[STEAM] Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Developer Accidentally Posts Private Playtest Details to Public COD App

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Details of a developer-only

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playtest have been accidentally released to all fans on the Call of Duty app. This included details of unannounced multiplayer modes, such as a 20v20 wingsuit option. Whoops.

"An internal, developer-only ****** Ops 7 playtest was set to begin this weekend," explained CharlieIntel on X/

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. "[Activision or developers Treyarch/Raven Software] accidentally pushed the message of the day to everyone on Xbox on the Call of Duty app, instead."

CharlieIntel also

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previously unannounced details about multiplayer modes, Skirmish and Overload.

Skirmish's description detailed in a screenshot said: "Two teams of 20 fight to compete objectives across a large map. Capture points of interest, destroy payloads, and transmit valuable data to score. Use your wingsuit to flank and reach objectives before your enemy. The first team to reach the score limit wins."

There's also Overload, which is described as "two teams of six players each fight to control a neutral EMP device that must be delivered to the enemy HQ for score. Reach the score limit and claim victory by delivering multiple EMP devices."

An internal, developer only ****** Ops 7 play test was set to begin this weekend. They accidentally pushed the message of the day to everyone on Xbox on the Call of Duty app, instead.

— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL)

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Developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 — which was

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earlier this month — is the first ever consecutive release within the ****** Ops sub-series. Matt Cox, General Manager of Call of Duty, insisted that “as a team, our vision from the start was to create a back-to-back series experience for our players that embraced the uniqueness of the ****** Ops sub-franchise.”

****** Ops 7 is set to star Milo Ventimiglia, Kiernan Shipka, and Michael Rooker, with Ventimiglia portraying David Mason, Shipka as new character Emma Kagen, and Rooker reprising his ****** Ops 2 role of Mike Harper.

Earlier this month,

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, insisting they were a “feature test” published “in error.” It’s worth remembering that ****** Ops 6 is a premium, $70 game, and this year’s ****** Ops 7 is expected to jump to $80 after

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said that gamers will see Xbox charging $79.99 for new, first-party games around the holiday season.

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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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