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Geoffrey Tim

Crytek – “Single-player experience has to go away”

March 1, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 50 Comments

Most of you know that I seldom play multiplayer games online. It’s not because I don’t play well with others, hate human beings or suck at games (though all three of those could well be true). It’s just that I prefer my videogames to be solitary escapism. I like shutting myself off from the rest of the world and retreating to the realm of fantasy. Crytek wants that to go away.

Gavin Mannion

Hands on with Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm

January 22, 2013 at 10:01 am | 29 Comments

Last week I was lucky enough to be flown over to Versailles in France to get some exclusive hands on time with the upcoming second part of StarCraft 2, Heart of the Swarm. While the multiplayer beta is already in full swing this gave us some time to check out the single player and get some inside information about what shall soon be coming to the StarCraft 2 universe.

Gavin Mannion

New Gears of War Judgment Videos

December 13, 2012 at 7:45 am | 37 Comments

Now we all know that Australians aren’t really good for much but I’m happy to give them all the credit this morning for posting up 4 brand new Gears of War: Judgement videos showcasing the single player campaign and multiplayer; including a new game mode called Overrun.

Darryn Bonthuys

Tomb Raider game length revealed, sequel discussed

November 27, 2012 at 7:45 am | 13 Comments

Tomb Raider finally arrives next year, and it puts a fresh spin on the iconic character, swapping bra sizes for actual character development. So just how long is that journey of self discovery then, and could it lead to a sequel? The answer? Maaaaaaybe!

Gavin Mannion

Bioshock Infinite will NOT have multiplayer

November 26, 2012 at 7:45 am | 1 Comment

The original Bioshock was one of the best single player experience of this generation and as such will always remain an icon of this generation. Then Bioshock 2 was released and while the actual quality of the title was just as good the story wasn’t and many fans pointed to the inclusion of multiplayer for this.

Darryn Bonthuys

It may be tempting, but don’t expect multiplayer in Hitman: Absolution

October 1, 2012 at 8:00 am | 17 Comments

Pretty much every single game on the market these days has some form of multiplayer embedded into it. It lengthens a title that would otherwise be finished in a weekend, but all too often, it feels more like a cheap add-on rather than a mode that offers more substance. Hitman: Absolution however, has no multiplayer. None, zilch, zero. An odd decision? Perhaps, but it’s one that developer IO Interactive says won’t be necessary, thanks to the studio putting a twist on competitive play with the Contracts mode.

Darryn Bonthuys

Treyarch is focusing on the single-player for Black Ops 2

June 21, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 11 Comments

We’ve seen a shift in gaming these days, that is starting to focus more on online action than the single-player experience. Strangely enough, one game that is planning to put a lot more focus on drawing players back to the main campaign, is Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, as the developers have some ideas in mind with which to keep that aspect alive.

Gavin Mannion

Far Cry 3 single player gameplay footage

May 21, 2012 at 10:45 am | 11 Comments

I’ve stated before that I’m really excited about the multiplayer section of the upcoming Far Cry 3 with it’s Call of Duty styled XP added with some intriguing looking team power ups.

But until now I hadn’t really seen any single player footage.

Darryn Bonthuys

New details on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance revealed

January 30, 2012 at 1:30 pm | 10 Comments

One of the titles that I am really looking forward to later this year has to be the new take on the Metal Gear universe in the form of MG Rising: Revengeance. It’s being developed by Platinum games, a studio responsible for two of my favourite titles, Bayonetta and Vanquish, and it’s looking like a mountain of over-the-top action and fun so far.

Details for the revived project have been tighter than Renee Zellweggers’ face after sucking a lemon, but thanks to some overseas publications and Twittering, a few new snippets of revenging information have been revealed for the upcoming action-heavy romp.

Geoffrey Tim

Single player’s dead eh? Cos Skyrim’s sold like hotcakes

November 17, 2011 at 10:00 am | 19 Comments

For a while now, people in suits who carry clipboards - and seem to have no real passion for games - have insisted that single player gaming is dead, and that all games need some sort of online multiplayer to perform well at retail. It’s because of these people that we got needlessly shoehorned in to sublime single-player experiences, like in Dead Space 2, The Darkness and even Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect.

I think Skyrim’s performance at retail shows just the opposite.

Geoffrey Tim

Is Modern Warfare 3’s campaign just 5 hours long?

November 4, 2011 at 3:45 pm | 42 Comments

Next week, Modern Warfare 3 gets released. It will, as expected, sell by the proverbial bucketloads - and most of those people will be buying the game for it’s expansive, evergreen multiplayer. In fact, most of the more enthusiastic Call of Duty players I know haven't even touched the single player campaigns in any of the recent games. There are those, however, who buy Modern Warfare 3 for the single player narrative; and those people might be disappointed.

Gavin Mannion

Batman Arkham City single player needs online pass

October 14, 2011 at 10:45 am | 16 Comments

I’ve been a supported of the online pass idea recently, mainly because I really don’t see much wrong with the developers getting a bit of cash from used game sales (as long as it doesn’t hurt retailers) and that it only affected online play.

However that’s starting to change with Warner Bros being the first studio to implement an online pass in it’s single player story, sort off.

Gavin Mannion

Uncharted 3 is 8 to 9 hours long

October 11, 2011 at 10:45 am | 40 Comments

Sometimes the headline tells the whole story and the rest of the body of the article is just here to support it…

As the headline says, tweets coming out from early reviewers have pegged the length of Uncharted 3 at 8 – 9 hours of solid play.

Gavin Mannion

Battlefield 3: Operation Guillotine shows night time gameplay

September 12, 2011 at 7:45 am | 13 Comments

Iâ€™m really looking forward to Battlefield 3â€™s multiplayer component but at the same time Iâ€™m not expecting much from the single player side after Battlefield Bad Company 2â€™s lack lustre showing.

However maybe Iâ€™m selling it short here as this new trailer released by EA shows some awesome looking fire fights and the graphics are just mind blowing.