Call of Duty: WWII revealed, watch the first trailer here

After being announced last week—and leaked before that—Call of Duty: WWII has officially been revealed, shooting the prolific series back to WWII for the first time since World At War in 2008. Watch the trailer above. The reveal came during a livestream today, in which Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg declared that Call of Duty: WWII "brings back the intense, visceral, boots on the ground gameplay" of the Call of Duty series, with a "gritty and authentic" take on "the intense bonds of brotherhood that came from everyday people. ""Gritty, authentic war feel” and "boots on the ground," by the way, are also direct quotes used to describe Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (see the second slide here).

The setting may have changed, but war? War never changes. Hirshberg also announce that a private multiplayer beta will take place later this year. We'll update this post as the story develops…