With the official release of CoD: Black Ops 7, are you ready to dive into the new campaign story? But to understand all the backstory in the campaign mode and unlock additional achievements and collectibles, you'll need some key items: Campaign Intel collectibles.

Campaign Intels are collectible documents and items that players need to collect in the campaign mode to advance certain achievements and delve deeper into the major story. Currently, there are 11 Intel collectibles waiting to be discovered in Black Ops 7 campaign mode.

Unlike the intelligence gathering methods in previous versions, the Intels in BO7 aren't just documents scattered across the battlefield; instead, they are mission items that players need to find, and there's only one per mission level. They can appear anywhere within the mission area. Once you find an Intel, simply interact with it to receive a hint to unlock that item. 

Here, we'll reveal the exact locations of all 11 Campaign Intels to help you quickly collect all the items and complete the campaign. Let's begin!

1. Becoming the Monster

First, the first Campaign Intel in CoD BO7 requires completing Exposure mission. Towards the end of that mission, while completing Escape objective and leaving the area, you'll accidentally fall below the floor and enter a new village. Here, you can find Intel in Press Forward objective.

After landing, you can also unlock Kinetic Jump and use it to climb three rock platforms to reach the main combat area. Next, clear the stairs and continue upwards. You'll see a stone well between a giant machete and a hut. Intel is the ordinary-sized machete placed on the well cover.

However, there are Enforcers guarding the stone well. If you get too close, you'll be continuously attacked by the guards. But when the attacks stop, that's when you can collect Becoming the Monster Intel.

2. The Truth

To unlock the second Intel, you need to go to Avalon map and complete the first quest in that area, Inside. After accepting the quest, you need to find Karma in the cave and interact with her. You can choose your preferred route.

After finding her hiding place, look to your right. You'll see an interactive body bag. Interact with it to collect The Truth Intel. This is basically the most hard-to-miss intelligence item.

3. Family Ties

After navigating the intricate container maze of Distortion quest and surviving the final ship ambush, you'll be able to accept Rescue Woods quest.

Go to the container, but don't open it. This will trigger a boss fight, requiring you to redo the entire Distortion quest to reach this point.

Remember, you only need to run across it, reach the edge of the floating dock, and look ahead. You'll see a lone floating island. With the grappling hook, you can easily climb onto it.

Here, you'll see an open tomb. Inside, examine the wall between the two platforms; you'll find an intelligence item called Family Ties.

4. The Cost of Business

Back in Avalon, this next piece of intelligence is hidden at the end of Escalation mission.

When you reach the server building, fight the enemies inside, eliminate all hostile forces, and defeat the sniper Priya Zaveri. You'll then receive instructions to go to the server room and access the main terminal.

Upon entering the building, you'll see a marker pointing to the major terminal. In the room containing the main terminal, there are two small rooms on either side of the entrance. The target item is in the room to the right of the entrance; you can jump in through the window or simply open the door. On the table in this room is an open laptop and a USB drive; that's Campaign Intel: The Cost of Business you need to find.

5. Best Laid Plans

In Disruption mission, which aims to Infiltrate the Forge, you need to clear the enemy forces at Forge entrance and advance until you crash your yacht into the fortress.

After completing that, your next objective is to enter the restricted area. However, that's not your immediate goal. You need to take the stairs on the left and proceed to the upstairs diagnostic room. This room is quite obvious, marked with the prominent number 8 on the wall.

Here, you can find some Self-Revive Kits and other useful items. Most importantly, hidden on top of a filing cabinet in the back left corner of the room is an intelligence item called Best Laid Plans. Take it and get out of there!

6. Heavy Is the Head

The next intelligence item is in Collapse mission. You need to go to the large arena here, but note that the target item isn't there. Instead, you can find it before entering the arena.

You'll need to clear out a large number of enemies in the tent area outside the arena to successfully accept the mission objective: Locate the Tablet. If you want to deal with the nearby enemies in a less stressful environment, you can also buy CoD Black Ops 7 bot lobbies and complete this mission in a less competitive setting.

Next, head north, where there are many stone pillars and statues. Search carefully until you find a roofless building on the left side of the main passage. Climb up to find Heavy Is the Head intelligence.

7. Team Bond

Next, you need to start Fracture mission and progress until you reach an area with a large, overturned red semi-trailer truck with farm patterns painted on the cargo bed. To the right of the truck is a large roadside, and to the left is a walkway made of oil drums.

The overturned truck's cargo bed is open; you can jump in through a makeshift hatch on the roof. Turn around immediately, and you'll find an inconspicuous flag badge in the cargo: Team Bond. This is probably the smallest of all the intelligence.

8. Case

The next piece of intelligence is located inside the large hotel you need to visit in Find Dr. Faulkner mission. You can take the elevator to the top floor of the building, where you'll receive the objective Check bookcase, which requires you to investigate a suspicious bookshelf.

Walk down the corridor and turn right at the end to enter a large conference room. There's a piece of paper on the table in the conference room, and next to it, you'll find an intelligence item called Case. Take the intelligence and continue.

9. Lake Time

Next, after heading to the hunting cabin in Suppression area, you can obtain this intelligence. The objective is to Reach the Cabin. Enter the cabin, go upstairs, and turn right into the room. Inside, turn right again and look to your right; you'll see a wooden dressing table. Hidden in a small corner to the right of the dressing table is an item: a fishing rod called Lake Time.

10. Trigger Finger

Now, we're back in Avalon. In this level, you'll eventually receive a quest called Disable Cradle Shipments at the docks.

Note: Do not destroy them. Instead, stand on the bridge to the east or left of the stadium and eliminate some enemies if necessary.

Look at the target area on the bridge; you'll see a crane near the guild crates below. This is where you need to go. Jump onto the two crates next to the crane; the intelligence you're looking for is between them: Trigger Finger.

11. Face the Nightmare

This last intelligence is very tricky; it's placed in the final boss fight. Therefore, you'd better make sure you have a grappling hook, as it will make gathering intelligence much easier.

However, you don't actually need to fight Kagan's three mechs. Instead, observe Kagan's control room and look for three large floating containers. The middle container is open, allowing entry from the back. Your goal is to climb onto the adjacent container, jump inside, and find the intelligence, Face the Nightmare, behind it.

These are the locations and unlocking methods for the 11 hidden Campaign Intel collectibles in Black Ops 7. Go unlock them and complete the last piece of your campaign story puzzle!

Just two weeks after its release, ARC Raiders has proven just how popular Extraction Shooter games are among players. During this time, the developers quickly released patches to adjust the game based on community feedback.

ARC Raiders Update 1.2.0 has been released, including previously mentioned improvements to duo matchmaking, new maps, and new ARC enemies, as well as numerous balance changes and bug fixes.

Balance Changes

Item Changes

Wolfpack Grenade

Wolfpack Grenade's selling value has increased from 3000 coins to 5000 coins, which is undoubtedly a buff.

The crafting materials have changed from 2 Refined Explosives and 2 Sensors to 3 Refined Explosives and 2 ARC Motion Cores.

Arc Motion Core & Arc Circuitry

The refiner LV of these two ARC Raiders items has been reduced from 3 to 2, but the crafting requirement has increased from 6 Arc Alloys to 8 Arc Alloys.

Launcher Ammo

Launcher Ammo merchant will now sell for 200 coins instead of 100 coins, and the parts required to craft 6 bullets per run will change from 5 Metal Parts and 1 Crude Explosive to 4 Metal Parts and 1 Refined Explosive.

Spotter Relay

Selling value reduced from 5000 coins to 2000 coins.

XP Changes

Experience gained per point of damage dealt to Bastions, Bombarders, Rocketeers, and Leapers reduced from 3 to 2.

Experience gained from looting ARC parts from Bastions and Bombarders reduced from 500 to 250 and 300 respectively. The experience gained from looting Rocketeer boosters and Leaper legs has been increased from 200 to 500.

This is a blow to early-game leveling, and the developers may be trying to change player preferences by encouraging more engagement with Rocketeers and Leapers.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed several issues preventing achievements from completing correctly.
• Fixed an issue where Fireball Arc could get stuck on safety doors.
• Fixed an issue where Surveyor's escape behavior could cause it to leave the playable area.
• Fixed an issue where some enemies took excessive Fire Damage.
• Fixed a collision issue on maps like The Dam and Buried City where players could fall out of the world or get stuck.
• Fixed an issue where players couldn't pick up or knock down downed players on steep slopes.
• Fixed issues such as weapons automatically collapsing when throwing grenades, weapons disappearing when using deployable items, and bullets deviating from the crosshair when shooting near walls.

Game Experience Optimizations

• Adjusted the drop rate of Blueprints from Raider Containers.
• Interacting with Probes, Husks, and Raider Caches now also counts towards the looting container objectives.
• The interface will now remain on the same item after crafting in the wild.
• Vaulting animations are smoother.

UI Adjustments

• Added the option to Split Stacks in inventory, especially convenient for gamepad players.
• Fixed some button conflicts that caused unexpected menu returns.
• Added confirmation information after submitting player reports.

Skills And Equipment

• Fixed an issue where Blaze Grenade Trap dealt excessive damage.
• Reduced Tick attachment time of Anti-Tick Field Augment Passive from 1s to 0.5s.
• Fixed a bug where the message would freeze when the player was fighting a Tick.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to use Snap Hook to go out of bounds in Spaceport Bunker.

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How To Defeat Matriarch?

Matriarch is one of two new ARC enemies added in this update, and it's a new boss even bigger and stronger than The Queen.

Matriarch will appear on various maps, but it's recommended to fight it on Spaceport Bunker because it has more cover, which is beneficial for survival.

When the boss appears, all players will usually temporarily cease fire and work together to fight the boss. However, a few players may take the opportunity to attack other players. It's recommended to stay with the group and avoid being alone to reduce the risk of being ambushed.

Boss Mechanics

Matriarch will continuously summon various minions, almost all types of ARC enemies, and it will periodically spawn a giant shield. Players cannot damage it while the shield is active, so don't waste ammo or grenades during the shield phase.

Matriarch's missiles deal extremely high damage; even without a direct hit, the splash damage is lethal. And it also releases toxic gas zones across the map; players within these zones will nullify their stamina, rendering them unable to dodge or run.

How To Defeat Matriarch?

Hallcracker is the preferred weapon against Matriarch. Grenades can also be used, but don't weste them as it have shield.

The top of the giant tower in the center of Spaceport map is a relatively safe location. While you'll still be attacked by missiles, it provides more reaction time to dodge. Maintain long-range fire; if you get too close, you'll face the threat of small ARCs and missiles.

You should first aim at Matriarch's joints and main body, destroying its armor plating. After the armor is destroyed, the internal structure will be exposed—this is the main body's weak point. Concentrate your firepower at this point; switching to Cracker shots or using grenades to attack the exposed core will deal significant damage.

Looting Rewards

After Matriarch is defeated, players need to approach to loot the loot. Since this usually involves the entire server, there can be situations where 20 people are all searching the same dead enemy, and the loot will be quickly snatched up.

Therefore, when you see Matriarch catches on fire, it means it's about to be destroyed. Immediately start moving towards Matriarch to ensure you can loot it as soon as possible. If you act too late, you might only be able to pick up one or two items.

Overall, the fixes, adjustments, and new boss in Update 1.2.0 are excellent, but players may have some reservations about the experience gain adjustments. However, the developers were able to quickly make adjustments based on player feedback within a week, which is better than many other games.