To the surprise of no one, Call of Duty is back this year with the recently announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. That's right, as revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase during the Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule,

Late in the official reveal teaser for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, main character David Mason whispers a name as a bearded man, who David calls "Menendez," approaches from the darkness. Who is this sinister figure, and what history do the two characters share?

For the first time in the history of the Call of Duty series, we'll be getting two consecutive entries in a sub-series, as Black Ops 7 has been announced for release this year.