Black Ops 7 Tops US November Game Sales, 7th YTD

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 topped video game sales in the United States for November 2025, continuing the franchise's 18-year streak of dominating its launch month, even as it ranked seventh overall for the year to date through November 29. The title, developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and released on November 14 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, outperformed rivals during its debut period but fell short of the series' typical year-end dominance.

According to Circana's monthly report on U.S. video game spending, Black Ops 7 led dollar sales across physical and digital formats for the month, a performance that analysts described as solid despite a double-digit percentage decline compared to Black Ops 6's November 2024 results. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella noted the drop, attributing part of it to the later launch date this year versus the prior entry's October debut. The game also launched day one on Xbox Game Pass, which likely shifted some potential buyers toward subscriptions rather than outright purchases, complicating direct comparisons with past titles.

Year to date, however, Electronic Arts' Battlefield 6 holds the top spot as the...