Black Ops 7 Sparks Worst US Year-End for Call of Duty Since 2008
TL;DR
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 topped US December 2025 sales but finished fifth for the year, marking the franchise’s weakest year-end US performance since World at War (2008). Battlefield 6 led 2025 US sales, and putting Black Ops 7 on Game Pass likely dented its numbers; Activision/Microsoft also signaled changes to the annual CoD release cadence.
- Black Ops 7 Had Call Of Duty's Worst Sales Year Ranking In The US Since 2008 GameSpot
- US video game spend up 3% in December, fuelled in part by 24% increase in subscription services | US Monthly Charts GamesIndustry.biz
- Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place Video Games Chronicle
- Best-selling games of December 2025 in the U.S. on Nintendo platforms Nintendo Everything
- 2025 U.S. Video Game Chart Rubber-Stamps Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Sales Struggle IGN
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