Treyarch outlines Black Ops 7 tweaks for Zombies and multiplayer

Treyarch has announced a suite of gameplay adjustments to Call of Duty Black Ops 7 following player feedback from an October beta, detailing changes to both multiplayer and the Zombies cooperative mode ahead of the game's November 14, 2025 release on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The developer said the updates aim to rebalance high-round survival, streamline movement and perks, and address several mechanics players identified as problematic during testing.

In Zombies, Treyarch highlighted that a beta player reached round 617 on the Vandorn Farm map, and said that experience helped shape a focus on making high-round play reward strategy and skill rather than raw enemy scaling. The studio plans a new HUD, boosted close-quarters damage for submachine guns, and adjustments to powerful items. The Shock Baton will be nerfed and the Sawblade Trap will be made more costly and less effective, while several special and elite enemy types from the previous installment will not return, including Parasite, Vermin and Amalgam. Treyarch also said Cursed mode will unlock for all players after completing the main questline Ashes of the Damned and described it as extremely difficult, likely...