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When I reviewedSplatoon 3 in 2022, I found myself impressed by what a robust suite of content it offered at launch. It had a solid single-player campaign, great competitive multiplayer, a killer PVE mode in Salmon Run, and even a fun card minigame. All of those disparate modes meshed together perfectly to makeSplatoon 3 the kind of game you could pick away at for hundreds of hours. And with its latest DLC, called Side Order, that’s more true than ever.

A new Rise of the Ronin trailer was shared today, focusing on the game's combat mechanics.

Since being announced back in 2021, there have been a lot of questions about what Assassin’s Creed Infinity would even be. We've known Infinity would be a hub of sorts that connects other Assassin’s Creed experiences and includes online elements, but beyond that, things have remained sketchy. Well, we now have some more details from insider Tom Henderson, who has a very good track record when it comes to all things Ubisoft. According to Henderson, he’s laid eyes on demo footage of Assassin’s Creed Infinity, and, surprise surprise, it sounds like it will be a heavily live-service-focused product.

Party battle royale game Stumble Guys will come to Switch alongside its upcoming PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions, developer Scopely announced.

Two years ago, EA announced Project Rene, AKA The Sims 5. So far, we know that it's "free to download" and, as per leaks, that the base game will have apartments. There's also the return of The Sims 3's colour wheel and a new multiplayer mode for collaboration with friends.

Despite being less than a month away from release, Rise of the Ronin developer Team NINJA still had to clarify whether a few key features would be included in the upcoming game. They just did so by adding a FAQ section to the game's product page on the PlayStation Store website.

Helldivers 2's community manager was temporarily blocked from Discord after being mistaken for a bot.

NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Games announced that Mortal Kombat 1 will get a big update next week, adding crossplay functionality and a new DLC guest fighter, Peacemaker.

With the launches of Helldivers 2, Nightingale, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Foamstars, and Skull & Bones, February 2024 has been packed with new multiplayer games planned to have live service tails.

The hits keep coming and they don’t stop coming for Rocksteady as its parent company, Warner Bros. Games, is disappointed in the performance of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Like a poorly made macaroni picture, it looks like this one isn’t going up on the fridge.

Logging into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 today is quite the ride. Players have seen their rank drop to level 1 overnight, in addition to the server errors being delivered in certain game modes. Particularly Zombies, but also other modes, have displayed a ‘Minot Hawthorne’ error, or just a never-ending loading screen, which prevents the player from playing. The developer is working on solutions, while temporarily disabling some modes while it’s being fixed.

After so many years, we’ve all just about given up hope for a sequel to Starcraft 2, so we might as well have as much fun with this entry as possible. While there is significant depth on the multiplayer and even some great expansions, dedicated players have no doubt hit a wall in terms of how much fun they can have through normal means. That’s when triggering some handy cheats can breathe some new life into this master class of an RTS. We’ve gathered all the necessary resources to build you the definitive list of cheats and console commands for Starcraft 2.

Last Epoch was enjoying a hugely successful 1.0 launch earlier this week with over 162,000 concurrent players and favorable comparisons to Diablo's hack 'n' slashing. All that success has unfortunately strained servers and caused multiplayer issues for those not playing offline, leading to some mixed user reviews, but the studio's founder has thanked the hundreds of thousands of fans for their "patience and kindness" anyway.

Larian's back with another hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3, addressing important issues like cutting dialogue, several instances of crashing, and crucially, fixing kisses involving two more characters.

Developer Netmarble has announced that Paragon: The Overprime, one of the many successors to the defunct multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Paragon, is shutting down, with service set to end in April.

Free-to-play team-based third-person shooter action multiplayer online battle arena game PARAGON: The Overprime will end service on April 22, publisher Netmarble and developer Netmarble F&C announced.

Warner Bros. Games and developer NetherRealm have released the first gameplay of Mortal Kombat 1 DLC guest character Peacemaker, featuring the voice and likeness of actor John Cena.

Gearbox Publishing has announced Gigantic: Rampage Edition — a premium re-release of the once free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game which closed its doors in 2018.

Revealed as part of the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is bringing both Star Wars: Battlefront and Star Wars: Battlefront 2 to modern platforms later this year.

Much like Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, the Nintendo Switch makes it easy to jump online and play with friends. The service, known simply as Nintendo Switch Online, has seen big changes over the years, and it now offers plenty more than access to online multiplayer. One of the biggest draws is its growing collection of games from N64, NES, and other iconic platforms — making Nintendo Switch Online a great way to access the best titles from past generations.

Fun Dog Studios, a Washington-based studio comprised of 30 veteran developers with decades of AAA experience, has announced The Forever Winter, a cooperative tactical survival horror third-person shooter. It will be available for PC via Steam, with the potential for additional platforms based on the game’s success and community feedback. A release date was not announced.

Microsoft has finally laid out when people can expect Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, and Grounded to go fully multiplatform.

A new entry in the Endless Ocean series, Endless Ocean Luminous, was revealed at the February Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. It will be available on Nintendo Switch on May 2, 2024.

As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games have announced Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, a compilation of the two online multiplayer games.

In today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, we got a peek at what’s to come for the hybrid console. One of the exciting announcements was that Super Monkey Ball is getting a new entry titled Banana Rumble. The game launches on June 25 this year, and pre-orders begin today, February 21.

Today's just-finished Nintendo Direct included the surprise announcement of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, a new installment in Sega's spherical simian series.

Japanese puzzle game Suika Game is getting local multiplayer, Nintendo announced during its February Nintendo Direct on Wednesday. The paid downloadable content pack is out now for $2.25. A bundle that includes Suika Game and the multiplayer DLC costs $5.24.

A brand new Endless Ocean game, Endless Ocean Luminous, has been revealed for Nintendo Switch, and players will be able to dive in from May. 

Suika Game gets doubly adorable soon, as the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase just revealed the fruity matching game will add a multiplayer mode as paid DLC today.

Endless Ocean originally launched on the Wii back in 2007. This Nintendo-published scuba diving game sees you exploring the fictional Manaurai Sea in search of treasure while cataloguing all of the aquatic life you come across. 17 years later, the series is finally returning with Luminous for the Nintendo Switch on May 2, featuring multiplayer that supports up to 30 people.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game is going to be released on June 4th, Illfonic has confirmed. It will be released for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game will be available to pre-order from today, and those who do will get one week advance access to Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, so the actual release date is May 28th.

Massive Monster has confirmed that Cult of the Lamb will receive more updates in the future and that multiplayer is something it would «love» to do.

The popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) third-person shooter Warframe has launched on the App Store for iOS, allowing iPhone users the opportunity to access the entire game on the go.

Xbox has been a powerhouse in the gaming world, captivating the hearts of millions with its best in class technology and immersive gaming experiences. The platform has consistently delivered top-notch games that redefine the boundaries of entertainment. In this compilation, we dive into the best Xbox games, curating a list of the 10 ultimate gaming gems that promise to elevate your gaming adventures.

A rather impressive The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess mod has been released in early access, adding online functionality to the game.

Magic: The Gathering’s mega-popular Universes Beyond collection has already traveled the cosmos with Doctor Who, waged battle across Middle-earth in search of the One Ring, and dropped in on a few rounds of Fortnite. Now the original trading card game arrives in the Wasteland with four Fallout-themed decks for the multiplayer Commander format, along with some amazing reprints and alternate art treatments waiting inside Collector Boosters.

Three-versus-seven asymmetrical online multiplayer game Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on June 4, publisher and developer illFonic, and developer Teravision Games announced.

Arrowhead Game Studios' CEO has told gamers to save their money and wait until Helldivers 2's servers are fixed before they buy the game.

The developer of literal cult roguelike Cult of the Lamb says that it would "love" to add multiplayer, but it's not a key focus right now.

is the return of the vibrant multiplayer game that's taken some time off to make kaiju-sized upgrades. The 5v5 MOBA hero shooter first launched in 2017, and despite scoring rave reviews, it shut down a year later. With the help of a new developer and Gearbox Publishing, is making a big return with a new coat of paint and a reasonable price point thatprovides a lot for what some games charge for a single-character skin.

Over the last few years, the Call of Duty franchise has seen plenty of peaks and valleys when it comes to cheating. It’s a bad time for everyone, and that’s why Activision developed Ricochet Anti-Cheat, which was supposed to be the answer to the CoD community’s problems.

When video game developers and publishers constantly hunt for their own live service white whale, many of them fail. Even fewer of those get second chances like Gigantic is about to.

Helldivers 2 pits four players together in a galactic battle for supremacy, as the Terminid Brood and Automaton faction threaten the expansion of Super Earth — and we’ve got the multiplayer platforms explained to answer the burning question, «Is Helldivers 2 crossplay?»

Honor of Kings, Tencent’s massively popular mobile game, has its eye set on the international market in 2024.

Helldivers 2 players are keeping their game open to avoid long queue times, but Arrowhead Game Studios could be adding an AFK timer.

Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that a new Helldivers 2 patch will be rolled out to address the ongoing issues surrounding servers and matchmaking.

The Sony-published multiplayer third-person shooter Helldivers 2 has been doing exceptionally well on the PC video game storefront Steam, where it launched alongside its PlayStation 5release on February 8, 2024.

Starship Troopers-simulator Helldivers 2 continues to conquer new worlds, deep-striking past Destiny 2 in terms of concurrent player count and approaching Palworld in terms of popularity. Notable, from a PlayStation perspective, is another surprising feat developer Arrowhead achieved in terms of PC dominance: more concurrents than the peak player count of every single PlayStation PC port released on Steam so far.

The upcoming survival game Once Human has been making waves since the open beta basically broke down, thanks to too many testers jumping in at once.

Helldivers 2 is a somewhat unexpected success, currently sitting at the top of the PSN charts and taking over the hearts and minds of gaming everywhere.

Villagers on the player's island in , can ask for suggestions on what special greeting they could share once the friendship level has become high enough. This clever way of greeting is shared between only that villager and the player, without spreading to other players the same way that catchphrases can do. This allows players to personalize the game in clever ways and even makes for a bit of silly immersion as the kinship with that villager gets stronger.

It bugs Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer that Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Helldivers 2 is not on Xbox. In a recent interview with Game File, Spencer stated that he’s “not exactly sure who it helps in the industry by not being on Xbox,” even though he understands that “there’s a legacy in console gaming that we’re going to benefit by shipping games and not putting them on other places.”

Cheating and fraudulent activity are an issue for all live service games, but one that seems to be suffering more than most at the moment is Palworld. Since launch, some players have reported issues with strangers infiltrating their servers, destroying their bases, and even preventing access to servers entirely. 

Ubisoft's repeatedly delayed multiplayer pirate sim, Skull and Bones, has entered the high seas today, and a promotional ship wheel-shaped controller is easily the coolest thing about this launch.

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Turn 10 Studios has released Update 5 for Forza Motorsport, adding the full version of the beloved Nürburgring track to the game.

Become a pirate kingpin. Assemble a fleet of ships. Hunt for lost treasure. And gather a team of cutthroats to reign dominance on the high seas in Skull and Bones.

It has been confirmed by Arrowhead Game Studios' CEO and creative director Johan Pilestedt thatco-op PvE shooter Helldivers 2 will never get a PvP mode. 

Maximum Games has entered into a partnership with Paramount Consumer Products to develop a competitive multiplayer fighting game set in the universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the company announced. It will launch in Early Access in 2025. A developer and platforms were not announced.

Physics-based sumo wrestling game Nyaaaanvy will leave Early Access and launch for Switch and PC via Steam on February 22, publisher Phoenixx and developer Team DigitalMind announced.

The original developers of The Binding of Isaac are working on building an online multiplayer version of the legendary roguelike, but testing has been stalled after players hacked their way into unfinished modes.

Arrowhead Game Studios has released a small but significantHelldivers 2patch to improve game stability connection issues.

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since Hogwarts Legacy first came out.

Epic Party Quest, a new local multiplayer party game, was released on Steam on February 12. The game takes inspiration from Mario Party and classic fantasy experiences, offering players a fast-paced co-op adventure with action RPG-like elements. Epic Party Quest joins the impressive catalog of Steam co-op titles that players can enjoy remotely with groups.

Final Fantasy14 patch 6.57 is now live, introducing a series of improvements and quality-of-life changes to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). 

Ubisoft’s recent investor meeting revealed unannounced information about the arrival of XDefiant. The shooter is slated to release sometime during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, which ranges from January to March 2024. As a result, the new shooter could be available sooner than most may have anticipated.

GLAAD today released its first State of LGBTQ Inclusion in Video Games report, building around the results of a Nielsen survey that found 17% of active gamers identify as LGBTQ.

Arrowhead Game Studios has released a brand new patch for Helldivers 2 on PlayStation 5, after deploying and quickly rolling back the PC version due to performance issues. 

I don’t think it’s really possible to quantify the “worst game of all time” or even compare kusoge that well. There are so many ways that a game can be deficient, and it’s hard to say what the worst way is.

It's PS Plus Essential update day for active subscribers, bringing another three monthly PS5, PS4 games to members. It is another good month, with brand new title Foamstars added to the roster along with Rollerdrome and Steelrising. You can download the games now if you're situated in Europe, and USA readers will gain access later on in the day.

Foamstars doesn't deserve the hate. Hand-waving comparisons to Nintendo's Splatoon are shallow; beyond both games featuring weaponry that fires something other than bullets, they're two quite different experiences. Square Enix's new multiplayer game is more of a hero shooter than anything else, and while its launch content is fairly slim, there's a lot of potential in this off-beat offering.

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The CEO of Jagex, Phil Mansell, has reassured players of the developer and publisher’s massively multiplayer online role-playing games, RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, that the company being acquired won’t negatively impact the games. Namely, «there are no intentions of changing our [games’] business models.”

Escape from Tarkov has a long list list of fixes in the current update, the installation should take around four hours to complete. 

With the likes of Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, Mortal Kombat 1, and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, fans of the fighting genre have had no shortage of excellent new games to dive into, and it seems more are on the way. Specifically, Sega’s beloved fighting series, Virtua Fighter, could be on the comeback trailer.

It’s only February and 2024 has already another unexpected hit. Helldivers 2 revels in the confidence of knowing exactly what it’s doing, offering up one of the most approachable extraction shooters yet.

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