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With Black Ops 7, Call of Duty is heading into uncharted territory. On November 14, 2025, Treyarch is delivering back-to-back installments to the Black Ops franchise for the first time in the series' history.

Through extensive, exclusive interviews with the developers at Treyarch in recent weeks, we learned that Black Ops 7 has two primary goals. It's designed to be an expansive love letter to Black Ops 2, the 2012 FPS which many players believe to be the apex of the sub-franchise; and a smart expansion of Black Ops 6, the 2024 shooter that not only introduced Omnimovement, but brought about the return of elements such as classic prestige and round-based zombies.

Black Ops 7 is trying to connect the past with the present to establish a new future for Black Ops. We explore all of that and a great deal more in the GamesRadar+ Big Preview of Black Ops 7. With our exclusive cover story you'll get unprecedented access and insight into the development of this year's Call of Duty, better understanding how the parallel development of Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 has allowed Treyarch to evolve its ambitions and iterate its ideas with the community.

We are also diving deep into the Black Ops 7 campaign, multiplayer, and zombies components after traveling to Call of Duty: Next to get hands-on, and giving you brand new insights into how the return of Black Ops is influencing the next year of Warzone. So keep on reading to find The Big Preview of Black Ops 7, the most extensive and in-depth coverage of 2025's most anticipated shooter.

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In this GamesRadar+ exclusive, we sat down with developers from across the Call of Duty studios group to better understand its attempt to "redefine" what the franchise can be. Activision may have released 20 Call of Duty games in as many years, but it believes that Black Ops 7 can still deliver "some of the most unique and unexpected moments of the series." And in our Black Ops 7 cover story, you'll learn how.

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