Prior to the launch of Call of Duty Black Ops 7, Treyarch made headlines when they announced that they would be tweaking their matchmaking system for the first time in years, reducing its focus on player skill in favour of connection quality – closer to that of OG COD’s matchmaking system. With Modern Warfare 4 on the horizon, Activision are making further changes to how they match players; further reducing SBMM in certain modes.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, the official Call of Duty page shared the following: “Over the past year, we've continued to learn a lot about Multiplayer matchmaking through player data and community feedback. We’re also excited to see all the recent love for Black Ops and Black Ops II, which reinforced that there are many elements of those experiences that players appreciate.”

With this in mind, the team revealed that “Starting this week with Season 05, we're updating Black Ops Classic, Quick Play, and Party Games in Black Ops 7 with a new matchmaking system inspired by those classic games.”

They concluded by stating: “We'll continue to offer Open playlists in Black Ops 7, and we'll also include Open playlist options in the upcoming Modern Warfare 4 Beta. Thanks for your continued feedback as we stay focused on player experiences that go beyond expectations. Jump in and let us know what you think.”

As mentioned, Black Ops 7 already includes an open matchmaking option, which deprioritises skill in many instances. That said, it remains far from perfect, and so it is interesting and encouraging to see Call of Duty trying to get closer to their more classic matchmaking experiences – especially in the wake of Black Ops 7’s Classic Mode and the revivals of BO1 and 2 on PS5.

Hopefully these changes are immediately noticeable. We’ll find out soon enough when Black Ops 7 Season 5 launches later today.

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We are rapidly reaching the end of Call of Duty BO7’s year of live-service updates, with the final two Seasons worth of content set to arrive ahead of Modern Warfare 4’s launch in late October. With that, the team at Treyarch have now unveiled and detailed everything coming with the launch of Black Ops 7 Season 5 next week.

Taking to their blog to make the announcement, the teams at Treyarch / Activision officially confirmed that Black Ops 7 Season 5 will be arriving next week on the 23rd of July.

As with all prior Seasons, S05 will be split up into two major content drops, with Season 5 Reloaded expected sometime in mid August. The full list of additions is lengthy, but some of the most notable include:

Multiplayer

• 5 new / remastered maps
  • Jubilee
  • Frequency (originally from Black Ops 4)
  • Dig (originally from Black Ops 2)
  • Turbo Tilt
  • Freerun: Descent
• 3 new modes
  • Overdrive Domination
  • Gauntlet Rush
  • Cranked Moshpit

Endgame

• New assignment ‘Burn Run’
• You can upgrade your Major and Minor abilities with Exotic Boosts

Zombies

• Eidskallen Lighthouse Survival map
• Kowakujō Directed Mode and Starting Room challenge
• 3 new Rogue Run playlists
• Final major map: Rex Infernus (S05 Reloaded)

General

• 4 new weapons
  • FG42 (AR)
  • Gremlin (Dual-Wield SMGs)
  • Mammoth (LMG)
  • Mace (Melee)
• 6 new weapon attachments
• 3 Limited-Time Events (including a 30th anniversary Treyarch celebration)

Of course, as with all of Black Ops 7’s post-launch support, Season 5 brings with it a ton of other ancillary additions, including earnable camos; a brand new Battle Pass; cosmetics and other rewards. Full details on everything coming throughout Season 5 / Reloaded can be found HERE.

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In the wake of what were some pretty obnoxious skins being added to Call of Duty Black Ops 6 last year, the teams at Treyarch / Activision promised that they would tone down future efforts. Sure enough, Black Ops 7 has been much more modest in this regard. Even so, we have gotten some curious crossovers throughout the past few seasons – with famed actor Nick Cage now set to answer the Call of Duty.

Making the official announcement via their blog, Treyarch detailed all of the new additions set to come to Call of Duty Black Ops 7 with the launch of Season 4 Reloaded later this week (on the 25th of June).

The update will be rather meaty, and includes a brand new Zombies map; a bunch of Endgame additions; new multiplayer experiences; additional weapons; attachments and plenty more.

The most surprising inclusion however is of course, Nick Cage – with the actor crossing over into Black Ops 7 via an event pass. While the free track will include any and all gameplay additions (such as the classic AN-94 assault rifle from Black Ops 2 and the new Executioner’s Duet melee weapon); the paid track will feature two versions of Cage to obtain alongside various weapon blueprints; emotes and finishing moves.

Of course, Call of Duty has had a long history of featuring celebrities in its games, with past crossovers including the likes of Snoop Dogg; Nicki Minaj; 21 Savage; Rey Mysterio and Seth Rogen. Even within Black Ops 7 we have seen a couple similar collabs, with ‘comedian’ Dave Chappelle and actor Terry Crews both being added over the past few Seasons.

The upcoming Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 has promised to double down on realism and tonality, already confirming that the game won’t include crossovers such as Nicki Minaj; Lady Gaga; Omni-Man; SpongeBob or Teletubbies.

While no one was expecting Tinky Winky to make his grand appearance in any Call of Duty, it will be interesting to see how different Modern Warfare 4’s post-launch content winds up looking like.

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Since its launch late last year, the team at Treyarch have been keeping Call of Duty Black Ops 7 feeling fresh with constant and consistent updates, adding suites of new content across the board. Season 4 looks to be no different, with the latest update introducing a plethora of exciting additions – including a brand new rogue-lite mode for Zombies.

Live right now, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Season 4 has added a ton to the game across all modes. The full list of changes and additions can be found HERE, but some of the most notable include:

Global

• 2 new weapons at launch (KRS-7.62 Marksman Rifle and CBRS-3 SMG)
• 2 more weapons in-season (Grimhawk Special and VX Compact AR)
• 2 final weapons during S04 Reloaded (Executioner’s Duet melee and AN-94 AR)
• 5 new weapon attachments
• New Scorestreak (Iron Rain)

Multiplayer

• 3 new maps at launch (Liminal, Primetime and Vertigo)
• 2 more maps in-season (Zenith and Launch)
• 5 new/returning game modes (including Black Ops Classic)

Endgame

• Two new Acts/Operations (Act III at launch and Act IV in S04 Reloaded)
• New Skill Track (Guardian)
• 2 new abilities (Death Machine and Psych Grenade)
• Operator prestige (gives extra Exotic, Nightmare and Skill Track slots)

Zombies

• Nuked Survival map
• Totenreich Directed Mode and Starting Room Challenge
•  Rogue Run Game mode
  • Rogue-lite featuring its own progression and new mechanics
• Kowakujō map (Season 4 Reloaded)

As expected the free-to-play Warzone will also be seeing a number of updates, including the return of the much-loved Fortunes Keep Resurgence map, new game modes and additional gameplay additions.

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that Black Ops 7 has so far been one of the most supported titles in the franchise’s history. It will be interesting to see what the perception surrounding BO7 will be by the time it reaches its final Season later this year.

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KitGuru says: What do you think of Season 4? Are you hopping back in? Which COD game has had the best post-launch support in your opinion? Let us know down below.

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Despite the wider sentiment surrounding Call of Duty being far from its peak, Treyarch’s Black Ops 7 has been keeping fans engaged with a ton of post-launch support being released on a consistent basis. With BO7 Season 3 Reloaded set to go live in just under a week’s time, Treyarch have now detailed all of the many additions arriving come the 30th of April.

Taking to their blog, the Call of Duty team revealed everything planned to go live with the launch of Black Ops 7 Season 3. Covering multiplayer, Warzone, Zombies and even Endgame, S03 Reloaded is set to add the following:

Endgame

• Act II: Operation Broken Mirror missions
  • Features new missions, a boss and completion rewards
• New activity: Mega Abomination
• New Major Ability: Thermal Spike

Multiplayer

• 3 new maps
  • Onsen
  • Summit
  • Hacienda
• New ‘Freerun’ Parkour mode
• New ‘Heat Wave Havoc’ LTM
• New ‘Freeze Tag’ mode

Zombies

• New major map: Totenreich
  • Includes a new Elite enemy, wonder weapon; trap; gameplay mechanics and more
• New ‘Wild Fire’ field upgrade
• Totenreich Cursed mode

General Additions

• Siren special weapon
• Katana melee weapon
• 4 new conversion kits / attachments
• RoboCop crossover event

The full list of changes and additions can be found HERE, including details on the new modes coming to Warzone.

Between the initial Season 3 and this upcoming Reloaded update, Treyarch are  continuing to hold true to their promise that Black Ops 7 will be their most supported game to date. BO7 S03 Reloaded officially goes live on the 30th of april.

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While the wider sentiment surrounding Call of Duty Black Ops 7 has been somewhat mixed, the core fans of the franchise have so far been treated to some of the best Seasonal support in the franchise’s history. This streak looks to be continuing with Season 3, officially arriving today alongside tons of new maps; modes; weapons and more.

Officially going live later today, Black Ops 7 Season 3 is being split up in two halves as per usual (with the second half ‘Reloaded’ update arriving in roughly a month’s time. Even at launch however, Season 3 is set to introduce a great deal of substantive additions, including but not limited to:

• 2 new weapons at launch (6 in total across the Season)
• 5 new maps (9 in total)
• Zombies: Ashwood Survival Map
• Zombie Battle PvPvE mode
• Warzone ‘big map’ rotation
• BO7 movement added to Warzone
• Warzone Map updates
• New Endgame skill tracks and abilities
• Endgame ‘Operations’
• New weapon attachments (7 in total)

As mentioned, this covers just some of the many additions coming with the launch of Season 3 – with much more slated to drop throughout the Season, including a new major Zombies map Totenreich alongside half a dozen new relics; a parkour-focused ‘freerun’ multiplayer mode; Prop Hunt Royale and much more.

Full details on Season 3 / Reloaded can be found HERE.

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For the past year or so, one of the biggest leakers in the Call of Duty space has been TheGhostofHope, with the insider having revealed a ton of information regarding current and even future COD entries. In the wake of a recent report by the insider claiming that some major shake-ups may be happening internally, Activision have now “legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information related to Call of Duty.”

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, known Call of Duty leaker TheGhostofHope revealed that “Activision has legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information related to Call of Duty/Activision and I am complying with their demands. Still gonna stick around and chat about Official Call of Duty info and anything not related to leaks/confidential information. Cheers for these past few years.”

Interestingly, alongside this recent revelation, Call of Duty themselves commented on these latest events. In response to one tweet by COD YouTuber ‘TDAWG’ who asked “So if Call of Duty is shutting ghostofhope down…was he right about everything…?” the official Call of Duty account replied with:

“Nah. Even when leaks are wrong, they still hurt the people building the game and mess with player expectations.”

Whether TheGhostofHope was right or not, we will have to wait and see, but for better or for worse, it seems Activision is cracking down on leaks moving forward.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this latest move? Do you believe COD’s response to the matter? Are leaks damaging to player expectations? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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