The Call of Duty series is not in great shape as we start 2026. The latest entry, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, was a critical and financial failure for Activision. Many didn’t enjoy its single-player mode, noting a lack of checkpoints and no AI characters to help. At the time of writing, fewer than 20,000 players are active in the game, the lowest of the series.
Activision has since said it will focus on the future of Call of Duty, but as it stands, its battle royale spinoff, Warzone, is the only title keeping the series on life support.