Aussie online gamers know that any online game is best enjoyed with, well… other Aussies. To ensure your weekend online gaming is as lag-free as possible, every Friday we’ll be hosting the Kotaku Matchmaker, where you can meet new friends online!
We’ll be theming each Matchmaker around a specific game, but you can check back in the archive of older titles below. And feel free to suggest a totally different game in the comments, if that’s what you’re planning to play this weekend.
This week it’s the turn of Far Cry 2!
Kidding!
Actually, I’m letting you off the leash. In fact, since I’m leaving, I’m throwing away the leash entirely. So, go nuts, pick any game you want on any platform!
All you need to do is leave your Xbox Live gamertag, your PSN ID, your Steam ID, or whatever other crazy details you care to reveal in the comments below. Mention a bit about yourself, too, anything that’ll help other players decide if you’re really a good match.
Previous Kotaku Matchmakers
Halo: Reach
Red Dead Redemption
UFC Undisputed 2010
Modern Warfare 2
ModNation Racers
Demon’s Souls
Monster Hunter Tri
Free For All
Alien Swarm
StarCraft II
Kotaku Matchmaker: Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Red Dead Redemption
Team Fortress 2
Worms Reloaded
Chuloopa
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 2:02 PMMech Commander Gold anyone?
It’s been a while since i last fired that bad boy up…
Woodze
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 2:56 PMbahaha I saw that and thought wow I haven’t played that for like a decade… next thought was could I get it to work.. but should I dare to try it apparently I would not be alone.. look people are still asking for support!:
http://www.mechcommander.org/forum/forum.html?id=7
Chuloopa
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:20 PMhttp://mechcommander.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=53&func=select&id=5
well it’s free for anyone that wants to play it :P
James Mac
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:48 PMI freaking love that game!
Too bad my pc is dead, buried, cremated.
*it had all of the Work Choices plans on it*
The Cracks
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 2:10 PMI’d say Scott Pilgrim, but it doesn’t do online :’(
Tom
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 2:18 PMAlrighty. I know I’ve added a few of you folks on Xbox Live before, but I keep losing track of who is who (it’d be lovely if XBL let you add notes for friends). Main thing though is I would like to flesh out my PS3s list (it has two people on there at the moment). If this is the only place I list, then I know everyone on there is from Kotaku. Right? Well, it makes sense to me.
XBL: budgieishere
PSN: budgieisthere (some dude in Italy had budgieishere – first time it’s ever happened to me o.O)
SteamID: budgieishere (rarely used)
Been jumping between a lot of things lately, from Scott Pilgrim to Uncharted 2, MW2 and PixelJunk Racers. Come mid September though I’ll be just stuck in Reach, so if you’re up for some Aussie Reach action hit me up. :)
NotoriousR
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:10 PMOoooh, Uncharted 2! My PSN is NotoriousR (funnily enough), anyone else feel free to add me. Just say you’re from Kotaku in the message invite though.
Swipe
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 2:36 PMI think i need to break Far Cry 2 out again. Such an awesome game.
oggob
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 2:38 PMSo… Far Cry 2 for everyone?
Chuloopa
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:04 PMi would but… uhmm… i don’t own it…
… you don’t think that’s why goose is leaving do you??..
…my god… IT’S ALL MY FAULT!!! :’(
oggob
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:24 PMTechnically I don’t know what worse, but perhaps we’re equal…
I do own it, the Collector’s Edition in fact… and it’s never entered the console…
Stephen Francis
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:22 PMIm finally trying to get through MW2 Spec Ops on PS3. Anyone keen?
PSN: step_hen_stone
Ben Abraham
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:35 PMI would totally play some Far Cry 2 online with you, David.
Corey Lee
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:36 PMI’ll be playing Super Street Fighter IV tonight.
Add me at PSN: thekingsman123
PlasmaDavid
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:41 PMSo I got FC2 like, a year or more after release, and when I had a night and played it with my mate, via matchmaking we were in some no-doubt Aussie matches, but all the maps were horrible Counter-Strike-custom-map affairs. Like, a tiny TINY graveyard surrounded by a warren of buildings, and another all “underground” that made no sense.
What happened to the cool expansive African deathmatches? So yeah, basically we got to the party quite late, and found it had turned into a drug session…
Grim
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:48 PMI didn’t even realise Far Cry 2 _had_ multiplayer!
James Mac
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 3:51 PMI’m doing some work with the mob at the moment…
but add me anyway, we can work something out later.
Xbox: Banderdash (just mention Kotaku in the message).
Tom
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:06 PMDid you change your gamertag recently James? It popped up on Live one evening and I was like “I’m sure I would remember adding someone with a gt like that..”
Joshua Iacobozzi
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:09 PMI think it was Blue Sardonyx before.
James Mac
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 10:02 PMI did and it was.
I got tired of American children on COD:MW2 asking me what the hell it was.
calvinium
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 4:17 PMYou nearly had me dusting off the FC2 disc.
If there are any Aussie PS3 owners wanting some FC2 nostalgia, PSN: calvinium
Wouldn’t mind some locals for some UC2 from time to time either, instead of playing with the euro-trash I seem to always get stuck with
Can’t guarantee I’ll be on tonight tho. Have a catch-up Japanese lesson early Saturday (eeeevil!) that I haven’t studied for yet
Joshua Iacobozzi
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:11 PMAlso, I’m Shatterfront on both XBL and Steam. I’ll probably be hitting up Bad Company 2 and Halo 3 on XBL and TF2 or L4D2 on Steam.
James Mac
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 10:04 PMBring on Reach!
I wouldn’t mind getting a regular firefight group together.
truncheon
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:28 PMPSN: truncheon
I need more Aussie gamers on my list. Time zones suck.
CJ
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 6:19 PMDamn I would of been up for some FC2. Have fun guys!.
Mig
Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 2:46 AM“To ensure your weekend online gaming is as lag-free as possible”… or you could just play on the PC with a local dedicated server. Duh.