Invokation
@invokation.games
Matchmaking and skill ratings for multiplayer games.
Gaming with friends shouldn’t be punishment. But if you’re different ranks, it can feel like it.
Why that happens and how games can fix it, on our blog. 👇
www.invokation.games/blog/i-can-t...
Why that happens and how games can fix it, on our blog. 👇
www.invokation.games/blog/i-can-t...
"I Can’t Play with my Friends"
Invokation builds advanced matchmaking and skill rating systems for competitive and casual multiplayer games. Trusted by studios like Embark, our tools are fast to integrate, transparent for players, ...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Gaming with friends shouldn’t be punishment. But if you’re different ranks, it can feel like it.
Why that happens and how games can fix it, on our blog. 👇
www.invokation.games/blog/i-can-t...
Why that happens and how games can fix it, on our blog. 👇
www.invokation.games/blog/i-can-t...
Stickers will be at Gamescom next week thanks to Adrian. Find him, get a wizard.
SBMM convos encouraged but fully optional.
SBMM convos encouraged but fully optional.
August 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Stickers will be at Gamescom next week thanks to Adrian. Find him, get a wizard.
SBMM convos encouraged but fully optional.
SBMM convos encouraged but fully optional.
We’re going to @nordicgame.com!
Let’s talk matchmaking. We know you have opinions.
Oh, and we have wizard stickers!
Let’s talk matchmaking. We know you have opinions.
Oh, and we have wizard stickers!
May 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We’re going to @nordicgame.com!
Let’s talk matchmaking. We know you have opinions.
Oh, and we have wizard stickers!
Let’s talk matchmaking. We know you have opinions.
Oh, and we have wizard stickers!
This week we’re in Amsterdam doing the whole bike riding thing and hosting a round table at Pragma’s Online Services Summit.
May 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This week we’re in Amsterdam doing the whole bike riding thing and hosting a round table at Pragma’s Online Services Summit.
Soak up the nostalgia by playing Mini Royale — launching today!
You're a little green toy soldier fighting for glory on the ultimate battlefield — a kid's bedroom.
We'll be playing (and powering the MMR system)!
You're a little green toy soldier fighting for glory on the ultimate battlefield — a kid's bedroom.
We'll be playing (and powering the MMR system)!
March 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Soak up the nostalgia by playing Mini Royale — launching today!
You're a little green toy soldier fighting for glory on the ultimate battlefield — a kid's bedroom.
We'll be playing (and powering the MMR system)!
You're a little green toy soldier fighting for glory on the ultimate battlefield — a kid's bedroom.
We'll be playing (and powering the MMR system)!
#GDC and #PGCSanFrancisco were great.
Now we’re heads down to deliver something new in time for Nordic Game.
Now we’re heads down to deliver something new in time for Nordic Game.
March 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
#GDC and #PGCSanFrancisco were great.
Now we’re heads down to deliver something new in time for Nordic Game.
Now we’re heads down to deliver something new in time for Nordic Game.
Hey, we know that guy!
NEW PODCAST: An Interview with one of the creators behind Call of Duty's Skill-based Matchmaking system, Charlie Olson
From "King is Ping" to adding bots into Call of Duty, this is one episode you don't want to miss.
LISTEN: open.spotify.com/episode/09r3...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUtI...
From "King is Ping" to adding bots into Call of Duty, this is one episode you don't want to miss.
LISTEN: open.spotify.com/episode/09r3...
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUtI...
March 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Hey, we know that guy!
Went to DICE
Had a chat about SBMM
Now it's an article
Had a chat about SBMM
Now it's an article
INTERVIEW: I Sat Down With a Developer Behind Call of Duty's SBMM
Insider Gaming interviewed Charlie Olson, a developer who wrote Call of Duty's MMR/SBMM system on the issues it presents.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Went to DICE
Had a chat about SBMM
Now it's an article
Had a chat about SBMM
Now it's an article
The solution to SBMM's biggest flaw is pretty mundane: just acknowledge and reward players for being good at the game.
But MMR systems, like Elo and TrueSkill, aren't explainable or transparent enough to be shown to players, even indirectly.
(IVK Skill is just built different.)
But MMR systems, like Elo and TrueSkill, aren't explainable or transparent enough to be shown to players, even indirectly.
(IVK Skill is just built different.)
February 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The solution to SBMM's biggest flaw is pretty mundane: just acknowledge and reward players for being good at the game.
But MMR systems, like Elo and TrueSkill, aren't explainable or transparent enough to be shown to players, even indirectly.
(IVK Skill is just built different.)
But MMR systems, like Elo and TrueSkill, aren't explainable or transparent enough to be shown to players, even indirectly.
(IVK Skill is just built different.)
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Watches YouTube videos of players filing data requests for their stats.
[Insert Khaby hand gesture here]
Invokation Games — we do MMR that's so good you don't need to hide it!
#gaming #videogames #gamedev
[Insert Khaby hand gesture here]
Invokation Games — we do MMR that's so good you don't need to hide it!
#gaming #videogames #gamedev
January 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Watches YouTube videos of players filing data requests for their stats.
[Insert Khaby hand gesture here]
Invokation Games — we do MMR that's so good you don't need to hide it!
#gaming #videogames #gamedev
[Insert Khaby hand gesture here]
Invokation Games — we do MMR that's so good you don't need to hide it!
#gaming #videogames #gamedev