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This Black Friday, the Replacer is bringing some holiday cheer (and free weapons) to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players

Peter Stormare's The Replacer returns as Santa to offer Black Ops 7 players free weapon blueprints as part of a social media promotion.

Windows Central

Black Ops 7's Endgame can't decide if it wants to be Destiny 2 or Call of Duty, and it's a muddy addition that makes me miss simpler co-op campaigns

Opinion | Black Ops 7's Endgame is part extraction shooter, part Destiny 2 power grind, and a really odd way to end the co-op campaign

GamesRadar

The Best First-Person Shooter Of The Year Is Free To Play This Weekend

'Battlefield 6' will be free to play during the holiday Thanksgiving break, a perfect opportunity to give this year's biggest shooter a try.

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Call of Duty has been the biggest-selling shooter in the US since 2006, but that could soon change according to industry analyst: 'This part of the market hasn't been this competitive in 20 years'

Activision's shooter was last beaten at its own game in the US by the original Gears of War.

PC Gamer

Microsoft needs to fix Call of Duty now, or watch the franchise collapse

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is suffering from player fatigue of the franchise, because the constant push of new games and new stuff to buy is exhausting. We need a proper break.

Windows Central

Call of Duty sales figures point to a staggering year-over-year decline — Black Ops 7 is down compared to Black Ops 6, at least in Europe

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 sales are down significantly compared to its predecessor Black Ops 6, at least in Europe.

Windows Central

'Black Ops 7' Is Call of Duty’s Sloppiest Entry To Date

'Black Ops 7' is the 23rd game in the series, and its age shows when compared to many other shooters innovating in the genre today.

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I've played every major Call of Duty game, and Black Ops 7 is both fun and frustrating

If there's one thing we can expect every year, it's a new Call of Duty. The quality of each annual release is more of a wild card, but Black Ops 7 gets a lot right, even if it feels familiar to last year's Black Ops 6.

Tom’s Guide

How to Prestige in Black Ops 7

Grind to reach the highest tier.

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Esports Awards 2025 winners in every category

Recognizing the best of the esports industry this year.

Dot Esports

Battlefield 6 boldly claims it's the "best-selling shooter game of the year," even though Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just came out — will its lead hold?

EA and Battlefield Studios have claimed Battlefield 6 is the "best selling shooter" of 2025 days after the launch of Black Ops 7. Will Call of Duty catch up and snatch the crown?

Windows Central

Call of Duty is finally bringing back its extraction mode DMZ—but not in Black Ops 7

ARC Raiders and Tarkov, now DMZ.

Destructoid

Call of Duty players are convinced Activision and Treyarch lying about SBMM in Black Ops 7, but there may be several factors at play

Here we go again.

Destructoid

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has some of the best multiplayer and zombies in the series, but also one of the worst campaigns

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has fantastic multiplayer and zombies, but its co-op campaign is lacking.

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Evening Standard

Call of Duty: how multiplayer killed the Black Ops 7 solo campaign

The franchise’s decision to do away with storytelling in favour of a multiplayer-lite option isn’t a surprise, but it is a shame

International Business Times UK

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' Slammed by US Congressman – Demands AI Job Loss Tax

US Congressman has criticised 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' for allegedly using AI-generated art, calling for regulation and a tax on AI-driven job loss. Here's how the COD controversy is reshaping debates around AI, gaming, jobs, and US politics.

Inverse

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' Is Weird, For Better Or Worse

'Black Ops 7' is a massive, divisive departure from the typical Call of Duty campaign, but it fairs much better than 'Battlefield 6's' unimaginative slog.

Destructoid

What a terrible day to have eyes, said the people unlucky enough to rush to Black Ops 7’s ‘Skibidi Toilet’ campaign boss fight

The worst campaign in Call of Duty history?

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US Congressman calls for regulations to 'prevent companies from using AI to eliminate jobs to extract greater profit' following Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's calling card fiasco

"Artists at these companies need to have a say in how AI is deployed."

Evening Standard

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 review – this game is big but it only takes small swings

3/5 This follow-up to last year’s hit game can be heaps of fun, but it’s difficult to justify that price tag

Tom’s Hardware

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign requires a constant online connection and has zero checkpoints — mission levels are designed for four, necessitating repetitive tasks if you play alone

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's approach to its single-player campaign has got players complaining.

PC Gamer

The life and death of Call of Duty's most controversial mechanic, the boost jump: 'They almost threw me out of the room'

How CoD embraced the future, before backlash brought it back down to earth.

Windows Central

The 15-Hour gauntlet — I hit Prestige in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 only using Multiplayer (and here's why I'm broken)

I started playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when it launched in New Zealand, and over the course of the next day and a half spent 15 hours in-game hitting prestige. Here's what that looks like.

GamesRadar

Once annualized royalty, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 makes it clear CoD campaigns can't keep up with the pace – like Modern Warfare 3, this feels like another 'point five' release

Opinion | Call of Duty Black Ops 7's campaign continues a trend of half-step releases in all but name

GamesRadar

Ubisoft turned a new Splinter Cell game into the failed live-service shooter xDefiant in an effort to chase live service hits and Call of Duty, former devs say

"You realize that all of the things you care about, they don't anymore"

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