Call of Duty Black Ops 7 confirms “minimal” SBMM for multiplayer modes
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 removes SBMM, as developer Treyarch confirms the news we've all been waiting for in favor of open matchmaking.
Call of Duty SBMM Critics Celebrate Victory After Treyarch Confirms Open Matchmaking as the Default for Black Ops 7 Multiplayer at Launch — and Even Persistent Lobbies
Treyarch has confirmed a number of significant changes for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer that will make it into the game for launch. Chief among them is Open…
Battlefield 6 Matchmaking Will Include SBMM — Among Other Things Like Ping, Location, And Server Availability
Whether this is good or bad news depends a little on your perspective, but it looks like Battlefield 6 will include skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) to a degree.
Fortnite OG Gets New Version Without SBMM Or Bots
While Fortnite OG has had a consistently solid player population for months, the mode has been overshadowed by both Reload and Blitz--and so it's only to be expected that Epic…
Battlefield 6 Dev Clarifies Use Of SBMM In Playtest
The next Battlefield game doesn't even have an official name yet, but fans are already hands-on with an early build thanks to the new Battlefield Labs playtest program. That program…
Call of Duty Players Are Getting Activision to Send Them Their Personal Information So They Can Find Out Their Hidden SBMM Rating
Call of Duty players are flooding to Activision’s privacy support page after a YouTuber showcased a method of finding out their hidden skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) rating.
Activision report claims players don’t hate SBMM as much as they say they do
Skill-based matchmaking has long been a contentious subject in games like Call of Duty, but Activision found players don't play as much without it.
Call of Duty is once again justifying why it uses SBMM in casual modes
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…
Ubisoft’s Call of Duty Rival XDefiant Ditches SBMM, Says It’s No Fun at All
Ubisoft has said its Call of Duty rival XDefiant does not feature skill-based matchmaking in its casual playlist.
Fortnite SBMM saved me from a world of pain this holiday season
As a general rule, children aren’t very good at videogames. So you can imagine my delight when my five and seven-year-old children asked if I would play Fortnite with them.…