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An Angry Exit From Online Multiplayer

11:00PM January 6, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Commenter Seivewright has completely had it with online multiplayer games and he isn’t going to take it anymore. Find out why in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. More »


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Halo: Reach Picks Up Anniversary’s Maps Next Week

3:30PM November 11, 2011 | Owen Good

If you have last year’s Halo: Reach and aren’t interested in the Halo: Anniversary high-definition remastering of the original game, you still can get up the four classic multiplayer maps shipping with it. More »


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Sometimes You Conquer The Road, Sometimes The Road Conquers You

5:20AM November 2, 2011 | Mike Fahey

How do you create a competitive driving game with only one car? Bernhard Handler’s Roadeo offers a simple and elegant solution. Player one drives the car, and player two steers the road. More »


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Let’s Get Excited About Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Multiplayer

3:20AM October 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The backstabbing multiplayer of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood returns next month in Revelations, bigger, bloodier, and more customisable than ever. Live producer Andreane Meunier explains what’s changed, what to expect, and makes me want to mispronounce the word “beta”. More »


In Real Life

Uncharted 3 Video Shows The Best Way To Multiplayer Victory

6:40AM October 25, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

The video of Harrison Ford playing Uncharted 3 last week was clearly meant to communicate some kind of blessing from Indiana Jones to Nathan Drake. And Indy’s a professor who taught lessons with his fists. This video features Naughty Dog’s Robert Cogburn talking about how you can do the same in the studio’s hotly anticipated threequel. More »


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How StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm’s New Units Will Balance Multiplayer

6:00AM October 24, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The huge multiplayer update coming to StarCraft II with the second instalment, Heart of the Swarm, gives Blizzard an excellent opportunity to balance the three races and take advantage of missed opportunities. Let’s see what holes the new multiplayer units plug. More »


News

New Battlefield 3 Trailer Shows Off Multiplayer

7:00AM October 20, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Finally, the chance to watch DICE’s shiny Frostbite 2 engine get put through its paces in nearly two minutes of multiplayer mayhem. The clip showcases action from all the multiplayer maps shipping on the disc. More »


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This Video Answer Your Mass Effect 3 Co-Op Multiplayer Questions

8:45AM October 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In this very special episode of BioWare Pulse, Mass Effect 3 executive producer Casey Hudson explains the game’s co-op multiplayer system just like he did on Monday, only with pictures. Who doesn’t love pictures? More »


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Co-Op Multiplayer Is Coming To Mass Effect 3

6:48AM October 11, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Via the official BioWare Twitter account and that of Bio-exec Casey Hudson comes confirmation of


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Why The Deathmatch Kings Left Deathmatch Out Of Rage

2:00AM October 11, 2011 | Brian Crecente

They invented the term, so why isn’t deathmatch available in Rage? The notion of players fighting against each other in a first-person shooter is so tied to the genre that it’s surprising when it isn’t included as a feature. More surprising though, is the idea that the people who may have coined the the term deathmatch would decide to not include it in their first major new shooter in decades. More »