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Raven Software studio head Brian Raffel.
Call of Duty studio head at Xbox dev is retiring after over 36 years — he shipped 42 games

By Brendan Lowry Published

Call of Duty After 36 years of leading Call of Duty developer Raven Software, studio head Brian Raffel is leaving the company to "step into a well-earned retirement."

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Endgame disconnect protection for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Black Ops 7 patch adds disconnect protection to Endgame

By Cole Martin Published

Call of Duty Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's recent patches fix some zombies and multiplayer bugs, as well as adds disconnect protection for the campaign's Endgame mode.

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An official screenshot of armed robotic drones from Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta has a frustrating launch bug — here's the fix

By Brendan Lowry Published

News The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta has officially kicked off in Early Access, but its launch has quite a big bug stopping players from getting in. Thankfully, there's a workaround fix.

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Shooting the Dragon Claw weapon in Heretic + Hexen
Nightdive and id Software are a match made in gaming heaven

By Samuel Tolbert Published

Xbox Nightdive and id Software's collaborations set an industry standard for remasters, so I'm hopeful regarding what could be next.

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In-game screenshot of spellcasting gameplay in Heretic+Hexen
Two revolutionary cult FPS titles from the 1990s have been remastered and re-released onto Xbox and PC

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Bethesda has re-released Raven Software's cult classic boomer shooters, Heretic and Hexen, on Xbox and PC with several improvements.

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Call of Duty: Warzone returns to its roots with Verdansk map for Season 3.
Raven Software QA workers ratify union contract with Microsoft

By Samuel Tolbert Published

Xbox Raven Software QA testers ratify a union contract with Microsoft, securing better pay, protection against crunch, and more.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 promotional images.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is being fully revealed at Gamescom 2025

By Samuel Tolbert Published

Xbox Activision, Treyarch, and Raven Software are unveiling Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 during Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2025.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded content reveal
Raven Software to re-enable the Champion's Quest for Call of Duty: Warzone after disabling the challenge to 'protect the integrity of the experience'

By Cole Martin Published

Warzone The Season 1 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is less than 24 hours old, but many features had to be removed or disabled because of glitches and player feedback.

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Phil Spencer Xbox 20 Celebration
Report: Phil Spencer says Microsoft will recognize Raven Software union

By Samuel Tolbert Published

According to a new report, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer will recognize the Raven Software QA workers' union once the Activision-Blizzard deal goes through.

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