Call of Duty Black Ops 7 beta tests anti-cheat and TPM 2.0 on PC

The multiplayer beta for Call of Duty Black Ops 7 ran this week as a timed public test intended to preview gameplay and stress-test new anti-cheat protections ahead of the game's November 14 release. Early access opened on October 2 for players who preordered or received codes and rolled into an open beta available to all on October 5; the test concluded on October 8 across PC and consoles.

Activision and developer Treyarch used the weeklong beta to present core multiplayer content and a first-ever playable slice of Zombies in a beta. The beta featured six 6v6 maps—Cortex, Exposure, Imprint and The Forge in early access, with Blackheart and Toshin added for the open period—plus modes including Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Confirmed, Search and Destroy and a new objective mode called Overload. Zombies' Survival mode was available on a limited Farm section of the full Ashes of the Damned map beginning October 3.

Play tests highlighted familiar Black Ops mechanics alongside new systems. Movement returns with a subtler form of wallrunning and a wall bounce that offers vertical options without radically changing pacing. A new overclock mechanic lets players augment...