The game cover for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
Overview
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a first person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. Released in 2025, it is the twenty-second game in the Call of Duty series.
Esports
The title is the featured game of the 2026 Season and Call of Duty League. Matches were contested in best of 5 series with Hardpoint, Overload, and Search and Destroy being the three game modes. The series layout was HP/S&D/OVR/HP/S&D. In the grand final Best of 9's, the series layout was HP/S&D/OVR/HP/S&D/OVR/S&D/HP/S&D.
For a more in-depth history of the Black Ops 7 esports season, see the History of Call of Duty Esports.
For recommended series to watch from the Black Ops 7 esports season, see the List of Recommended Series to Watch.
Maps
- Hardpoint: Blackheart, Colossus, Den, Exposure, Scar
- Overload: Den, Exposure, Scar
- Search & Destroy: Colossus, Den, Exposure, Raid, Scar
- For the full 2026 Season Ruleset, click here
- For the full 2026 Season Ruleset, click here
- For the full 2026 Season Ruleset, click here
- For the full 2026 Season Ruleset, click here
New Features
Black Ops 7 introduced a brand new competitive game mode to replace Control as the swing mode in the best of five - Overload. This mode is a mix between Blitz and Gridiron/Uplink. Teams fight over control of the "Overload Device" which they need to run into two goals located on the opponents' side of the map to score points.
Call of Duty League
Team Changes
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Las Vegas Falcons moved to Riyadh and renamed team to 
Riyadh Falcons -
Atlanta FaZe moved to Las Vegas and renamed team to FaZe Vegas - Minnesota RØKKR renamed team to G2 Minnesota
- Toronto Ultra renamed team to Toronto KOI
- Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 moved to Paris and renamed team to Paris Gentle Mates
Rookies
Call of Duty Challengers
Notable Tournaments
| End Date | Tournament | Location | Prize | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Esports World Cup 2026 - Black Ops 7 | Riyadh | $ TBD | |
| 2026-07-19 | Call of Duty Challengers Finals 2026 | Las Vegas | $ TBD | |
| 2026-07-19 | Call of Duty League Championship 2026 | Las Vegas | $ TBD | |
| 2026-06-28 | Call of Duty League 2026 - Major 4 | Paris | $ 365,000 | |
| 2026-05-17 | Call of Duty League 2026 - Major 3 | Atlanta | $ 365,000 | |
| 2026-03-29 | Call of Duty League 2026 - Major 2 | Birmingham | $ 365,000 | |
| 2026-02-01 | Call of Duty League 2026 - Major 1 | University Park | $ 365,000 | |
| 2025-11-23 | Monster Energy Launch Invitational 2026 | North America | $ 75,000 |  OpTic TEX
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See Also
- Black Ops 7 Competitive Rules
- Call of Duty League Championship 2026
- Call of Duty League 2026 Season
- 2026 Tournaments Portal
- Black Ops 7 Season Stats
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on Wikipedia