Call of Duty has become such a well-oiled machine and massive undertaking across several of Activision's studios that each year's annual release can easily be considered as multiple games in one.
It's also a live-service title that evolves over many months, making its review a daunting task, especially around launch. But thanks to Activision and Treyarch's help, I've been playing the new Black Ops 7 for several days ahead of full release. This has notoriously been a feat quite difficult to set up in the era of Call of Duty HQ, where several titles are run out of the same app. But this year, the companies made it happen, allowing for extended play time ahead of launch day.
