I played Black Ops 7 multiplayer for 4 hours, and here's my 10 takeaways you need to know

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I just got my hands on Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and I have to say, I think we're in for a treat this year. I'm out at COD: NEXT right now, getting a glimpse into the future of Call of Duty and Warzone. I've played the incoming beta build of Black Ops 7 multiplayer and I'm impressed, both by how smartly Treyarch has built on the foundations of Black Ops 6 and how fresh the new 2035 setting makes everything feel.

There was always a risk that back-to-back Black Ops instalments would make Call of Duty feel a little stale. Thankfully, Activision and Treyarch have really dialled into the elements that made its COD games so legendary, positioning Black Ops 7 as both a love letter to the glory days of Black Ops 2 and a worthy sequel to Black Ops 6. Scorestreaks are brutal, Omnimovement has been refined, and the combat is electric – let's get into it, here are my 10 takeaways from playing Black Ops 7.