Playtonic Games has finally unveiled more details about Yooka-Laylee’s multiplayer modes. Revealed via a new gameplay trailer, the game will feature both co-op play and eight additional multiplayer arcade-style mini-games, allowing up to four players to compete head-to-head. In local two-player co-op, a second player will be able to take …
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Mass Effect Andromeda’s multiplayer mode will have stronger ties to the game’s overall story, but will be entirely optional, Bioware has revealed. In an interview with Kotaku Australia, Bioware producer Mike Gamble spoke about how the game’s multiplayer mode will differ from Mass Effect 3. Exact details about what the …
Read More »Rod Fergusson reveals why Epic dropped a female co-op character from Gears of War
‘It’s not a free choice,’ says The Coalition studio director, citing technical hurdles such as the amount of dialogue required
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Design director Corey Davis discusses fine-tuning physics, implementing cross-platform multiplayer and the surprising importance of making rocket-powered vehicles sound like shoes
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“I’m wrestling with some insecurity issues in my life but thank you for playing with me”
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System will debut in upcoming Batman title, with ‘two to 2,000-plus’ players able to share a URL and have audiences vote on in-game decisions
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Batman: The Telltale Series will bring with it the studio’s first stab at adding multiplayer to its successful narrative game design model. Shacknews reports that the game will introduce a new mode called Crowd Play. Although not formally announced as of yet, it was shown off over the weekend at …
Read More »CD Projekt Red urges more devs to support cross-platform multiplayer
‘At the end of the day, this is for the players, isn't it?’ says CEO Marcin Iwi?ski
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Quantic Foundry survey of over 1,000 players also discovers that co-op is equally popular between genders, while men prefer to face off against each other
Read More »Five indispensable rules for designing local multiplayer games
Mediatonic’s Joanna Haslam urges devs to trust their players, work backwards and to not fear failure
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