The matchmaking system in Call of Duty has been a hot topic of debate for years, often sparking theories and tests to uncover ...

Following up on its initial discussion about Call of Duty’s skill-based matchmaking implementation from earlier in the year, Activision and its Call of Duty developers published another “white paper” ...

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For years now, "SBMM" has been a four-letter curse on every Call of Duty lobby. Skill-based matchmaking isn't inherently wrong, though. In fact, it allows for more players to feel comfortable in games ...

Today the Call of Duty network has been faced some severe outages and errors, to say the least. From the Minot Myer to Hawthorne error, it doesn’t seem like the system is letting up. CoD players are ...

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Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap For years, the Call of Duty community has been having the same argument over and over again, and it always comes back to the same ...

Over the last several years, Call of Duty players have become very familiar with the term skill-based matchmaking (SBMM). The mechanic is used by developers to match players of roughly equal skill up ...

When it comes to delivering a competitive experience in an FPS game, skill-based matchmaking is one of the most important components and one that has to be well-implemented. However, SBMM's spread ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. This may be the winter of discontent for some Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players. Activision has been notably quiet about the game's sales, and has yet ...