedly offer unique mechanics and rewards while being "higher-value" for Batte Pass owners.
