Last weekend I gave the Anthem Demo a go only a few weeks away from their unfortunate VIP demo connectivity and bug issues I was a little more than cautiously optimistic about the experience. EA revealed a rather confusing release schedule matrix, but the full version of Anthem will be released for Origin Access Premier subscribers from the 15th of February, The rest of us get to play it on the 22nd.
Read More »SCUM (PC) – Gameplay
Scum aims to evolve the MMO survival scene with insane levels of customisation, where your knowledge of the environment and efficiency with survival will be the difference between life and death. So how long will you survive? Gamepires and Croteam are the studios behind Scum, released on 29th August 2018 …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2’s online mode begins rolling out this week
Red Dead Redemption 2 has been doing incredibly well over the last few weeks but the lengthy, single-player story mode is just one half of the game. Starting from today, Rockstar will begin rolling out Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode that will carry the game for years to come, …
Read More »Weather effects could be coming to Call of Duty Black Ops 4
While its battle royale mode might be stealing a lot of the limelight with Blackout, Call of Duty Black Ops 4 still has a relatively popular multiplayer. Maps within the mode might be receiving an overhaul in the near future, introducing rain and night time variants. Dataminers are digging deep …
Read More »Guerrilla Games will likely return to multiplayer with unannounced title
While Guerrilla Games is still basking in the success of its single-player smash hit Horizon: Zero Dawn, the studio is looking ahead towards its next project. In what seems like an attempt to return to its multiplayer roots, the firm has been snapping up veterans known for their work on …
Read More »Rocket League’s cross-platform party system is coming but won’t launch this month
Psyonix has been one of the forces behind the industry's push towards cross-platform multiplayer gaming. In order to help push the boundaries further, Rocket League is set to get a new ‘RocketID' feature, which will allow friends across different platforms to party up and play together. Initially, we were expecting …
Read More »Free to play multiplayer games won’t require Nintendo’s Switch Online subscription
This year, Nintendo is following in the footsteps of Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus by launching a paid online service for the Switch. The fee will grant Switch owners access to multiplayer primarily but not all games will require the subscription, as free to play titles will be excluded. …
Read More »Sean Murray reveals future plans for No Man’s Sky in an effort to improve communication
No Man’s Sky garnered a significant amount of backlash during its 2016 launch, with many features discussed in interviews noticeably missing from the final launch. This caused Hello Games to fall silent on its communication with fans as the team worked hard to get the game in a state that …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer beta details announced
The team at Treyarch is trying something different for Call of Duty this year. Black Ops 4 will be the first game in the series to ditch the single-player campaign mode, refocussing all efforts on multiplayer. The standard multiplayer and Zombie modes will be returning, alongside a Battle Royale mode …
Read More »No Man’s Sky is finally set to introduce full multiplayer in July
No Man’s Sky’s Sean Murray made a lot of promises in the run up to its release in 2016, and it looks as though developer Hello Games is still working towards making some of them a reality. The next big update for the space explorer will introduce a proper multiplayer …
Read More »Stardew Valley will finally get its multiplayer beta this year
Fans of Stardew Valley have been waiting for the game's coveted multiplayer mode for quite some time now. The multiplayer update was pushed back last year, planting it in a ‘Q1 2018' release window. Now, we finally have an update on that front, with Stardew Valley creator, Eric Barone, announcing …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV’s co-op DLC release has been pushed back a bit
In the year following Final Fantasy XV’s initial launch, the development team has been hard at work on additional content. One major expansion heading to the game is the addition of co-op multiplayer. This has been in the making for a long time and while it was initially supposed to …
Read More »No Man’s Sky may finally get co-op exploration and story overhaul in next update
One of the biggest issues many had with No Man's Sky on release was the lack of multiplayer/co-op, particularly since we were told before release that players would be able to encounter each other in-game. That didn’t turn out to be true at the time but it seems that Hello …
Read More »Bethesda is rebooting DOOM’s multiplayer, all DLC now free
DOOM was very popular when it first launched in May 2016 but unfortunately, the game's multiplayer base didn't end up staying healthy for very long. A big reason for this is that Bethesda split up the player base by releasing map packs, which isn't a very good system unless you …
Read More »Just Cause 3 multiplayer mod launching on Steam next week
One of the things that made Just Cause 2 such a good PC game was undoubtedly the multiplayer mod. While the creator of the JC2-MP mod did initially begin working on a similar mod for Just Cause 3, he ended up dropping it to go and work at Avalanche Studios …
Read More »Bioware explains how Mass Effect Andromeda’s multiplayer ties into single player
We have known for some time now that Mass Effect Andromeda will include its own multiplayer mode and similarly to Mass Effect 3, it will tie back into story progress. However, not everyone was a fan of how this system was handled back in the Mass Effect 3 days, so …
Read More »Stardew Valley multiplayer will arrive on PC first but not in time for Summer
Stardew Valley may have released over a year ago but the developer behind it isn't done with updates just yet. Throughout 2016, Chucklefish updated the game a few times with interesting feature additions. However, perhaps the biggest feature being worked on right now is multiplayer, which is still in the …
Read More »Just Cause 3 multiplayer mod cancelled, creator now works at Avalanche
The Just Cause 2 multiplayer mod went on to become very popular after its launch and many had hoped that this would push Avalanche Studios to work on a multiplayer mode of its own for Just Cause 3. The latter did not end up happening and unfortunately, the Just Cause 3 …
Read More »Dark Souls 1 multiplayer has been taken offline and nobody knows why
While a lot of attention has shifted over to Dark Souls III in recent weeks, plenty of people have still noticed that Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition has been taken offline recently. The original Dark Souls is still played and loved by many but the game has been stuck …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski’s Lawbreakers is no longer F2P, exclusive to PC
Last year, famed game developer, Cliff Bleszinski, announced his new game, a multiplayer shooter called Lawbreakers. This game has largely been seen as competition for Blizzard's Overwatch and was originally pitched as a free to play title but that is no longer the case, the game will also be exclusive …
Read More »Connecting Xbox Live and PSN could be easy according to Sony
Earlier this week, Microsoft issued an open invitation for developers to create cross-platform games between the PC and Xbox One. The company also noted that it would be open to games being cross platform with other networks, like the PlayStation Network and since then, Sony has answered a few questions …
Read More »Sony is open to discussing PS4 cross-play with other platforms
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that it would be opening up Xbox Live to allow developers to implement cross-platform multiplayer on certain games. While Fable Legends was originally set to be the first game to show off this feature, that game has now been cancelled, so Rocket League will be …
Read More »Doom closed beta dates announced, new footage released
Doom is set to make a big comeback this year, the game is finally launching in May but there will be chances to play before then, the first of which will be the upcoming closed beta, which is open to those that bought Wolfenstein: The New Order prior to its …
Read More »Single-player shooter campaigns can take up 75% of budget
A common theme seems to be spreading when it comes to first person shooters in the last couple of years- they are starting to ditch campaigns. With notable examples being Evolve, Star Wars: Battlefront, Titanfall and Rainbow Six: Siege. It would also seem that Gears of War creator, Cliff Bleszinski …
Read More »Just Cause 3 multiplayer mod already in the works
While Just Cause 3 did launch to fairly positive reception this year, there was one major thing missing from the game that we were all hoping to see- multiplayer. Fortunately, though, modders have come to the rescue and are already working on creating a multiplayer mode for the game. This …
Read More »Just Cause 3 director speaks out on lack of multiplayer
Just Cause 2 was a hugely popular title for Avalanche Studios, which was helped by the creation of a multiplayer mod on the PC. Earlier in development, we know that there was talk of multiplayer being added to Just Cause 3 but it looks like for now, the studio isn't …
Read More »Take Two sent private investigators to a GTA V modder’s house
Be careful of what you mod. In the case of Take Two Interactive's anarchy simulator, GTA V, you can have whales falling from the sky, Iron Man flying through it, or the Hulk hurling stuff into it, but don't create a way to enter an alternate, moddable version of GTA …
Read More »Your limited time to play The Flock starts next week
If there's one tenet of mainstream game development, it's that you want to have as many people playing your title as possible, as it gives it more sales, more longevity and makes it more memorable for more people. That's not the tack that Dutch game developer Vogelsap is taking with its …
Read More »Here is everything available in the Black Ops 3 beta
Treyarch is back this year with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and the fan favourite series is about to open up for beta access this month. The multiplayer beta kicks off on the 19th of August for PS4 players and opens up to PC and Xbox One players later …
Read More »GTA V modders banned after creating new multiplayer add-on
As fun as GTA Online is, it does have a few problems. For starters, friends can't set up their own private servers to play custom-made content together, there are quite a few cheaters floating around and everything runs on a peer-to-peer network, which can result in connection issues for many …
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