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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is adding fan-favorite weapon Maddox and the Standoff map, and FPS fans are let's gooo-ing all over the place: "They are way too good at roping us back in every. damn. time"

"It feels too good to be true"

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Two of Call of Duty’s best maps ever return in Black Ops 7 season 1, and it’s about damn time

I've missed you, buddy.

Destructoid

Call of Duty could learn a thing or two from Battlefield 6's smallest map

There's a Battlefield 6 map that basically doesn't exist, but it's really good.

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Treyarch admits Black Ops 7 "controller players are winning slightly more in close-range" thanks to aim assist, says it's reworking it while Raven eyes similar changes for Warzone

Check on the mouse-and-keyboard players in your life

GamesRadar

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 will now let players aim down sights "while sliding, diving, and wall jumping" without hated dexterity perk, and it's also adding louder footsteps

One step forward, and then one louder step forward

GamesRadar

'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.

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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

GamesRadar

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

GamesRadar

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

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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.

PC Gamer

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.

GamesRadar

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

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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.

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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

GamesRadar

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

Destructoid

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

A welcome addition.

Destructoid

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.

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