For years, the video game industry has operated on a simple assumption: the fairest match is the best match. New research ...

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 ...

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 ...

Infinity Ward is staying tight-lipped about matchmaking. The post Modern Warfare 4’s exact SBMM setup remains a mystery but ...

Battlefield 6 will reportedly feature some skill-based matchmaking, as well as other matchmaking factors that are set to vary depending on what game mode you're playing. Over on Twitter, Call of Duty ...

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 ...

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.

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; ...

TL;DR: Battlefield 6's open beta introduces a complex matchmaking system combining skill-based factors with ping, player location, server availability, and game mode. The process includes pre-match ...

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 ...

Multiplayer game matchmaking has been a frustration for players since time immemorial. If you’ve played online games at all, you’ve had the experience—probably often—of getting matched with a group ...