Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a sequel to last year's installment – something that doesn't usually happen in the CoD release schedule, which in the past has hopped around between mini-series and development studios. In a first for CoD, the two games were developed concurrently by Treyarch and Raven Software.

Call of Duty fans are in for a treat, as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is shaping up to be, frankly, weird. Early reveals have shown a potentially mind-bending campaign where our characters appear to be fighting their way through some kind of virtual world. It's an odd one, and you won't need to wait long to jump in.

The brand returned to the biggest consumer gaming event that takes place annually in Cologne, Germany, with a first look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and new gameplay for The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, and a new DLC for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, called The Order of Giants.