The COD Casuals

Welcome to episode #220 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have some serious news that has been leaked for COD 2026, and most of it is not looking good already. There was recently a leak regarding the movement system they plan to implement, and their choice to not be continuing with omni movement. We discuss the possible move...

Welcome to episode #219 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we are looking ahead to major 3 in Miami, and cover all the big talking points leading up to this event. This is a very important major for a lot of the mid-pack teams, and their hopes for qualifying for champs. Lots of teams have made changes, and some have shown improve...

Welcome to episode #218 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have some major leaks and rumors towards COD 2025, which is being labeled as Black Ops 7. We have some confirmations regarding the omni movement returning, as well as the setting and timeline being after Black Ops 2, and being set in Japan. We share our excitement and...

Welcome to episode #217 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with a trip down memory lane on old handheld consoles, and the recent discussion around the Switch 2 reveal and pricing issues. We share our thoughts on how we believe this will become an even bigger issue going forward, as developers look to charge more for...

Welcome to episode #216 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have lots of big CDL news to break down, as there have been lots of teams in the mid to lower pack who have made big team changes to help fight and secure their spot for COD champs in a few months time. Some big names have been shifted around, and we cover all the move...

Welcome to episode #215 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we break down a very exciting Major II tournament, filled with lots of unexpected results and runs from teams we did not expect. This event showed us a lot from the teams in the midfield, as some that we have come to expect on Sunday ended their tournament early, and a fe...

Welcome to episode #214 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we are ramping up for Major 2, and we are beyond excited! There is a strong fight for the top spot between FaZe and Thieves, as well as the fight for 3rd with the current struggles of OpTic. That being said, OpTic have made the statement that Kenny has officially been rel...

Welcome to episode #213 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we continue with the topic of CDL teams and their current standings, as we have another week of matches, and another eye opening round of games that have us wondering what is next for these teams. Along with this, we cover some news regarding the new Battlefield game in d...

Welcome to episode #212 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we do a full recap on the 2nd and last minor tournament in the CDL. We had some expected runs, and some that have people wondering who is at the top of the power rankings. With FaZe making an early exit, Surge placing 2nd, and Thieves looking dominant as ever, the excitem...

Welcome to episode #211 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we cover the past week of matches with the 2nd and last minor right around the corner. We have some teams that have continued to make big strides as a team, and some that are raising some serious concern. For us, the Breach have continued to struggle, and taking the fight...

Welcome to episode #210 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, the CDL has finally returned, and we’ve got some new faces in the league, and some returning ones as well. We have Pred returning to OpTic, and Neptune joining the Vancouver Surge. OpTic has been off to a very slow start, going 0-2 in matches, and 0-6 in map count. On the...

Welcome to episode #209 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we cover some big news that came as a shock to some, and was expected by others. Pred was officially announced back onto the starting roster for OpTic, and Huke has been let go as a free agent. The debate lies in if this is the correct move for OpTic. After a lackluster M...

Welcome to episode #208 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we begin with covering the new season 2 content, and to see if it has delivered and hopefully brought some fans back to the game. With the new maps and guns added, there is hope for the rest of season 2, as well as what we will be getting with season 2 reloaded. The main...

Welcome to episode #207 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some much needed football talk as the superbowl is having another repeat year, and then we shift the conversation to the CDL and how the field is looking going into major 1. We share our thoughts on who we think is going to make it to Sunday, and who is...

Welcome to episode #206 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we start off with some big gaming news; the potential of game prices increasing to $100. After the rumors of GTA VI costing $100 at launch, other developers are hoping to follow suit with their games. We break down why this isn’t realistic, and how this will have a huge i...

Welcome to episode #205 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we are coming off of the first CDL minor, and we have some thoughts and discussion about this event and its bigger meaning. With COD in a tough state, is this where effort should be focused towards with the CDL? We bring up the issues of the league’s infrastructure, and h...

Welcome to episode #204 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we address the serious issues that Call of Duty is currently going through. We believe this to be one of the worst times COD has ever gone through in its history, and we break down why this has continued to happen, what led to it happening, and what Activision can do abou...

Welcome to episode #203 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In the first episode 2025, we start off with our recap of one of our biggest grind times during Black Ops 6, with a full week of double XP. We have put in plenty of hours, and with COD being in a tough state at the moment, we share our experience with the game, and compare it to those who...

Welcome to episode #202 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In our final episode 0f 2024, we share our current feelings with Black Ops 6, and recent experiences as we draw to the end of the year, and lots of complaints have been surfacing. With this news, we cover our experiences with the game in its current state, as well as some personal “gaming...

Welcome to episode #201 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have week 2 of the CDL in the books, and we won’t see anymore matches until their return in 2025. So far, we have been able to see what each team is looking like, and generally what the strong and weak teams currently are. Thankfully for us, the Boston Breach are off t...

Welcome to episode #200 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! Firstly, we want to thank you for your continued support, and helping us get all the way to 200 episodes! We start this episode off with our first week of the CDL in the books, and we are beyond excited, as the Boston Breach are off to a great start! We break down their games, and what ha...

Welcome to episode #199 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we continue our coverage of ranked play, and with new maps being added in with season 1 reloaded coming up, we are going to have some potential changes coming to ranked in the near future, and for the better. Our main topic today is surrounding the topic of if COD needs t...

Welcome to episode #198 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we cover our initial thoughts on ranked play in Black Ops 6, as it has been released earlier than it ever has in previous titles, and we have lots to say. Overall, the experience for us has been fantastic. We share our opinions on the state of ranked from our perspective,...

Welcome to episode #197 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we have season 1 of Black Ops 6 here! We have a few new maps at launch, as well as the anticipation of ranked play coming out. We share our thoughts on the content so far in season 1, as well as some of what is to come mid season with some remastered maps. In this season,...

Welcome to episode #196 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional! In this episode, we give our comprehensive review on the Black Ops 6 campaign. We finished it, and now we’ve got lots to unpack regarding story, characters, and mission types. We have some new ideas that have come to this game, as well as some returning ideas from last year’s CODs, howeve...