Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Developer Treyarch Studios mysteriously removed fan-favorite multiplayer map Blackheart from the game's rotation less than two hours after the start of Season 1. Blackheart is one of the following: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's 15 original multiplayer launch maps quickly became popular with the community thanks to their powerful three-lane structure and excellent balance that allowed assault rifles, SMGs, light machine guns, shotguns, and even sniper rifles to thrive in every match.
Today was a really important day call of duty Dear fans, December 4th is black ops 7 and warzone Season 1. The major content update not only added tons of new maps, weapons, modes, operator bundles, and more to the game, but also fully integrated the free-to-play battle royale title into the game. black ops 7. Players can now level up their weapons and characters in both games. That means anyone who's been grinding the latest entry in the series since its release on November 14 can now take their leveled-up weapons into the game. warzone Jump right into the new Resurgence map, Haven's Hollow.
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Treyarch is removing Blackheart right as Black Ops 7 Season 1 begins.
Shortly after Season 1 began, Treyarch Studios mysteriously removed Blackheart from Season 1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Map rotation. that call of duty An update to the Twitter account sheds some light on the situation and confirms that the map has been temporarily removed from both public and private map pools while the studio investigates the issue. Unfortunately, there's no word on when it will be added back to the game, as the statement only says it will return in a future update. Given that Season 1 launched today, December 4th, it may be at least a few more days before Treyarch is ready to roll out another update.
It's currently unclear what the problem is, but it seems fans aren't happy with the map's temporary removal. In response to the post above, one user said that Blackheart was his 'favorite map' and asked what the problem was, as the map had been 'decent' since it launched with the game on November 14th.Ugh?!? 'One of the best maps ever?!?' clearly shows disappointment over its removal.
The good news is that Season 1 is packed with content. That means players will have so many new maps to check out while Treyarch works out the issues with Blackheart. Three new maps and one remastered classic joined the shooter with Season 1 on December 4, with more maps still to come in next month's mid-season update. But for now, players can jump into Fate, Utopia, Odysseus, or Standoff, the latter of which is a remaster of the classic map. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Although it hasn't been confirmed yet, another remastered map may be released. black ops 7 However, this is much more controversial. According to a recent leak, Stakeout, last year's divisive Strike map. black ops 6Will be back in the near future. Data miners found a file where the maps were listed as follows: black ops 7 This is possible despite the map not being currently available in the game. While some fans despised the melee combat the map offered, others loved leveling up weapons and unlocking camouflages, so it wouldn't be too surprising to see the map coming back.
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November 14, 2025
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Ages 17 and older / Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, suggestive themes, drug use