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Black Ops II Aims for Variety, Emotion

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is still some time from launch, but the team working on the game says that it is balancing the campaign, the competitive multiplayer side and the cooperative zombie mode, in order to offer a different experience for the needs of a wide variety of gamers. Mark Lamia, who is the leader of th...

26 May 2012
03:09 GMT

Rebellion DLC Pack Detailed for Mass Effect 3

BioWare has officially admitted the existence of the Rebellion DLC Pack for Mass Effect 3, which is set to be launched on the Xbox Live from Microsoft, the PlayStation Network from Sony and the PC on Tuesday, May 29, with European PSN players having to wait until May 30, adding weapons, maps, gear and character kits....

25 May 2012
04:41 GMT

PlayStation Network Goes Down for Maintenance Until Friday

Video game hardware developer and game publisher Sony has announced that its PlayStation Network service will go down for maintenance starting with 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time and 4:00 PM British Summer Time and that the features will be unavailable until 2:00 AM EDT and 8:00 AM on Friday, May 25. The PlayStation...

24 May 2012
03:23 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Can Infect Players with the Chimeran Virus

Resistance: Burning Skies is getting ready for its launch at the end of the month, so the game’s developer, Nihilistic, decided to show off a brand-new feature of the shooter, which can infect players with the Chimeran virus during multiplayer. Resistance games have delighted quite a lot of PlayStation fans ov...

23 May 2012
03:12 GMT

The Elder Scrolls Online Director Is Happy with Fan Response

The Elder Scrolls Online was announced earlier this month and, while response from fans wasn’t that impressive, the game’s Director, Matt Firor, has revealed that he appreciates any kind of feedback from the community, as it shows that people care about the game. The Elder Scrolls Online was presented to...

22 May 2012
14:21 GMT

Mass Effect 3’s Operation Silencer Multiplayer Event Was a Failure

After running a new multiplayer operation last weekend for Mass Effect 3, in the form of Operation Silencer, developer BioWare has now revealed that the challenge was a failure, as players were unable to kill the required number of 3 million Reaper Banshees. Mass Effect 3 came out in March and, since then, developer...

18 May 2012
14:21 GMT

Far Cry 3 Gets Two-Week Beta on PS3 and Xbox 360 During the Summer

Video game publisher Ubisoft has announced that it has plans to launch a two-week beta period for the multiplayer side of its upcoming Far Cry 3 during the summer, exclusively on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. The beta will offer participants access to six classes, matches for up to 16 players, dozens of weapon...

18 May 2012
05:29 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Gets New Multiplayer Balance Update, Increases Gold Difficulty

BioWare has posted a new balance update for Mass Effect 3’s online mode, improving certain weapons while increasing the difficulty for Gold matches against the Geth faction. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode was a huge success, thanks not only to the various challenge weekends, which rewarded players with...

18 May 2012
03:09 GMT

Halo 4 Gets New Screens, Multiplayer Focused

The development team at 343 Industries and publisher Microsoft have put out a new package of screenshots for the upcoming Halo 4, some of them linked to the multiplayer mode that was also officially revealed today. The images are pretty impressive, showing off both core character Master Chief and Cortana and a numbe...

17 May 2012
07:35 GMT

Max Payne 3 Classic Multiplayer Character Pack Will Be Available as DLC

The Classic Multiplayer Character Pack for Max Payne 3 will be released in the near future for those who bought the regular edition of the game, not just for the ones who got the Special Edition. Max Payne 3 has just appeared on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms in North America and Rockstar has confirmed tha...

15 May 2012
03:45 GMT

Japanese Games Need Multiplayer, Gears of War Designer Says

Cliff Bleszinski, the creative director of Epic Games and the man behind franchises like Gears of War, has shared his thoughts on the current stage of Japanese games and revealed that many of them should feature some sort of multiplayer mode in order to attract Western players. While Japan dominated the gaming indus...

14 May 2012
19:41 GMT

Tribes: Ascend Prepares Summer Tournaments with In-Game and Cash Prizes

Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the recently launched Tribes: Ascend, has announced that it is launching a series of tournaments under the Summer of Tribes name, which are set to take place between May and August, which will be streamed via the Internet with commentary via TwitchTV. The series of Tribesc tournament...

14 May 2012
07:33 GMT

Uncharted 3 Gets Patch 1.11 This Month, Introduces the Lab to Multiplayer

Uncharted 3 is going to receive a major update later this month, in the form of patch 1.11, which introduces the popular Lab mode that should spice things up in the multiplayer of the action adventure game. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the first game in the series to get a multiplayer mode, and Naughty Dog soon in...

14 May 2012
07:01 GMT

Weekend Reading: BioShock Infinite, GTA V, and Multiplayer

While the last week was filled with some pretty interesting news, by far one of the most surprising was the delay of BioShock Infinite, the next installment in the atmospheric shooter series from Irrational Games. While the delay is average-sized when compared with other such games (who can forget Duke Nukem Forever...

12 May 2012
15:21 GMT

Battlefield 3 Double XP Weekend Starts Today

Great news for Battlefield 3 players, as DICE and Electronic Arts will kick off later today a special double XP weekend in the multiplayer mode of the popular first person shooter. Battlefield 3 sold quite a lot of copies since its launch last year and, in order to keep players happy until the Close Quarters expansi...

12 May 2012
03:11 GMT

Dragon’s Dogma Gets Ur-Dragon Challenge

Capcom has unveiled the first online event that it will run for its upcoming Dragon's Dogma role-playing game, in the form of the Ur-Dragon Challenge, which will pit players against a mighty beast and reward them with copious amounts of loot.Dragon's Dogma hasn't even been released and Capcom is alread...

12 May 2012
00:11 GMT

Multiplayer Is at the Core of SimCity Reboot

When SimCity was first revealed by developer Maxis and publisher Electronic Arts, the two companies insisted that the always-on connected multiplayer would enhance the single-player side of the game, but now one leading developer is saying that the title was created with multiplayer at its core. Jason Haber, the pro...

10 May 2012
15:11 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Gets Multiplayer Operation SILENCER, Vorcha Are Ready for Deployment

Video game developer BioWare has announced that the next multiplayer event for Mass Effect 3 will be called Operation SILENCER and will start on Friday, May 11 at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time and will run until Monday, May 14 at 5:00 PM PST. The event will be available on the PlayStation 3 from Sony, the Xbox 360 f...

10 May 2012
08:36 GMT

Mass Effect 3’s Operation Exorcist Is a Success, Rewards Are Now Deployed

BioWare has confirmed that last weekend’s Operation Exorcist multiplayer challenge for Mass Effect 3 was a success, with more than 1.5 million Phantoms being killed by the community. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode is quite popular and, in order to keep players hooked on the experience, developer BioWar...

4 May 2012
17:21 GMT

New Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Video Shows Off Gang Wars Mode

Rockstar Games has just posted a brand new video for its upcoming Max Payne 3 third person shooter, once again focusing on the multiplayer included in the experience, and showing off the special Gang Wars mode. Max Payne 3 is set to deliver a bold new story starring the former NYPD detective as he goes to Sao Paulo,...

4 May 2012
05:51 GMT

Analysts Unsure About God of War: Ascension’s Multiplayer Mode

Gamers and industry representatives were surprised to hear that God of War: Ascension, the latest installment in the action trilogy, will have a multiplayer mode, but a couple of analysts aren’t exactly sure that this major change will actually result in better sales or a better experience. God of War: Ascensi...

3 May 2012
17:21 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Balance Update Improves XP and Credit Bonuses

BioWare has just released a brand-new multiplayer balance update for the online mode in Mass Effect 3, this time making changes to a wide array of mechanics and options, from weapons to grenades or the XP and Credit rewards. Mass Effect 3 delivers an intense cooperative multiplayer experience, with players teaming u...

3 May 2012
03:51 GMT

Art Design for God of War: Ascension Involves Videos of Autopsies and Dissections

One of the toughest jobs when it comes to creating the new God of War: Ascension video game is working to create the detailed and often exposed interior structure for the many enemies that Kratos meets and fights during the game. Chris Sutton, who is the art director working on God of War: Ascension, has told Gamasu...

2 May 2012
20:11 GMT

Analyst: Multiplayer Will Increase Sales for God of War: Ascension

The big surprise was not that a new God of War video game was in development at the Santa Monica Sony studios, but that the new game was ready to add multiplayer to the franchise, which for three core games has only focused on the adventures of the Spartan Kratos. Fans of the franchise were happy to learn the detail...

2 May 2012
16:31 GMT

Next Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer DLC Brings Vorcha Characters and More, Report Says

While BioWare is working hard on the first single-player downloadable add-on for Mass Effect 3, a new report has appeared concerning the second multiplayer-oriented DLC for the game, called Rebellion, which brings new maps, characters, weapons, and more. Mass Effect 3 delivered an intense experience, both during its...

2 May 2012
12:41 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Gets First Details About Multiplayer and Zombies Mode

After officially unveiling Call of Duty: Black Ops II to the world earlier today, publisher Activision and developer Treyarch have started to reveal the first details about the game’s online modes, including the competitive multiplayer and the cooperative Zombies ones. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set to reima...

2 May 2012
09:01 GMT

Santa Monica Aims for Variety in God of War: Ascension Multiplayer

After accidentally revealing the existence of God of War: Ascension and its nature as a prequel to the story of Kratos, Sony revealed the fact that the game will have both competitive and cooperative multiplayer. The development team offered some details on the structure and the setup for the characters that players...

2 May 2012
03:05 GMT

God of War: Ascension’s Multiplayer Mode Gets First Screenshots

After unveiling the full list of details about God of War: Ascension yesterday, Sony has now posted the first images from the game’s new multiplayer mode, showing some of the characters that can be created by players as they battle against a towering Titan. God of War games delivered some great hack and slash ...

1 May 2012
15:41 GMT

Magicka Developers Work on Unannounced Project, Focused on Multiplayer

Arrowhead Game Studios, the creators of Magicka, have announced that they are working on an yet-unannounced video game project which will use a set of fundamentally different mechanics. The team is also working on a new game called Showdown Effect, which should be launched before the end of the year. Emil Englund, ...

30 April 2012
13:11 GMT

God of War: Ascension Gets Full Details About Story, Multiplayer and Mechanics

God of War: Ascension, the next chapter in Sony’s extremely successful hack and slash series, has finally received a full list of details for its single-player story, its “ground-breaking” multiplayer, and its array of new combat mechanics. Sony confirmed to the world God of War: Ascension earlier ...

30 April 2012
10:25 GMT

God of War: Ascension Has Multiplayer Mode, Sony Confirms

A few hours ahead of the livestream reveal of God of War: Ascension, Sony has confirmed that the new hack and slash game will have a “ground-breaking” multiplayer mode. God of War: Ascension was revealed in a rushed manner earlier this month after the game’s title and its first video appeared on th...

30 April 2012
09:21 GMT

Mass Effect 3's Multiplayer Operations Now Available on PlayStation 3

Great news for owners of Mass Effect 3 on the PlayStation 3 console, as BioWare has confirmed that Sony is finally allowing it to run special multiplayer challenges on the platform, meaning this weekend's Operation Exorcist is also available on the PS3, not just on the PC or Xbox 360.Mass Effect 3's multipl...

28 April 2012
05:51 GMT

Call of Duty: Elite Still Has to Prove Its Quality

Despite the fact that the multiplayer Elite service is already a fact of life for much of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 playing community, the development team at Beachhead believes that they still have something to prove following the initial problems that they experienced when Elite was launched back in Novemb...

26 April 2012
17:41 GMT

Mass Effect 3’s Operation Exorcist Multiplayer Challenge Gets Detailed

BioWare has just unveiled the special Operation Exorcist challenge that will be issued to players of Mass Effect 3’s online mode this weekend, tasking them with killing 1,000,000 Cerberus Phantoms and completing a match on Gold difficulty. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer has gotten extremely popular in recen...

26 April 2012
12:31 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Update Improves Weapons and Powers

BioWare has posted its weekly balance update for Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode, this time improving some more weapons and increasing the stats for several powers, chief among which being the Singularity. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode has proved to be extremely successful, not just because it delive...

25 April 2012
04:24 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies Has Multiplayer Survival Mode

After showing off two of the multiplayer modes in Resistance: Burning Skies earlier this month, developer Nihilistic Software has now presented a new one, in the form of the Survival mode, which sees humans and Chimera aliens fighting it out. Resistance: Burning Skies is set to appear next month on the PlayStation V...

25 April 2012
03:11 GMT

Spec Ops: The Line Shows 4 on 4 Multiplayer, Details Premium Edition

Video game developer Yager and publisher 2K Games have offered information on the core 4 on 4 multiplayer mode for the upcoming shooter Spec Ops: The Line, showing how the Damned and the Exiles face off in the sands of Dubai. Spec Ops will allow players to join with one another and create personalized characters be...

23 April 2012
20:31 GMT

Sim City Was Built from the Ground Up for Always-On Multiplayer

Despite the negative reaction from the fan base, the team working on Sim City at developer Maxis and publisher Electronic Arts believes that the always-on nature of the game allows them to create a multiplayer experience that will change the way players look at city building sims. Jason Haber, a producer at Maxis wo...

23 April 2012
04:02 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Diary – Firebase Condor Isn’t a Good Map

Those who play Mass Effect 3’s online mode have been treated with an array of new content last week when the Resurgence DLC pack appeared for free on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Since then, I’ve dissected the array of new things included in the DLC, like the characters, namely the Krogan Battlemaster Vangu...

20 April 2012
18:11 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Operations Will Skip Every Other Weekend

Video game developer BioWare has announced that, from now on, it will only launch Operations for the multiplayer section of Mass Effect 3 every other week, because the development team needs time in order to make sure that it delivers the best possible experience for players. The official statement on BioWare blog r...

20 April 2012
04:52 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Diary – A Simple Strategy for Firebase Hydra

Without a doubt, the online mode in Mass Effect 3 has gotten a massive boost in terms of popularity last week, when developer BioWare released the Resurgence DLC Pack for free across the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. We’ve already talked about the characters introduced by the add-on, namely the Krogan Battle...

19 April 2012
19:51 GMT

Tribes Ascend Review (PC)

Tribes: Ascend is a free-to-play first-person shooter created by Hi-Rez Studio that delivers a team-based experience in which aiming is hard, movement can be the difference between life and death, and working with your fellow player the key to overall success.What makes the Tribes concept very appealing is that much ...

19 April 2012
08:51 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Diary – The Asari Justicar Is a Tricky Character

Mass Effect 3’s already impressive multiplayer received a dose of new content last week in the form of the Resurgence DLC, which brought forth new maps, characters, weapons and equipment to the game’s online mode. I’ve already highlighted some of the characters from the Resurgence pack, from the Kr...

18 April 2012
17:31 GMT

New Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Balance Update Improves Rifles and SMGs

BioWare has just released a brand-new balance update for Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode, this time making an array of improvements to a variety of assault rifles, heavy pistols and SMGs. Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer is a truly addictive experience and has only gotten more popular last week, when develop...

18 April 2012
03:15 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Diary – The Melee-Oriented Batarian Soldier and Sentinel

Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode received a bunch of new content last week in the form of the Resurgence DLC, which brought forth new characters, maps, weapons and equipment. I’ve already talked about the Krogan Battlemaster Vanguard and the two Geth characters included in the DLC, the Engineer and Infil...

17 April 2012
18:31 GMT

Quick Look – Tribes: Ascend

I start my first-ever match of Tribes: Ascend, ready to get a feel of the new multiplayer first-person shooter controls with a science fiction setting and to fire off some shots before being inevitably taken out by much more experienced enemies. I only manage to take one good look around at the playing field before ...

17 April 2012
18:21 GMT

Resistance: Burning Skies’ Multiplayer Mode Revealed

Sony and Nihilistic Software have just unveiled the multiplayer that will be included in their upcoming Resistance: Burning Skies first person shooter, which allows up to eight players to face off against one another via the PlayStation Vita’s Wi-Fi connection. Resistance: Burning Skies is scheduled to appear ...

17 April 2012
15:41 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Diary – Real Heroes and Stories in Multiplayer

The Reapers are upon us, led by two Geth Prime platforms that suppress anyone who dares to move out of cover to launch a power attack or take a few shots. Right behind them, the Pyros are ready to deploy their flamethrowers and quickly whittle down our shields while not getting any sighting of Geth Hunters probably ...

17 April 2012
09:18 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Diary – Going Solo with a Krogan Vanguard

Mass Effect 3 received the Resurgence Pack DLC earlier this week and, after spending quite a lot of credits on the Premium Spectre Packs, I finally unlocked one of the new characters brought by the add-on, in the form of the Krogan Battlemaster Vanguard. I’ve already taken my Vanguard to the maximum of level 2...

13 April 2012
16:31 GMT

Reminder – Tribes: Ascend Is Out, Has 9 Classes and 16 Maps

Independent video game developer Hi-Rez Studios has announced the official launch of Tribes: Ascend, the science fiction multiplayer shooter that focuses on player skill more than simply on traditional class mechanics. The team says the new Tribes is the fastest paced shooter in the world and includes features like ...

13 April 2012
08:49 GMT


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