Tag archive: multiplayer [ 27 ]

Just the Tips: Using Games to Maintain Long Distance Bromances

03/19/2013
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

If you’re like me, you’re a dude or dudette that happens to live thousands of miles away from a majority of your bros. What would have been a bromance killer in less technologically advanced ages is now but an inconvenience that can easily be dealt with by internet savvy purveyors of all things bromanity. That being said, tending the flames of bro maintenance may not be as easy for some as it is for others, which is why I’m here [...]

Don’t Be That Guy: Dead Beat Multiplayer Purchase Pusher

02/15/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Editorials

One of the greatest responsibilities we all have as gamers is our influence on the purchasing habits of our gaming inner circle. It is a sacred trust. The greatest threat to that trust continues to be the euphoria that can come with certain multiplayer game purchases. We get it, you are excited about your new game, but you really need to think it through before convincing me to believe you. I want to believe your excitement, I want to experience [...]

Natural Selection 2 Game Curious Video: Aliens and Marines Hate Each Other

11/15/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Game Curious, Reviews

Most people probably won’t remember the original Half-Life mod Natural Selection. Forgivable since it came out in ’02. Don’t let that stop you from checking out Unknown Worlds’ Natural Selection 2. This is a multiplayer FPS/RTS hybrid with a familiar humans vs. aliens aesthetic. For fans of the original, you’ll be right at home with NS2. Natural Selection 2 is currently a shoe-in for Best First Person Alien Mouth of 2012. For more Game Curious and video content from Horrible Night: [...]

Microsoft Will Pay You to Play Halo 4

11/08/2012
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by Brandon Coppernoll in: Headlines, News

I think Microsoft owes me for the the water I spit all over my screen and keyboard when I read this today. According to Xbox LIVE Rewards, you can earn up to 600 MS points simply by playing Halo 4. Well ain’t that just a dream come true, even if it’s short lived. Earning money is simple. Be an Xbox LIVE Rewards member. Play. Get MS points. Spend money. Get MS points. You can earn up to 800 MS points by playing 140+ hours and [...]

Games of Shame: Call of Duty

There are few other games that spark such an intense burning argument of indifference than the Call of Duty franchise. Oddly enough, I have less difficulty explaining the things I like and dislike about Call of Duty with people who don’t play video games versus some who happen to love games. I find that sad. Someone who is not knowledgeable about game design and mechanics often only serves me a very one-sided conversation which usually ends with my audience saying, “That sounds [...]

Foul Play Classes Up Its Brawling for Theatrical Audience

Multiplayer beat-em ups will always have a place in my downloadable library. Foul Play is looking to bring a bit more class to the genre and to XBLA with its old-fashioned brawling style. Foul Play stars Baron Dashforth as he reenacts his true life story of daemon hunting for a in-game theater audience. It “is a side-scrolling brawler that rewards performance over pummelling, and as the lead actor in the greatest show on earth it’s your job to keep the [...]

Bioware Confirms the Not-So-Secret DLC: Mass Effect 3′s ‘Earth’

07/11/2012
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by Brandon Coppernoll in: Headlines, News

It was leaked recently by some file sifters that there may be another multiplayer DLC coming for Mass Effect 3 titled “Earth.” Today Bioware officially announced the new DLC and what’s included, and it is as it sounds: multiplayer maps on Earth. There will be 3 new multiplayer maps added, and battles with deadly futuristic weaponry will take place in Rio, Vancouver, and London. London is considered ground zero by many who know the Mass Effect 3 story. In addition to new maps, players [...]

How You Play the Game: One Assassin You Can’t Predict

With my target identified I rubbed my fingertips over the end of the hidden blade inside my sleeve and move silently through the crowd. Instead of working against the grain I followed a crowd of people hoping they’d take me to my target without him noticing me. Suddenly my friendly cloaking device of people shifted right and headed out of the square. I’m presented with two options. Do I stay with the group and work my way around naturally in [...]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Drops Cross-Platform Promise

03/06/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Headlines, News

From my outside perspective, Counter-Strike has always been the game that represents the hardcore PC FPS gamer. This made the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s promise of cross-platform support very intriguing to me. Not only would PS3 gamers be able to go head-to-head with PC and Mac gamers, but they would not be able to tell the difference between each other as leaderboards and matchmaking would be based on skill, not on platform. It begged the question of would cross-platform play [...]

Splash Damage (Brink Developer) Promises New Exciting Titles

01/25/2012
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by Brandon Coppernoll in: Headlines, News

Paul Wedgewood, CEO and game director of Splash Damage, the developer behind the FMP (Frustrating Multiplayer) Brink, is promising big things to fans in 2012. In a letter on the Splash Damage website, he notes how much the industry has changed and is changing for more open online experiences. This has him pretty excited. “We’ve enjoyed a fantastic first 10 years at Splash Damage and we’re looking forward to an even more exciting future. A huge part of this is [...]