{"id":191882,"date":"2025-09-30T08:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/191882\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:54:13","slug":"black-ops-7-livestream-reveals-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/191882\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Ops 7 Livestream Reveals in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe stage is being set in Sin City tonight ahead of Activision\u2019s Call of Duty<\/a>: Next event Tuesday, when the Microsoft-owned publisher will unveil major gameplay aspects of its upcoming \u201cCall of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/a>\u201d game.<\/p>\n

\n\tAn annual tradition, Next is when \u201cCoD\u201d shows off its multiplayer and Zombies modes in a livestream presentation (taking place at 9 a.m. PT\/12 p.m. ET) but also serves as an in-person experience for press and influencers to get hands-on exposure to the latest installment and be wowed by over-the-top activations promoting the title.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year, the \u201cCall of Duty\u201d marketing team partnered with West Coast Customs to bring a specific aspect of \u201cBlack Ops 7\u201d to life: a real-life version of the in-game \u201cWonder Vehicle\u201d truck from the \u201cBlack Ops 7\u201d Zombies mode.<\/p>\n

\n\tPer Activision, \u201cIn the new \u2018Call of Duty: Black Ops 7\u2019 Zombies mode, players will be able to work together to upgrade the Wonder Vehicle and traverse the Ashes of the Damned map, running over and escaping hordes of Zombies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tAs seen in the photo above, the Wonder Vehicle is complete with triple abomination heads on the hood, turret on top, and a\u201dPack-A-Punch\u201d machine in the back.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor more on what to expect out of this year\u2019s Call of Duty: Next, Variety spoke with Activision marketing chief Tyler Bahl.<\/p>\n

\t\tWhat are the main features of this year\u2019s Next?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tCall of Duty: Next is all about showcasing and celebrating games with our passionate community, and this year we really wanted to go bigger. We\u2019re hosting \u201cNext\u201d at Area 15 in Las Vegas. It\u2019s a futuristic and immersive venue that perfectly matches the energy of \u201cCall of Duty: Black Ops 7.\u201d Fans will see the very first hands-on gameplay across our ever-popular Multiplayer mode, fan favorite Zombies mode, and our new free-to-play \u201cCall of Duty: Warzone Resurgence\u201d experience called \u201cHaven\u2019s Hollow.\u201d For the first time at Next, we\u2019re also hosting the World Series of Warzone (WSOW), our high-stakes competition with over 150 players competing for a $1M prize pool, alongside the return of the Call of Duty Endowment (C.O.D.E.) Bowl VI presented by USAA.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn top of that, we\u2019ve layered in some unreal activations including a real-life Zombies Wunder Vehicle, an animatronic T.E.D.D. robot that interacts with people on site, and creators racing side-by-sides with Polaris out in the Mojave Desert. It\u2019s the most advanced, immersive creator experience yet, and easily the most ambitious version of Next we\u2019ve ever done.<\/p>\n

\t\tHow did doing two \u201cBlack Ops\u201d games back-to-back affect planning for this year\u2019s event?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tMoving directly into \u201cCall of Duty: Black Ops 7\u201d gave us a chance to think differently about momentum. We knew the audience had high expectations, so the focus was on making Next feel fresh, unexpected, and larger in scale. That\u2019s why we leaned into building a more immersive venue space using the latest technology and pushed harder on community elements with WSOW and expanded creator participation. We wanted fans to feel that the Next showcase isn\u2019t just continuing, it\u2019s evolving in ambitious new ways.<\/p>\n

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\t\tWhat did you want to do differently?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year we wanted to do more than just share new content. We aimed to make Next the most immersive experience yet to showcase not only \u201cBlack Ops 7,\u201d but across the board with \u201cCall of Duty: Warzone,\u201d \u201cCall of Duty: Mobile,\u201d C.O.D.E. Bowl VI and the World Series of Warzone. And this year, we brought Next to Las Vegas, at a venue that perfectly fits the near-future timeline of \u201cBlack Ops 7.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tWith a particularly star-studded cast for \u201cBlack Ops 7,\u201d are you incorporating those actors into Next and how?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cast is a huge part of \u201cCall of Duty: Black Ops 7\u2019s\u201d identity, and while they won\u2019t be front and center at NEXT, we\u2019ve still found ways to weave them into the experience. You\u2019ll see them featured in select moments via behind-the-scenes content that helps set up the gameplay reveals. They may not be the focus of the event itself, as fans will need to wait until we get closer to launch to see more there, but they\u2019re essential to bringing the narrative of the new \u201cCall of Duty\u201d game to life and shaping how fans connect with the world of \u201cBlack Ops.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tWhat can you tease about what influencers and press will get to see in person and participate in vs. the live stream content?\t<\/p>\n

\n\tIn-person attendees have an incredible weekend in store in Las Vegas, but given the scale of our audience globally, it\u2019s impossible to bring everyone out to Next, so the goal has always been to bring the experience to our fans and community. That\u2019s why hosting creators and press is so important. They get the first hands-on with the new game, they see the builds from the game like the Wunder Vehicle and T.E.D.D., and they spend time with our talented group of \u201cCall of Duty\u201d developers. Then they stream and share that access and perspective with millions of fans who couldn\u2019t be there in person. The live stream delivers the big global moments for us, but it\u2019s the creators and press who help carry the depth and excitement of Next directly to the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The stage is being set in Sin City tonight ahead of Activision\u2019s Call of Duty: Next event Tuesday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[36260,111721,74],"class_list":["post-191882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-call-of-duty","tag-call-of-duty-black-ops-7","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}