Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PC

Black Ops 7 arrives to turbulent waters for Call of Duty . Despite releasing one of the best entries in years with 2024's Black Ops 6 , Activision has been haemorrhaging that resulting goodwill with one garish brand integration after another, desecrating the game's identity with ill-conceived pop culture crossovers, from Seth Rogen to Squid Game . Its sequel also has the unenviable task of competing against Battlefield 6 , a no-nonsense military shooter positioning itself as the grounded antidote to Call of Duty 's increasingly farcical firefights.

That's an unfortunate climate for any entry in the series to release to, but even when played in isolation, Black Ops 7 shuffles where it ought to be sprinting, with a misg

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