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The past week has been an odd one for Call of Duty news. Out of nowhere, rumour mongers began predicting that Black Ops 7 would release early, perhaps in response to the strong sales of Battlefield 6 this month. However, Treyarch's most recent dev diary makes it clear that the …

After a ton of hype and anticipation, Battlefield 6 finally arrived to huge success, selling over 7 million copies in its first week while amassing a concurrent player count of almost 750,000 on Steam alone. Though already confirmed to be the biggest launch in series’ history, we’ve now gotten some additional details on just how much more successful BF6 is compared to prior entries.

Game Pass prices are going up again with a complete restructuring of all tiers. Does the Ultimate tier still offer the best value in gaming? Not anymore.

We saw the Steam player numbers skyrocketing in Battlefield 6 during the game's open beta. Now with the full release upon us, it appears to be the most successful Battlefield launch on PC to date, even beating out the lifetime peak player count for Call of Duty on the platform.  …

Following the conclusion of its beta, Treyarch have confirmed that Black Ops 7 is bringing back persistent lobbies while reducing skill-based matchmaking.

Ahead of BO7’s launch, Treyarch have announced that a free trial for Black Ops 6 is going live later today – featuring pretty much all of the game’s content.

With Call of Duty Black Ops 6 nearing its end-of-life, Treyarch have announced and detailed the game’s 6th and final Season - 'The Haunting'.

While there were some early viral clips of cheaters in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta, the Ricochet anti-cheat team was quick to swing the ban hammer. According to Activision, a whopping 97% of cheaters were detected and banned within 30 minutes.  In a new post over the …

Following years of outcry, the Black Ops 7 beta has introduced a new playlist in which “skill consideration is drastically reduced when matchmaking.”

The past month has been rough for Xbox. Over the past few weeks we've seen console prices go up, studios closed, high-profile projects cancelled and now this week, Game Pass has been restructured, with a 50% price hike for Game Pass Ultimate, which is now the only tier to include day-one games. According to sources, the writing has been on the wall for Game Pass since Call of Duty joined the Game Pass library, as the move apparently cost Microsoft hundreds of millions in lost sales. 

Black Ops 7’s Zombies mode is introducing a ton of new features and additions while also bringing back long-requested features.

While sentiment surrounding Call of Duty is far from the greatest it’s been, the teams at Activision and Treyarch are trucking along with their reveal plans for the upcoming Black Ops 7. Ahead of the game’s big blowout COD NEXT event, Treyarch have now offered a deep-dive look into BO7’s multiplayer.

The next wave of games for Xbox Game Pass have been announced, with new titles coming to PC, console and cloud. On top of that though, Microsoft has also confirmed plans for the Black Ops 7 beta, and Game Pass subscribers will get early access. Call of Duty: Black Ops …

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in the US, the top 20 best-selling PlayStation games of all time have now been revealed.

Following rumours last week, Paramount/Skydance have officially announced that they are working on a live-action Call of Duty film.

It looks like the next major video game IP to get a Hollywood adaptation has been revealed. According to a new report, Paramount is currently in talks to secure the rights to Call of Duty.

In a move which will delight some, while disappointing others, Black Ops 7 will no longer carry forward any of the weapons or operators from Black Ops 6.

Activision has been slow with the Call of Duty reveals this year. We had an initial teaser trailer at the end of this year's Xbox Games Showcase in June, followed by another campaign-focused trailer at Gamescom earlier this week. We won't have to wait much longer to see our lingering …

Gamescom Opening Night Live opened up with a complete new trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The full campaign trailer takes us on a global journey, showcasing levels set in Tokyo, Alaska, Los Angeles, Avalon and other major locations. 

Over the summer, Microsoft announced plans to raise the prices of all its new games to $80 at launch. This decision quickly garnered criticism, in large part due to The Outer Worlds 2 being used as the poster child for this change. Obsidian is famously known for being a lean …

EA appears to want to follow in Call of Duty’s footsteps, with a new Battlefield game releasing every single year - à la Call of Duty.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is taking in an interesting direction for its story, with the campaign mode set to be integrated into the game's meta-progression.

We're days away from Gamescom and there have been a number of leaks in the lead up. The most recent leaks have come via back-end store updates, which show that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is bound for PC and consoles in November, but Nintendo console owners will have …

Many of Call of Duty Black Ops 7’s gameplay changes have leaked ahead of time, confirming the return of looping killstreaks, the removal of tac-sprint and more.

Ever since the death of E3, Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards, Summer Game Fest and Gamescom Opening Night Live have served as the big three gaming events for each year. Ahead of the latter’s arrival on the 19th of August, Keighley and co. have begun to tease some of the many games expected to be shown off during the showcase, including the much-anticipated Resident Evil 9.

Due to the amount of cheaters in cross-platform lobbies, Activision implemented kernel-level anti-cheat for Call of Duty on PC a few years ago. Now, the requirements are increasing once again, with Black Ops 6 to enforce Secure Boot for Windows systems.  Secure Boot is a feature in Windows that aims …

Despite all the hype and excitement surrounding Battlefield 6, Activision is reportedly not worried as Call of Duty is “too big to fail.”

With Black Ops 7 set to arrive later this year, Activision is shaking up its much-maligned COD HQ launcher, decoupling both MWII and MWIII from the service.

Xbox today confirmed its schedule and showcase lineup for Gamescom 2025, spotlighting hardware demos, playable game previews, and special live broadcasts. As you may expect, the ROG Xbox Ally will be a focus point, and Hollow Knight: Silksong will also be playable for the very first time.  There will be …

Following the surprise announcement last month that Microsoft’s upcoming holiday titles would retail for $80 (starting with The Outer Worlds 2), the console maker backtracked on this decision, instead charging the more ‘standard’ $70. It seems as though Obsidian’s upcoming RPG isn’t the only game being lowered to $70 – with all of Microsoft’s upcoming Holiday titles dropping back down to the previous industry standard.