Though this continues to look like it may not be another year of total Call of Duty domination, there’s definitely a lot of excitement for Black Ops 7. This year’s game is bringing a lot to the table, even if you can clearly tell the 2025 shooter mindshare belongs to Battlefield 6.
If you’re a diehard Call of Duty player, however, few events command the same level of anticipation as Call of Duty: Next, the big everything-will-be-revealed event Activision hosts almost every year.
Call of Duty: Next returns this month to deliver the one-two punch of finally revealing Black Ops 7’s multiplayer, as well as its Zombies mode. Both modes are changing this year, which is all the more reason to tune in and see how Treyarch and Raven will be able to sell us on the upcoming game.
What is Call of Duty: Next and what to expect?
As with every CoD: Next, the event will feature dozens of content creators who will all be livestreaming their Black Ops 7 gameplay to the world. This goes for multiplayer, as well as Zombies. Before content creators get to run around the maps and play with the new movement and weapons of Black Ops 7, however, the developers will walk us through what’s on offer, and go deeper into this year’s game than any of the previous reveals.
How to watch Call of Duty: Next
On Tuesday, September 30, all of us will be swimming in several hours of Black Ops 7 content. If you don’t tune in to your favourite YouTube or Twitch streamer, you’re probably going to have the main broadcast on.
Although exact times for this year’s event have yet to be announced, last year’s Next started at 9am PT, 12pm ET, 5pm BST. This is the usual time slot for major Call of Duty reveals, and it’s when we expect this year’s event to also go live – though we’ll obviously update this story as soon as we learn more.
As for where you’ll be able to catch it live, you can do so on Call of Duty’s official YouTube and Twitch channels.
What comes after Call of Duty: Next
Once CoD: Next wraps up, the next major thing to look forward to is, of course, the Black Ops 7 beta. The beta’s Early Access portion kicks off October 2, just two days afterwards. A lot – if not all of – the beta content will be part of Next, so we’re going to get a much better idea of what we can expect when the beta goes live during Next.
While Activision hasn’t said whether tuning in to Next will offer players a chance to get an Early Access beta key, it’s worth keeping the livestream on in the background, as you may even earn some in-game rewards, if not a beta key.