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multiplayer EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Wait, what? Mercs Inc. wasn't actually canceled 12 In a weird turn of events, Pandemic Studio's Mercenaries Inc. -- or, as it's now tentatively dubbed, Mercs Inc. -- isn't canceled. In fact, it's still in pre-production. Apparently, all of the In... Worms 2: Armageddon gets a big ol' update 7 There's a problem with a lot of Xbox LIVE Arcade Games -- their online communities tend to die off before too long. Even the good ones can suffer from this, simply because there's so many competi... Shattered Horizon getting a freebie map pack 14 It sounds like Futuremark Games Studio, the folks behind the newish zero gravity PC FPS Shattered Horizon, have plans to give back to all of the guys and gals who downloaded the game. The first d... AdhocParty releasing, PSP multi making more sense 12 It's a fact. The PSP is nowhere near as popular or widespread in the west as it is in Japan. As such, some of the PSP's best titles such as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and various fighting games... What Uncharted 2 playlists do you want? Tell Naughty Dog 13 Do you frequently browse Naughty Dog's Web site? Cool, me neither; this news is meant for our eyes only. The Uncharted 2 developer is interested in hearing your feedback on what, if any, new mult... Brink devs still up in the air about split-screen play 24 Online multiplayer has pretty much made split-screen gameplay its bitch. The function has been abandoned in half the games out there, and in the ones that it is in it makes one wonder how often i... Partying like it's 1959 in BioShock 2's multiplayer 15 It’s 1959, a full year before the events of the original BioShock took place. A civil war has broken out over ADAM -- Atlas and Andrew Ryan are fighting over the control of the precious res... Game SERIES Debate to the Death! Halo VS Half-Life 244 Last week I introduced a new format for these weekly game debates, and it went great! I used two of the most loved series in the game industry of all time, and the result was just as vicious... Purple bullets and co-op kills: Army of Two: The 40th Day 10 You know, I've been looking at Army of Two: The 40th Day for about six months now. After an initial preview, followed by another hands-off opportunity at E3, as well as a solid play through of th... MW2 not delayed on PC, will not have dedicated servers 124 Yesterday Infinity Ward Creative Specialist Robert Bowling went on an information dropping streak about the upcoming PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Those looking to play the game o... The second look at Lead & Gold should have been the first 16 A little while ago, we told you about a new multiplayer shooter based in the Wild West called Lead & Gold. I was a little excited for it, mostly because of the Wild West setting and the unex... Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo available for all 35 The Uncharted 2 demo that was limited to a few lucky people (and anyone that follows Geoff Keighley on Twitter) is now on the PlayStation Store for everyone to grab. The demo includes four maps, ... Geon Cube is more super and Pac-Man than Super Pac-Man 13 Have you heard of Geon Cube? Yeah, I didn't think so; I hadn't either until I got this press release. That lack of press alone probably spells doom for this game. No matter how great it turns out... TGS 09: Battlefield: BC 2 shows off its multiplayer 25 If there's one thing that the Battlefield series is getting a solid rep for it is its multiplayer, especially after the phenomenal success of Battlefield: 1943 (once it started actually working).... Preview: Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake 15 Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake was not a game I was expecting to see at a Sony PSP event. After all, Fat Princess has been seen as the main go-to game for the PlayStation 3. But checking it out on... Preview: Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer 55 Activision and Infinity Ward were kind enough to host an event in Hollywood last night to give us a first look at the multiplayer in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward's Vince Zampella... Clean off the couch, Lost Planet 2 might have offline co-op 18 Split-screen gaming is going the way of the Dodo, which is a bird that is now extinct (Why did I feel the need to explain that?) Split-screen co-op is even rarer, and yet playing a game with a g... In-game ads not enough; Quake Live adding subscriptions 5 In his keynote at Quakecon, John Carmack revealed that the entirely free-to-play model for Quake Live isn't working. The income from in-game advertising has not proven to be enough to support the... Halo still has a lot of players, you're probably one of them 71 I don't think anyone is ever going to say that what Halo has done for online gaming is anything short of epic or that the game's multiplayer is bad in any way. No, in fact it is good mutliplayer,... MAG has an official release date 26 We all probably felt a little disappointed when the predictable news came around that MAG would be pushed back into 2010. The chance to get online in the biggest multiplayer battles ever moved ev... Wolfenstein is almost here, celebrate with a trailer 16 The latest Wolfenstein is hitting stores next week and we have been sent a positively gripping trailer for it. My knuckles are whiter than stock broker's nostril hairs after a three-day weekend. ... F.E.A.R. 2 Slo-Mo Deathmatch mode coming next month 17 Slo-Mo Deathmatch was a fairly popular mode of play in the multiplayer for the original F.E.A.R. so it's a bit mystifying as to why it wasn't shipped with F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin when it relea... Tim Schafer on 4v4 Multiplayer: 'split the duties' 10 Hopefully, by now, you've had the chance to take a look at Hamza's preview for the upcoming Brütal Legend. Now, while he was getting some solid hands-on time with the multiplayer, I was, uh.... Doom 2 on its way to XBLA 22 Doom has long been available for download on 360 consoles. On the floor at Quakecon, people have been seeing that the classic game's sequel is going to receive similar treatment. id hasn't made t... New Team Fortress 2 update has no class whatsoever 41 Valve has been releasing information about the newest update for Team Fortress 2 in a trickle. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the latest batch of content would not be featuring a class update. ... Behemoth "Game #3" development video 16 The Behemoth's Twitter account popped up with a delightful nugget this afternoon. In a gameplay demonstration, Dan Paladin and Emil Ayoubkhan show how things have been coming along with the myste... Agent MOO: Maximum Overdeath now on Xbox Live 59 The Destructoid community has long been following the development of user Agent MOO's game, Agent MOO: Maximum Overdeath, for a very long time now. Today, the game sees its release on Xbox Live's... Lead & Gold features Wild West shootouts, barrel holding 6 The Wild West is a perfect subject for videogames. The mythic adventures of cowboys, lawmen and outlaws in America lend themselves so well to the medium that one wonders why there haven't been mo... DiRT 2 has 8-player online because it's the 'sweet spot' 4 If the latest trailers are any indication, DiRT 2 is shaping up quite nicely. But there's one thing we haven't heard or seen much about yet, and that's the multiplayer component. The original gam... Brink dev believes separate multiplayer is ludicrous 31 Here is Splash Damage's Edward Stern's quote from Gamasutra on multiplayer gaming (read first, we'll discuss after):It's just inane. You get games shipping with separate executables, a completely... SNK Playmore promises optimized online for KOF XII 13 We all know how frustrating it can be when an intense online battle is crippled by lag or poor network performance. It's enough to make you want to punch somebody in the face, especially if you w... SDCC: Five more Game #3 trailers, just for you 16 The great thing about conventions is that news moves at lightning pace: this morning, Jim brought you guys a new gameplay video from The Behemoth's "Game #3." Well, a few more have hit ... Review: The Conduit 47 The Conduit is a game with baggage. After it was first announced last year, it quickly become a symbol to game-fans on either side of the "Wii divide". Many people who hate the Wii wan... Brutal Legend multiplayer features four-on-four 'skirmish' 19 Electronic Arts has today revealed details about multiplayer for upcoming rock n' roll action game Brütal Legend. Billed as a "four versus four skirmish," action will blend with st... Worms 2: Armageddon gets priced right, dated for next week 16 Informing the masses through Facebook (I would've preferred Twitter myself), Team 17 has revealed the specifics of Worms 2: Armageddon's Xbox LIVE Arcade debut. It'll be up on the Marketplace for... Game Debate to the Death! Counter-Strike VS Portal 113 Last week's debate could have gone so much worse, and I'm thoroughly pleased that it went as well as it did. I went into the PC odd game debates nervous about what games I could possibly pair up ... Gears of War getting another update, Epic gives details 20 Epic has released information on what will be contained in the fourth major title update to Gears of War 2. The update adds multiplayer experience rewards for playing Horde mode, improves the odd... Play 6-player Tetris over at Tetris Friends Online 15 When I sat down to discuss Tetris with Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers, the creator and CEOs of The Tetris Company this past E3, one of the more interesting topics was Tetris' status as a sport. ... E3 09: BioShock 2 multiplayer impressions 16 E3 is a hectic place and it's often hard to find the time to write posts inbetween all of the meetings, booth tours and just plain walking. But when you get asked if you'd like the opportunity to... Ghostbusters multiplayer trailer looks ectoplastastic 25 Mmm. Ghostbusters, I am excited for you. The exclusive video from Gametrailers you can watch after the jump shows off an aspect of the upcoming game that many gamers have been curious about: mult... Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta begins June 3 13 Surprise! Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves features a sizable multiplayer component. Looking to get a taste of it? Sony has officially announced the beta program f... Preview: Uncharted 2 multiplayer 20 I was a bit late to the party when it came to Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, having only played it in the last couple of months. It's clear to me why the game is so beloved among PlayStation 3 owner... Conduit multiplayer revealed: uses WiiSpeak, Friend Codes 15 Last month we spoke with High Voltage, developers of the upcoming Wii first-person shooter The Conduit. There they were willing to talk about every aspect of the game except multiplayer, the very... Killzone 2 DLC trailers and Easter 17 What do the resurrection of Christ and Killzone 2 have in common? You get to watch video of the new "Steel and Titanium" DLC on Easter, that's what!Hmmm, maybe I can come up with a few ... Dead Rising 2 has multiplayer 17 One of the most bemoaned aspects of Dead Rising (next to the time sensitivity of missions, hard-to-read text and Otis) was the lack of a multiplayer component. Thanks to a probable slip of the to... Perry: Say goodbye to single-player games 40 Dave Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment (Earthworm Jim, Messiah), has been speaking at DICE 09 in Las Vegas, where he talked about used games, growing technology and the short future of the si... Death Tank on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday 21  Remember a time when more often than not, Xbox LIVE Arcade games were only $5 a pop? Currently, we are at a point where the normal rate for XBLA titles has reached $10, with a few exception... Weapons of Fate exec producer takes a bite out of the multiplayer issue 24 Apparently Pete Wanat is a guy who speaks my language, at least when it comes to gaming. In a recent appearance on GameSpot's HotSpot podcast, the Executive Producer for Wanted: Weapons of Fate s... Conduit gets zero local multiplayer, Nintendo cockblocks LAN support 28 For a system that is known more about "family" bollocks and not for its online support, you could be forgiven for assuming without confirmation that local multiplayer would be a given i... Epic considers big change to Gears 2 multiplayer, doesn't fix bugs 20 When I heard that Epic had an idea for a "big change" to Gears of War 2's multiplayer, I was hoping for confirmation that it would be worth me putting the disc in again. After the "... BioShock team looking for multiplayer talent 7 2K Boston, the team responsible for BioShock, is looking for a lead designer to work on a first-person-shooter multiplayer mode. With 2K Marin working on BioShock 2, it looks like the team has so... Madworld offers 'Blood Bath Challenges' for the multiplayer-hungry 15 Those of us disenchanted with the Wii's lack of "mature" titles have surely got a bone in the pants for Platinum Games' upcoming gorefest Madworld. Described as a game wrapped around th... How does Patapon Multiplayer work? Gather round and listen 2 In a recent visit to Sony's Tokyo offices, 1Up was treated to some scrumptious new information about Patapon 2, including tidbits about how the multiplayer mode will work. Four adventurers will b... PSN gets an exclusive dose of The Punisher: No Mercy 13 With all the popularity surrounding Marvel of the last few years, it seems like films and games based on the characters are flying by at the speed of light. It's no surprise, then, to see that a ... Buyer beware: These are the abandoned Xbox LIVE games 44 The folks at OXM took it upon themselves to fire up a bunch of older Xbox 360 titles and see if there was anyone to be found in each game's multiplayer.Among the slew of games they tested were F.... Chrono Trigger's multiplayer mode does not include minigames 18 Thanks to the ever-observant eye of Spencer over at Siliconera, we now know that the Japanese Chrono Trigger website lists the game as being playable by up to two people. The possibilities swirl ... Phil Harrison thinks we don't want single player games 84 Phil Harrison has said that Atari's Alone in the Dark may be among the last of a dying breed, as consumers no longer want single player experiences. "Alone in the Dark is a beautifully craft... Enemy Territory: Quake Wars lands on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 27 PC gamers have been shooting each other up in id Software's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for quite a while now, but the time has finally come when console owners can partake in the team-based mult... Prototype had multiplayer? Oh, well it doesn't now 63 If, for some bizarre reason, you were looking forward to Prototype's multiplayer features, then now is the time to retract pre-order plans and shake your fist in the air as if to futilely reprima... Mr Driller Online hits Japan April 2nd, will the US soon follow? 21 Thanks to a post on the Japanese Xbox site, it's confirmed that Mr. Driller Online is coming out this Wednesday in Japan for Xbox Live. Of course, the majority of the Destructoid staff will be in... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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