Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's SBMM debate has taken a new turn as someone hacked a developer's Twitter to post anti-SBMM updates. In a dramatic turn of events, Treyarch game developer Tony ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Activision’s Call of Duty games employ skill-based matchmaking, or SBMM, which makes sure that ...

Black Ops 7's brand new patch notes revealed an update regarding matchmaking. The new title's open beta ended on October 8, 2025. Players will likely see the game next when it gets its full release on ...

The open beta phase for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ended on Thursday, October 9, 2025, after a one-day extension due to positive feedback from players. After the beta ended, the community had the ...

As we covered a few times in the run up to launch, the team decided to remove SBMM in Black Ops 7 before clarifying that one ...

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Treyarch explains why they REMOVED SBMM & Disbanding lobbies from Black Ops 7 Multiplayer (Skill Based Match Making Removed) Sources - - - - Video on the Original characters returning - Video on the ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s new update is set to go live later today on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and a few days later, it will be followed by the addition of League Play. In ...