Xbox's next Call of Duty title has just kicked off Gamescom Opening Night Live, with Black Ops 7 finally getting a formal release date. The series' upcoming futuristic entry launches on Xbox Game Pass on November 14th - and we have fresh details of a free beta as well.

Black Ops 7 pre-order listings have gone live on Xbox and PlayStation Stores, revealing the game is 200GB+ and the prices of its editions.

There are separate Game Pass subscription and preorder requirements to join the closed and open betas for the next Call of Duty game.

An insider leaks the release date for Black Ops 7, reveals that it will not be released on Nintendo Switch 2 at launch: the game will not increase in price.

What has got another confirmation, though, is that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is releasing on November 14 this year. If that date sounds familiar, we reported just the other week that Billbilkun said the same – that came after another prominent leaker offered the same date, too.

Activision has outdone its "Black Ops" ways with Friday's release of the latest campaign marketing tactic for its upcoming "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7,"