Activision has released new statistics that speak to cheating in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7[1] multiplayer beta, with the company claiming that nearly 99% of matches are cheater-free.
Activision’s anti-cheat team, Ricochet, said[2] when the beta began back on October 2, about 97.5% of matches were cheater-free. By the fifth day of the beta, about 98.8% of matches had no cheaters. Now that the beta has concluded, Activision reported that–across the entirety of the beta–nearly 99% of matches were cheater-free. And the median detection time for cheaters was three matches.
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A message from #TeamRICOCHET[8]:
We’ve crunched the numbers for Black Ops 7 Beta, and RICOCHET Anti-Cheat achieved the strongest Beta results in Call of Duty history.
Each day, our cheat detections got faster and your matches got cleaner.
By the end:
•… pic.twitter.com/bRLFFAAHyv[9]— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) October 13, 2025[10]
The publisher went on to say that the anti-cheat tools in Black Ops 7’s beta “adapted and improved” over time, helping to ensure “more players experience the clean matches they expect.”
Activision added that it has spent years investing in and refining the anti-cheat tools to get to where things stand today, and it’s not the end. The publisher said it will continue to work on improving the anti-cheat tools so that people feel can feel confident they played a clean and fair match.
“We’re not done yet,” Activision said. “Ricochet anti-cheat keeps adapting to protect your time and your matches, and most important, earn your trust. There’s much more to come.”
When the Black Ops 7 beta went live on October 2, people quickly spotted videos of apparent cheating in the test. Activision later said these videos did not represent the current state of the game because the accounts in question had already been actioned.[11]
The Black Ops 7 multiplayer beta ended on October 9, but the party rolled on, as Black Ops 6’s Season 6 and big Halloween event[12] kicks offed that day. A free trial for Black Ops 6[13] launched on October 9 and runs through October 16.
It’s a busy time for FPS fans in general, as EA’s Battlefield 6[14] launched on October 10, while a new game from a Battlefield veteran, Arc Raiders[15], lands on October 30. Black Ops 7, meanwhile, arrives on November 14.
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- ^ did not represent the current state of the game because the accounts in question had already been actioned. (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ Black Ops 6’s Season 6 and big Halloween event (www.gamespot.com)
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- ^ Battlefield 6 (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ Arc Raiders (www.gamespot.com)