OpTic Gaming Halo players announce free agency for Black Ops 7

Two members of the OpTic Gaming Halo roster have announced their free agency ahead of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 season.

The news follows the Halo Championship Series retiring Halo Infinite from official competition at the end of the 2025 season.

On August 27th, 2025, Adam ‘Bound’ Gray and Jonathan ‘Renegade’ Willette both revealed their intentions to compete in Call of Duty next season after finishing second at the Salt Lake City Major.

This year is the final season of the HCS using Halo Infinite for esports competition as 343 Industries turns its attention ‘towards the next era of Halo.’ Notably, Halo’s official esports circuit will not be returning for 2026, resulting in some of the arena shooter title’s biggest names switching to Call of Duty.

Both Bound and Renegade are no strangers to success within Halo esports. In 2024, Bound was part of the dominant Spacestation Gaming roster that won every single Major, along with the 2024 World Championship.

Renegade is a two-time Halo world champion with victories in 2018 and 2023, representing Splyce and FaZe Clan respectively.

This year, OpTic Gaming has cemented itself as one of the strongest Halo rosters in the world, winning the Arlington and Dallas Majors in April and May. Thanks to its second-place finish at Salt Lake City, the Green Wall has qualified for HCS Charlotte, taking place in early October.

With the Call of Duty League (CDL) off-season in full swing, several franchises are overhauling their rosters ahead of the new season.

Halo players are no strangers to moving into Call of Duty esports and finding success. In recent years, Anthony ‘Shotzzy‘ Cuevas-Castro and Matt ‘FormaL‘ Piper have moved titles and become some of Call of Duty’s most successful players, with several world championship titles to their names.

Having already won several tournaments in Halo, Bound and Renegade have the ability and potential to become the next wave of talent to make the jump and leave an impact.