<![CDATA[ Latest from Windows Central in Call-of-duty ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:09:27 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Call of Duty studio head at Xbox dev is retiring after over 36 years — he shipped 42 games, 18 CoD titles, and this criminally underrated shooter I love ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-studio-head-at-xbox-dev-is-retiring-after-over-36-years 72b5Z4T2scLErkqpGrEYBM Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:09:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 brings back fan-favorite multiplayer maps and modes in Season 3 ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-7-multiplayer-season-3 HZHybmLXjeQQ7WvETN3nXU Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:09:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign's Endgame mode is going free to play for a limited time with the April launch of Season 3 — plus new content and changes to Combat Rating are on the way ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-7-season-3-endgame-free-to-play 7vZWPeNcS6vKAP4buVffdK Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ If Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) looks awful on your NVIDIA 50-series GPU, here's how to fix it ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/if-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2019-looks-awful-on-your-nvidia-50-series-gpu-heres-how-to-fix-it YmF6nJYm6ZYwiwNuwqb4Ld Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:40:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Solo queuers rejoice! Call of Duty: Warzone update brings back solos and Verdansk (again) ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/warzone-adds-black-ops-royale-solos RKrpaC9SQuZKJJg9PkBDMb Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:10:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) obliterated its all-time high player count on Steam — and kept on going ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/an-over-six-year-old-call-of-duty-game-has-obliterated-its-all-time-high-on-steam-for-one-good-reason 8z9zKTNYnHeFFGC985Mzyc Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:51:24 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:22:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to complete the New Orders Operator Order and unlock the Bogey Camo in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/how-to-complete-the-new-orders-operator-order-and-unlock-the-bogey-camo-in-call-of-duty-warzone-black-ops-royale LmdPCMWprCW35Q7KVmmAED Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:56:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to complete the Memories Operator Order and unlock the Landfall Operator skin in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/how-to-complete-the-memories-operator-order-and-unlock-the-landfall-operator-skin-in-call-of-duty-warzone-black-ops-royale xUhAnM6gQVpvwuWvZLLKcS Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:22:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to complete the Lost Tags Operator Order and unlock the Spotted Camo in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/how-to-complete-the-lost-tags-operator-order-and-unlock-the-spotted-camo-in-call-of-duty-warzone-black-ops-royale DSH7jCr8Ss7ZQmJVApXA5B Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:28:42 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:23:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Warzone is testing Casual mode bots in Black Ops Royale, and oh boy, everyone's pissed — "The Warzone scene is cooked" ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-warzones-is-testing-casual-mode-bots-in-black-ops-royale-and-oh-boy-everyones-pissed NDdZ4iGFdwFnuwVdVFj3pH Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:10:54 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:23:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to complete the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 "Altitude Tactics" event as fast as possible — unlock the new weapon in flash ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/how-to-complete-the-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-altitude-tactics-event-as-fast-as-possible-unlock-the-new-weapon-in-flash RfNkVbp5awC6Jjjfef3zJX Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:39:37 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:13:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's exactly when you can play the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies map, Paradox Junction ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/heres-exactly-when-you-can-play-the-new-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-zombies-map-paradox-junction E9Srt5XE36vyX4RaBXi6sD Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:00:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black Ops Royale ditches player loadouts for upgradable weapons in new Call of Duty: Warzone mode — here's how they work ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-royale-loadout-changes 8a8KgTCcv5GjbU3Jxmz3HB Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:06:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Activision details the Season 2 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — a fresh round of Multiplayer, Endgame, Zombies, and Warzone content is on the way ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-7-season-2-reloaded-details nVps9TG5STkfEmcHy9abkQ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:37:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do you need to own Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to play the new Blackout-inspired Black Ops Royale? ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/do-you-need-to-own-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-to-play-black-ops-royale JEtyCefkRV3XZ2vVkqAfXC Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's exactly when you can play Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/heres-exactly-when-you-can-play-call-of-dutys-new-black-ops-royale-blackout-comes-back-to-warzone XYvQA43Rni35uJhQwQEC2K Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:19:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black Ops Royale is Call of Duty: Warzone's big update — Activision delivers a massive intel drop inspired by Black Ops 4, and it's coming sooner than you might think ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-royale-blackout-coming-to-warzone VSWATcBaApC2gLxTbtuY7G Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty sharply denies rumor that Xbox is making a standalone Zombies game — "The rumor factory working overtime. This ain't it." ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-sharply-denies-rumor-that-xbox-is-making-a-standalone-zombies-game HQ4DVijCmh6aStNFZ8DZHX Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:09:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Warzone just got MORE easter eggs — here's how to get the Redstorm parachute and Shattered Echo blueprint ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-warzone-just-got-more-easter-eggs-with-exclusive-rewards-heres-how-to-get-them gBs629Sbnh4LKV287az4T7 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:34:30 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:18:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everything you can play this week in Call of Duty: Iron Gauntlet, Throwback Moshpit, and a new weekly Camo reward ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/this-week-in-call-of-duty fFmZy7kZ4v8ypvVAtFLyV6 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:28:59 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:30:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ The viral Call of Duty "$40 weapon skin" is nothing but inane ragebait farming for engagement ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/the-viral-call-of-duty-usd40-weapon-skin-is-nothing-but-inane-ragebait-farming-for-engagement qeezEY3VtnagUW3F6SQdoM Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:06:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert has been blocked — cited as "irresponsible and offensive" by viewers ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-advert-has-been-blocked-cited-as-irresponsible-and-offensive-by-viewers 6RQZwdmXYtFj8YtRWLbtfe Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:05:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black Ops 7 is finally giving Call of Duty fans exactly what they’ve wanted for years ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-7-just-got-the-best-call-of-duty-post-launch-content-in-ages-and-theres-not-even-an-upsell E3nbUeoguK28YWdKupjZ7J Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:11:35 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:51:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Activision confirms spring shutdown date for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile servers ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/warzone-mobile-server-shutdown-date TJH3qgsceTP8JbKBsB2y4h Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:23:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty is gifting everyone the recent Black Ops 7 event rewards after leaderboard bugs — even if you didn't play it ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-is-gifting-everyone-the-recent-black-ops-7-event-rewards Qv3Y2pHALc9eroaaXAV99P Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:41:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Two classic weapon blueprints are hiding on Call of Duty: Warzone's Winter Rebirth Island and here's where to find them ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/two-classic-weapon-blueprints-are-hiding-on-call-of-duty-warzones-winter-rebirth-island-heres-where-to-find-them seBxJWiosYJfHEYGpgDuQg Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:49:46 +0000 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:40:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Warzone added a new easter egg to snowy Rebirth Island — here's how to get the secret weapon blueprint while you can ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-warzone-added-a-new-easter-egg-to-snowy-rebirth-island FpebCut5zN2sAuos4G7Ctd Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:23:50 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:54:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone devs on making one of the biggest live-service games in the world — "Some teams see launch as the finish line. For us, it’s the starting gun" ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-and-warzone-devs-on-making-one-of-the-biggest-live-service-games-in-the-world YCddTQ9td9FnnMqLCS9CFP Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:51:42 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:54:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ready your COD Points — Call of Duty reveals Black Ops 7 Season 2 Battle Pass content ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-7-season-2-battle-pass-highlights 69Usqq8i8Nfc55egx77mFG Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:24:22 +0000 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:39:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hide your Cronus, hide your XIMs — Call of Duty's anti-cheat team targets third party devices ahead of Black Ops 7 Season 2 ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-ops-7-season-2-anti-cheat-update Wyh5VmrBkEqcYthH8nykYR Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:11:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 2 roadmap is here, and it's gigantic — a new battle royale mode inspired by Blackout is coming, too ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/the-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-and-warzone-season-2-roadmap-is-here-and-its-gigantic-a-new-battle-royale-mode-inspired-by-blackout-is-coming-too tTD9RoTFkKAmaiEpeG5QBB Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:11:45 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:33:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6 drops out of the top-10 most played console games in the U.S. — but Call of Duty is doing just fine ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/battlefield-6-drops-out-of-the-top-10-most-played-console-games-in-the-u-s-but-call-of-duty-is-doing-just-fine 2VW4Kk6T5AqFrHzJDw7RAV Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:16:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Only 17 people have Call of Duty: Warzone's rarest reward — but reaction shows there's still a lack of player trust ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/only-17-people-have-call-of-duty-warzones-rarest-reward-but-reaction-shows-theres-still-a-lack-of-player-trust H3GqHeKVHwLSoTRWUAmZ4k Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 bottle cap event rewards brain rot — and I don't want to see another one ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/the-black-ops-7-and-warzone-bottle-cap-collection-event-rewards-brain-rot-and-i-dont-want-to-see-another-one r3wMDxH6d7ZvccjAq7bSg4 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:08:26 +0000 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:49:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's how you get the new Hawker HX sniper in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as fast — and stress free — as possible ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/heres-how-you-get-the-new-hawker-hx-sniper-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-as-fast-and-stress-free-as-possible UmFnquGoZyDsr8VQYDJ7Je Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:31:17 +0000 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:34:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ The final Ashes of the Damned Relic in Black Ops 7 Zombies has been found at last — here's how to get Samantha's Drawing ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/how-to-get-samanthas-drawing-black-ops-7-zombies BXgjMBTybNU2neDT2jeoGB Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:35:05 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:35:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Fallout event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has a set a precedent — and leaves last year's shenanigans a distant memory ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/the-fallout-event-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-has-a-set-a-precedent-and-leaves-last-years-shenanigans-a-distant-memory Uu7t3ibPvNSU8L2AKYvneV Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to complete the Fallout event in Black Ops 7 and Warzone as fast as possible ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/how-to-complete-the-fallout-event-in-black-ops-7-and-warzone-as-fast-as-possible LxoF5e8fR3d85HXdEqwZHh Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:46:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Fallout crossover in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 looks so good it's going to make me break my rule on buying cosmetics this year ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/the-fallout-crossover-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-looks-so-good wZHEgYnWE8o5cteT4p9vs4 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:43:33 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:47:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 01 Reloaded preload on Battle.net is halted due to "unusually large download sizes" ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-season-01-reloaded-preload W3aNhq5TXyddMwxpoog6ym Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:52:50 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:48:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's what happens when you reach Prestige Master in Black Ops 7 — all the rewards, new challenges, and unlocks ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/heres-what-happens-when-you-reach-prestige-master-in-black-ops-7-all-the-rewards-new-challenges-and-unlocks UKHMFGAQ9gZ9B5CDBsxp5b Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:11:21 +0000 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:55:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Activision drops a year‑end anti‑cheat recap for Black Ops 7, highlighting bans, detections, and new tools used throughout 2025 ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/activision-drops-a-year-end-anti-cheat-recap-for-black-ops-7-highlighting-bans-detections-and-new-tools-used-throughout-2025 umn4X2NgfBAi9QDLhTc6ng Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:17:04 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:24:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ I played 150 Hours of Black Ops 7 in its first month, and here's why it's not the game social media says it is ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/150-hours-of-black-ops-7-why-its-not-the-game-social-media-says bs2AfncXwGmqieHKTdEYAa Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:39:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Activision fires back at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 rumors — "Don't believe everything you read on the Internet" ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/activision-fires-back-at-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-rumors-dont-believe-everything-you-read-on-the-internet brH8XQDhUfUqa9Bym2HxqT Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:19:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty is so dead, it's the number one franchise on Xbox Game Pass ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-is-so-dead-its-the-number-one-franchise-on-xbox-game-pass pU3erogeP5ftXXYk8MkNFh Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:17:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Warzone — How to complete the Jackalope Easter Egg and get the Specialist Pack on Haven's Hollow ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-warzone-how-to-complete-the-jackalope-easter-egg-and-get-the-specialist-pack-on-havens-hollow dWQ3vT2qWdwtCbaTouaW7R Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:33:02 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:37:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ You can't play Call of Duty: Warzone on PC from today if you don't have TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/this-is-your-casual-reminder-you-cant-play-call-of-duty-warzone-on-pc-from-today-if-you-dont-have-these-two-things-enabled tuniRU5wksune3EYpP6YXj Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:18:17 +0000 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:26:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Black Friday, the Replacer is bringing some holiday cheer (and free weapons) to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/black-friday-the-replacer-bringing-holiday-cheer-to-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-players 46STny7mFMGwXc76JtJ4NY Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:44:00 +0000 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:44:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Endgame has had its biggest issue fixed in a major win for players ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/endgame-disconnect-protection LTSXGY5hznk9ibFssD9Dsh Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:22:45 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:30:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ The most brutal Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dark Ops challenge yet has been uncovered ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty/the-most-sadistic-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-dark-ops-challenge-has-been-found YQZxu2aqiCcMPExC3rjbVA Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:46:34 +0000 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:21:10 +0000