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'Controller players are winning slightly more in close-range engagements': Treyarch throws a live grenade into 'controller vs mouse' debate, says aim assist will be less forgiving in Black Ops 7

Treyarch says it's going "take a very close look at the strength of aim assist," as well as rotational aim assist ahead of Black Ops 7's release.

PC Gamer

Treyarch details a slew of exciting improvements to Black Ops 7 thanks to beta feedback, and players are hyped

CoD gamers are always outspoken in betas, and they do help.

Destructoid

Former Call of Duty director Glen Schofield says "I hate doing this, but since I left Sledgehammer, none of the games have been very good"

The Callisto Protocol director still thinks Treyarch's got it

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Battlefield 6 has a super handy feature for players that I want Treyarch to steal for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Battlefield 6's campaign might not be the highlight of the release, but if you play it, you'll get a handy reminder that you can regain your storage when you're done.

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 free trial is live now and players can dive into the entire campaign — but you'll need to act fast

A free trial for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is now live, and players can dive into the entire campaign for a limited time.

Windows Central

After warring with fans for years, Black Ops 7 will finally ditch aggressive skill-based matchmaking: 'Our team feels strongly about providing players with a more varied experience'

A triumph for pubstompers everywhere.

PC Gamer

Activision finally gives in and confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 7 will not use SBMM: "At launch, Open Matchmaking with minimal skill consideration will be the default"

"The beta was a valuable opportunity" to test Treyarch's approach to skill-based matchmaking

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Call of Duty gamers, we won: Black Ops 7 will launch with reduced SBMM, persistent lobbies, and aim assist changes

Insert the Thanos sitting down and smiling gif here.

Destructoid

Black Ops 7 beta brings back SBMM in a new playlist to "get solid feedback," and everyone still hates it

Call of Duty players aren't the happiest at the moment, you could say

GamesRadar

Can't get enough of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's open beta? Good news — you got more time

We got a job to do — keep racking up those eliminations in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's open beta, now extended until Thursday, October 9.

Windows Central

Activision extends the Black Ops 7 beta to wrap up just 24 hours before Battlefield 6 launches

After Battlefield 6's explosive beta, not as many folks are showing up to playtest Black Ops 7.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 devs say that you can blame the Black Ops timeline for the wall jump not being a wall run: “Black Ops 2 really gave us a foundation for the technology available”

Black Ops 7 may be set in 2035, but Treyarch put some hard limits in place around how futuristic it could make this Call of Duty

GamesRadar

All CoD needed to become fun again was fixing the exact thing we’ve been complaining about for years, and that’s infuriating

It should not have come to this point.

Destructoid

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta players say the Dexterity perk should be the standard, Treyarch says there's a reason it isn't: "We're being a bit more intentional with our combat"

Omnimovement has been refocused in the shift between Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7

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Black Ops 7 Beta playlist "where skill is minimally considered" gets stamp of approval from noted CoD disliker and former FPS pro Shroud: "It's actually kind of enjoyable"

The Black Ops 7 Beta is winning over Call of Duty cynics

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The Black Ops 7 beta introduced a mode without SBMM and Call of Duty players are psyched: "We need Battlefield 6 to come out every year"

"Call of Duty is worried about their sales for the first time in a decade"

GamesRadar

Black Ops 2, Treyarch's unexpectedly experimental shooter, still surprises and discomforts – though not always intentionally

Feature | Revisiting Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the FPS that turned the sub-series into a vital pillar for Activision's shooter behemoth

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Fans praise Treyarch for ‘incredible’ SBMM-free playlist in Black Ops 7

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New Black Ops 7 playlist finally addresses one of the biggest player complaints

At long last.

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — List of bugs and known issues in the beta

The beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is here, bringing with it some bugs that players are reporting encountering. We're rounding them all up in this list.

Destructoid

Black Ops 7 beta impressions: The Good, The Bad, and the painful Skill-Based Matchmaking that plagues Call of Duty

There's definitely room for improvement.

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta players run into big "You don't have access to the content" launch bug — here's the workaround fix

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta has officially kicked off in Early Access, but its launch has quite a big bug stopping players from getting in. Thankfully, there's a workaround fix.

PC Gamer

'We will be looking at everything': Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 devs will be paying close attention to community feedback during the upcoming beta

There's no such thing as too many comments.

GamesRadar

Treyarch devs say "we welcome all constructive feedback" as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 readies for launch: "This is why we do a beta, so that we can make sure there are no blind spots"

"The feedback I'm looking forward to the most is the thing we're not expecting"

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Warzone is getting a Blackout-inspired mode in 2026 and a dev who also worked on Call of Duty's original battle royale promises "that mode is going to be fun"

Black Ops 7 developer Treyarch says it is " working really closely" with the Warzone team

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