The year is 2035 and the world is on the brink of chaos. When Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches on PS5 and PS4 on November 14, players will face new and returning threats in the co-op Campaign, culminating in the replayable Endgame experience.
With game launch only days away, let’s take a closer look at the story so far, followed by more Endgame intel.
Co-op Campaign and Endgame
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, PlayStation players will experience an innovative Co-op Campaign that redefines the Black Ops experience. Squad up or go solo across a wide spectrum of high-stakes missions.
From the neon-lit rooftops of Japan to the Mediterranean coast, uncover the truth behind The Guild and the weapon threatening to turn fear itself into a weapon of war. Players will also experience Avalon, an expansive city whose secrets ripple across the Campaign.
One overriding goal with the story of Black Ops 7 was to tell a story that could stand on its own while honoring the legacy of the series. Throughout development, there were meaningful opportunities allowing the reconnection of characters and storylines from earlier Black Ops titles, bringing them into this near-future setting where their presence could elevate the experience. However, it was important to ensure that even players without knowledge of Black Ops lore should expect a deeply immersive and connected story and world.
After completing the first 11 co-op Campaign missions, players unlock the Endgame, a replayable co-op experience designed for 1–32 players in squads of up to four.
Fight through escalating exposure zones throughout Avalon, leveling up Skill Tracks and Combat Ratings, completing dynamic Assignments, and escaping to preserve your hard-earned progress, all while earning Level and Weapon XP and unlocking Weapon Camos.
The Endgame journey
Your C-Link C.O.M.B.A.T. OS unlocks full Loadout customization. Your ultimate goal is to gain enough power to reach the highest exposure zones, where something is leaking massive amounts of toxin into Avalon.
Players begin by selecting an Operator and a Major and Minor Ability, defining your Operator’s unique approach to combat, including abilities like the Hand Cannon, Active Camo, Grappling Hook, and more.
Complete your Loadout, deploy, and then gain power in a match by completing objectives and defeating enemies to raise your Operator’s Combat Rating. When your Combat Rating levels up, you’re given the opportunity to choose one of two Skill Tracks or Skills. These Skills continue to expand as your Operator’s Combat Rating improves over time to the max level of 60.
There are six Skill Tracks in all, from the Gunner with Skills like improved Reload Speed and Fast Weapon Swap to the Surgeon with Skills like enhanced Health Recovery and Fast Revive.
If you’re killed in action, you lose it all. Get in, power up, and get out.
The story so far
It starts with Menendez, the Call of Duty®: Black Ops 2 villain who has returned, threatening to plunge the world back into darkness.
Raul Menendez
“Once again, you shall know fear.” — Raul Menendez
Raul Menendez first appears in 1986 as the leader of the Menendez Cartel. He has captured CIA operative Frank Woods and left him for dead. When Alex Mason learns of his friend’s plight, he leaves his son David behind to save Woods.
Woods yearns for revenge, getting the greenlight to invade the villain’s home. In the confusion of battle, Woods throws a grenade inside the house, accidentally killing Menendez’s sister, Josefina.
Several years later, Menendez gets even by tricking Woods into shooting Alex Mason. The villain then blasts Woods in both knees, crippling him. As Menendez suffers, now too shall Woods.
Menendez goes on to form the political movement Cordis Die, spreading propaganda depicting the organization as a defender of the globally impoverished while covertly inciting a second Cold War.
Alex Mason’s son, David, with the help of Woods, is finally able to put a stop to Menendez. Following a multi-generational manhunt, he puts the villain to rest… or so he thinks.
The next frontier: The Guild
As the world recoils at the news of Menendez’s return, The Guild, a global tech giant led by CEO Emma Kagan, rises to the challenge of defending humanity, promising peace through security using advanced tech to safeguard citizens and stand in open defiance against Menendez and his followers.
The fight continues: David and JSOC
Though they’re both enemies of Menendez, David Mason harbors doubts about The Guild’s true motives. It’s up to him and his cohort of elite JSOC Operators to get to the truth of it all, including reports of a weapon engineered to turn fear into an instrument of chaos.
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