Insider Gaming Weekly: A Video Game Podcast

Call of Duty Dumps SBMM And A Cancelled Assassin's Creed Game

Insider Gaming Weekly: A Video Game Podcast

Show Notes

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is officially ending skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) at launch and is reintroducing persistent multiplayer lobbies. Also, an Assassin's Creed game was canceled for the worst reasons, a new Lord of the Rings Game, and more on Xbox's latest drama. It's Episode 34 of Insider Gaming Weekly: A Video Game Podcast

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