Activision "secretly" turned off skill-based Call of Duty matchmaking and "turns out everyone hated it"
Activision researchers secretly disabled skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty multiplayer and "turns out everyone hated it."
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Activision researchers secretly disabled skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty multiplayer and "turns out everyone hated it."
Viessa in is one of the characters you can unlock from the beginning of the game. She is a strong, ice-based Descendant who can deal lots of damage through her skills. Getting her to an end-game build will allow you to deal with bosses with ease and get more rewards to be able to build up other Descendants.
Apple is not doing so well in China, and based on the latest numbers from a research firm, the company has dropped below the fifth position in the region for the first time in many years. The second quarter results suggest that Apple is now the sixth largest smartphone vendor in China, competing against Chinese brands like Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and more.
Earlier this month Hearthstone players were surprised, and some were more than a little upset, to discover that upcoming expansion Perils in Paradise would not have its own custom game board, the background on which a Hearthstone match is played. It quickly led to many doom-and-gloom predictions that this was the beginning of the end for Hearthstone, the start of a degradation of service t hat would lead to its cancellation—like Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm before it.
Gold is an integral, in-game currency in , used to purchase various in-game items and gear, among other important components. While there are many ways to acquire Gold, such as selling unwanted items or finding the odd enemy drop, farming for it is the best way to obtain it.
Different resources, like Advanced Neural Circuits, are useful to farm in to help create powerful items needed in a character build. Different missions you can complete will help you gather this material in abundance as you explore the game's world. However, you'll have to leave no stone unturned as you pursue these quests to maximize your chances of this item dropping.
After many years of fans being extremely vocal in their desire for the history-hopping series to visit Feudal Japan, is finally set to visit this setting later this year. While the announcement of — then called — was initially well-received with its short stylized teaser depicting a ninja jumping across rooftops, the game has been the subject of plenty of backlash and controversy since its first story trailer, which introduced its dual protagonists, Yasuke and Naoe.
While Android users transitioning to the iPhone has become more common recently, the June 2024 quarter marked the highest influx of Android switchers. This seems like a positive sign for Apple, given that it is getting a wider consumer base, but the weaker sales reported earlier for the iPhone 15 series compared to the past models are being linked with the growing number of switches.