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Brendan Lowry

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone just made some big aim assist nerfs at launch — here are the changes (and why I'm a fan)

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Official gameplay screenshot of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

One of the biggest games of 2025, and arguably the biggest game of the autumn season, is about to release: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, the latest entry in the dominant FPS series and a direct sequel to last year's Black Ops 6. The juggernaut title will be available to everyone across Xbox, PC, and PlayStation on Friday (tomorrow, at the time of writing), and is already playable for some due to its regional launch times.

Though Black Ops 7 faces strong competition from Electronic Arts' (EA) own popular shooter Battlefield 6, the large-scale FPS hasn't dented Call of Duty's player counts much so far. Undoubtedly, many crave the wild and frenetic deathmatch-style gameplay that Call of Duty does best, as opposed to the slower, structured, and sandbox-driven nature of Battlefield.

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