#matchmaking

#matchmaking

SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) enters the news yet again as Black Ops 7's devs have fully committed to an about-face on the highly debated practice of matching folks with relative skill levels in online matches with randos. Not only will matches have more variety of skill level across players, but perhaps most excitingly, randomly matched lobbies that vibe well can stick

UFC 320 boasted two exciting title fights on its five-fight main and 14-fight total card. Four of the five fights on the main card ended with a finish. In the main event, Magomed Ankalaev lost his light heavyweight title when he was quickly defeated by Alex Pereira. In the co-main event, Cory Sandhagen was unsuccessful in his attempt to dethrone UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.

Anne and Aunt Agnes fall on the subtle end of the spectrum. As Arthur and Olivia have their first dance together as man and wife, they're working through the list of potential brides for Edward, one from which they've already eliminated quite a few candidates. One, however, is conveniently nearby: Adelaide Guinness (Ann Skelly), a third cousin (and it's worth remembering that Anne and Agnes's project considers being a cousin a plus rather than a minus).

"I was kind of getting to the stage of my career where I was starting to get quite comfortable," she tells Katie Byrne on the latest episode of the Money Talks podcast. "I launched these dating events called Table for Six around the same time where I sent three single ladies and three single men on group dinner dates, and it literally just took off."

Maybe train more. Talk less, train more,

Overwatch 2 console players will officially be able to use a keyboard and mouse starting with the release of Season 18. In patch notes posted ahead of the new season, the Overwatch 2 team says matchmaking pools will be tweaked slightly so players are sorted into a Mouse and Keyboard Pool and a Controller Pool. Those playing on a console using keyboard and mouse (KBM) inputs will be paired with PC players and other KBM console players, while the Controller Pool will be reserved only for console players using a controller. Season 18 arrives on August 26.

Marriage is a business deal and it always has been. So says Dakota Johnson's Lucy, an elite Manhattan matchmaker in Celine Song's second feature, Materialists. Lucy may be a modern woman, but her world looks eerily similar to the marriage mart of Jane Austen's day. For Lucy and her clients, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Nura Maznavi expressed joy upon learning that Zohran Mamdani met his wife on Hinge, feeling it made her less of a loser for meeting her husband online 14 years ago.

Granny Wang, real name Zhao Mei, has captivated crowds in Kaifeng, China, with her matchmaking performances, drawing hundreds to her daily shows at a theme park.

Murray and MacDowell, both single, both in Charleston and both - as she put it - "crazy." They’ve got this kind of rage towards each other, but maybe he’s trying to make amends.

Marvel Rivals' Season 3.5 introduces stricter penalties for players who disconnect or go AFK during matches, including longer temporary bans from competitive play.

Dvalishvili didn't even need all 25 minutes to be his usual overwhelming self, showcasing his dominance with a third-round submission of Sean O'Malley.

Song's experience as a matchmaker provided profound insights into people's desires, revealing how clients' superficial checklists often clashed with their deeper emotional needs.

There was a period where I was trying to set Hoda up with him, because she -- like every other woman in the world -- finds him irresistible.

Jenna Bush Hager reflects on her matchmaking attempts with Hoda Kotb and rockstar Lenny Kravitz during a recent show, highlighting their unexpected chemistry.