Whenever a new blockbuster first-person shooter drops, gamers limber up so they can once again argue over how multiplayer matches get made and the algorithmic systems that determine who plays against ...

A new study challenges skill-based matchmaking, finding that equal-skill contests can quietly hurt retention while smarter systems kept players engaged longer in millions of Lichess matches.

Skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty is always a controversial topic, and last fall, the teams behind Activision’s still-dominant shooter franchise pledged to be more open about how players are ...

Yesterday XDefiant launched and while the major talking point was yet another online game having massive server issues, there is one intentional decision the game has made that seems to make no sense; ...

If there's a single characteristic you could assign to the current era of Call of Duty, which does not change from game to game, it would be its matchmaking system. This has often been a black box; a ...

DICE senior producer David Sirland has clarified how matchmaking worked in last weekend’s Battlefield 6 open beta. What Is The Deal With Modern FPS Matchmaking? Skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) is the ...

Skill-Based Matching, has been the biggest hot-button topic in modern Call of Duty for years. However, coming off of the beta for its upcoming Black Ops 7, developer Treyarch will be effectively ...

For years, skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) has been the hottest of topics within the Call of Duty community, with some proclaiming it ruins the experience, others saying quite the opposite.

It turns out that when Call of Duty players play against others at their own skill level, instead of leveling or getting leveled in a disproportionate skill rift, they stick around longer. This is the ...