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Warner has revealed that Batman: Arkham Origins will introduce multiplayer to the series for the first time. Furthermore, that segment of the game is going to be developed by London-based Brink developer Splash Damage. The main game is being developed by Warner Bros Montreal – both Arkham Asylum and Arkham …
Read More »Lots of online functionality missing from Ouya at launch
Ouya consoles will be shipped out to Kickstarter backers later this month, but key online functions will not be enabled until the end of the year. The Verge reports that online chat, friends lists and achievements won’t be ready, even for the retail release in June. The site had originally …
Read More »Killzone: Mercenary gets dated
Sony’s has confirmed a release date for anticipated PlayStation Vita shooter Killzone: Mercenary. The game will be released on September 18th. Sony has marked the announcement by releasing a brand new multiplayer trailer, which can be seen below:
Read More »EA to shutdown servers for various sports titles
FIFA 11 among publisher's list of imminent cut offs
Read More »Eidos Montreal making Tomb Raider multiplayer
Series reboot gets multiplayer offering by Deus Ex team
Read More »Levine confirms no multiplayer for Bioshock Infinite
Irrational founder Ken Levine has revealed that Bioshock Infinite won’t offer multiplayer. Nope… No multi,” Levine said on Twitter (via Polygon) when asked about multiplayer modes for the latest work in the Bioshock series. The lack of the mode follows in the footsteps of the original Bioshock, which was developed …
Read More »PS3 version of Black Ops 2 has a few online teething issues
With millions of day one sales, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was always going to experience a couple of hiccups. Sadly for owners of the PS3, both of the early issues are dogging only their systems. Some players have taken to the European PlayStation forums to complain of online …
Read More »Fishlabs hires two new senior staff
Patrick Heyer and Sirko Rückmann to work on unannounced multiplayer game
Read More »Real-world money to buy in-game currency in Assassin’s Creed III
A listing on PSN and Xbox Live suggests players of Assassin’s Creed III multiplayer mode will be able to buy perks using real-world cash. Eurogamer reports that bundles of Erudito Credits will be available to purchase in bundle of 20, 50, 155, 380 and 925, with the biggest costing 1600 …
Read More »Medal of Honor DLC recreates the hunt for Bin Laden
EA has revealed that The Hunt Map Pack for Medal of Honor: Warfighter will allow gamers to compete online in a locations based on the real-world hunt for Osama Bin Laden. The former leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda was killed by American special forces in May 2011. Now EA has …
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