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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 WILL have open matchmaking at launch after player feedback from the beta

Call of Duty's players have been heard, and Activision has confirmed the open matchmaking trialed in the Black Ops 7 beta will carry over to the full release.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reveal trailers, showing characters, weapons, and maps.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 might not be a cheater infested mess after all — Activision claims a near perfect success rate in the beta

Black Ops 6 and Warzone have been a cheater-fueled nightmare over the past year, but changes made with the Black Ops 7 beta might make for a different story.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer reveal screenshots show combat, weapons, score streaks, and maps.

I tried Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on the Xbox One and it's never been more obvious we need to leave the past behind

I'd completely missed that Black Ops 7 will be available on last-gen consoles, and I think it's a mistake. At least right now.

The black Xbox One X power button

Thought Xbox console deals were extinct? This one comes with freebies

The Xbox console lineup has got more expensive again, and there's an alarming lack of deals. Fortunately, I found one that's reduced and throws in some free stuff, too.

Xbox Series S

Here are all of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dark Ops challenges and the rewards you can get

Dark Ops challenges aren't listed in Black Ops 7's Calling Cards menu, as, like previous games, they're secretive. But here's a list of every known Dark Ops so far and how to get it.

Screenshots from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reveal trailer.

Forget huge desktops or laptops, this mini PC is the one you should be buying for AI or gaming — and its price is too good to ignore

The GMKtec Evo-X2 has come down in price quite significantly from its launch mark, and with 64GB of RAM and a desktop-class GPU inside, this is a true workstation PC, even if it doesn't look like it.

GMKtec EVO-X2 mini PC

Does the reduced SBMM playlist in the Black Ops 7 beta really have better server latency? — It's not quite that simple

A curious detail has emerged in the Black Ops 7 open beta, with players seeing lower latency (ping) when connected to the Open Moshpit. So what's going on?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer reveal screenshots show combat, weapons, score streaks, and maps.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta has a bunch of exclusive rewards to earn — you can get them all right now!

If you're playing the Black Ops 7 beta, you have the chance to acquire some exclusive rewards that will be gone when it ends. Here's what you can get your hands on.

David Mason in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

You NEED a Raygun in the Black Ops 7 Zombies beta — here's how to get one, potentially for free!

If you want to reach round 50 in the Black Ops 7 Zombies beta, then you're going to ideally need a Raygun. There are two ways to get one, both of which involve an amount of luck.

Using a Pack-a-Punched Raygun in the Black Ops 7 Zombies beta.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has a special multiplayer Dark Ops Calling Card in the beta — here's how to get it

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta has a few surprises up its sleeve, not least a Dark Ops Calling Card reward which has been found. If you have the time, it's not too difficult to get.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer reveal screenshots show combat, weapons, score streaks, and maps.

Microsoft is jacking up the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions, but we STILL don't have a family plan

Microsoft is jacking up the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and not really delivering anything new of value. Meanwhile, the previously tested family plan still doesn't exist.

Xbox Game Pass display at Gamescom

Borderlands 4 on Xbox Ally X — my unscientific testing shockingly shows it MIGHT be possible to play on the latest handheld gaming PC

I don't have an Xbox Ally X yet, and even if I did, I couldn't talk about it. But I am curious if Borderlands 4 might play on it, so I tried — unscientifically — to figure it out.

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X (black) and ROG Xbox Ally (white) in a glass display case at Gamescom in August, 2025.

Sony's latest PS5 revision in Europe doesn't follow Microsoft's Xbox price hike — but it's further proof consoles are worse value than ever

Sony has changed its value proposition for the PS5 in some markets, following on from Microsoft's Xbox price increase. It still costs the same, but you get less for your money.

Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5

So much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling

Plans for an upcoming Google datacenter in the UK show a bleak look at the impact AI is having on the environment, with the same CO2 emissions as hundreds of flights to Europe every day.

Aerial view of a data center owned by the US multinational and technology company Google in Santiago on October 9, 2024.

America's AI power trio is heading to the UK — President Trump, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang to announce a "British Stargate"

As the UK readies for a second state visit from President Trump, Sam Altman and Jensen Huang of OpenAI and NVIDIA are also making the trip, with major AI projects on the agenda.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on "Investing in America" on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump was joined by CEOs to highlight companies and their investments in the United States during the event. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Oxford University boffins created an AI tool to help discover "the needles in a cosmic haystack" — reducing its astronomer's workloads dramatically

Oxford University astronomers have detailed an AI tool they've been using to help spot supernovae out in the depths of space and reduce the workload on humans by 85%.

View over Domes and Spires of Oxford, UK

British politicians are apparently using ChatGPT to write their speeches — one MP claims it has become "absurd"

An investigation into speeches given in Parliament by British MPs, an alarming trend of AI-generated content, highlights a troubling idea.

The Houses of Parliament with the Union Jack Flag, London, UK.

Chinese scientists unveil spikingbrain1.0 — a brain‑like AI model up to 100x faster than ChatGPT

SpikingBrain1.0 is a large language model built by Chinese scientists that doesn't rely on NVIDIA hardware and could change the space dramatically.

A Chinese flag flies high over The Bund.

You NEED to ditch Ollama and use LM Studio for local AI if you have a laptop or mini PC — here's why

I've been playing with Ollama a lot recently, but it lacks in one key area that has sent me back over to trying LM Studio, with great success, and no need for dedicated GPU.

Geekom A8 design showcase

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