Epic has continuously stated that the campaign is getting a huge overhaul to extend its playability. It seems that the multiplayer is getting a shiny new coat as well. CVG reports that there are some great changes in store for the ever popular online mode for GoW2. The player mode has been increased to a max of 10 with 5v5 now a reality. There are new CTF modes, Assassination, and Doubles. Two new maps have also been revealed. Finally, there are new weapons to be had as well as custom melee kills specific for each weapon. The sniper rifle can be a club we assume. Follow the above link for the complete descriptions.
Here is a first look at Haze’s multiplayer modes. At first glance, the game looked like fun but I was not overly impressed with the graphics. You would hope a game this highly anticipated coming out almost 2 years after PS3 launch would look a little more polished. Alas, these are just test screens so all hope is not lost.
The guys here at Loot Ninja are very excited about the multiplayer modes that are going to be in GTA IV. As always, we had some questions and many were answered in a recent issue of OXM. Here are some excerpts:
- In all multiplayer modes entire Liberty City is available (Host sets what area people respawn at this is the main battle area but you can go anywhere)
- Your online person can be male or female
- Money you get determines you rank online
-Get money by killing people
-Host can set how chat works (everyone hears you, only teams can hear each other, or proximity chat)
-In race mode anything goes (you can use helicopters, boats, or even run across finish as long as your first you win)
-Shooting and driving is fairly difficult (as it should be)
- Hangman’s NOOSE is 4 players and starts at airport where you must take Kenny Petrovic to safe zone in city while pursued by the NOOSE team (National Organization of Security Enforcement)
-You can skip rockets across the ground if aimed correctly
So is anyone else really excited about this. This is the reason that many believe the game was delayed. They wanted to make the multiplayer aspect of the game as important as the story. Only a month away.
TURF WAR! It’s ON! Yeah, GTA IV multiplayer looks like it will be more than an afterthought. It is shaping up to be its own entity. Here is a list of all the game modes, all 16 of them.
Hangman’s Noose,Car Jack City, Bomb da Base, Bomb da Base II
Mafia Work,Team Mafia Work, Deathmatch,Team Deathmatch,
Turf War, Cops N Crooks, Race, GTA Race, Deal Breaker, and Free Roam
Early reports say that Hangman’s Noose squares off with you and 3 other friends protecting a Mafia boss from an impending SWAT Team. Most of the games are pretty self-explanatory. Expect much more on this when we get word.
Bungie, always one to keep their titles as current as possible, is releasing the multiplayer playlist update for the month of March. Here is the lowdown:
Grifball, the game created by Burnie Burns of Red vs. Blue will be an unranked, weekend-long social playlist awarding DoubleXP to winning teams. We’ve slightly adjusted some of the rules for Grifball (unlimited round times make for unlimited griefing potential), but kept the game’s core intact. You’ll be able to go in with party configurations ranging from one to eight people. This playlist will be available from Thursday, March 6 at NOON until March 10 at NOON(all times Pacific Standard). I apparently forgot to mention that the Grifball hopper is being treated like a Tournament hopper — a hopper where there will be prizes. Tournament prizes.
Beginning March 20 at NOON will be the return of Team SWAT in the Social, DoubleXP variety. Team SWAT is an old Halo 2 gametype where players have no shields, increased body health and do not have the luxury of radar. This eight-player maximum hopper will be completely Team Slayer focused with the SWAT ruleset. This weekend playlist will be available from March 20 at NOON until March 23 at NOON(all times Pacific).
Click here for the rest of the smaller details. Looking forward to maybe getting a Big Team Battle together will all of our friends soon.
There were some quick grumblings after a recent podcast with our buddy and Xbox Live guru Majornelson. One of the MS execs, Don Mattrick, commented that the game looks beautiful and the multiplayer aspectis unique to the Xbox 360. Turns out, he got his words mixed up.
Rockstar has since confirmed that there will be online multiplayer aspects on both consules. There was no word of any details of the online multiplayer, but as of right now it does seem that there will still only be exclusive content via new episodes on the Xbox 360.
According to this month’s Game Informer, two of the most successful titles on the PlayStation Network could see expansion packs in December.
They’re reporting that fl0w will get a new playable character and a multiplayer mode, which Warhawk will see a couple new weapons and a new vehicle: a dropship.
No official word has come from Sony yet on either of these possible expansion packs, but it seems plausible that this will happen. Given the success of both games, putting out new content right before the Holiday rush is a great idea.
Stephen Totilo over at MTV’s Multiplayer Blog put up a cool video of how to take apart the drum kit for Rock Band for easy storage. Glad you don’t have to try and squeeze that whole thing into the closet as is.
It’s been confirmed that Grand Theft Auto IV will have an online multiplayer component. Now we find out that you’ll be able to play with 16 people online. According to Gaming Excellence:
We also understand that the game’s multiplayer mode, unseen in the GTA franchise since GTA2 in 1999*, is aiming for at least 16 simultaneous players, with more than just the usual deathmatch mode.
Giddy up. Crackdown took the sandbox games online in a great way, and Saints Row did a decent job as well. I’m sure the leader of the genre will step it up a notch and show everyone how to really do online play.
If you were wondering what the specifications and requirements were for all of the armor mods, you’re in luck. If you look online, you will find many, many different opinions on what is and is not true. Here is the real deal. Much thanks for Halo 3 Planet and Halopedia which allowed me to verify all of the specs with their awesome page. Not included are the default armor sets.
SPARTAN ARMOR PERMUTATIONS:
Helmets
Mark VI: Default Unlocked
CQB: Default Unlocked
EVA: Complete Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary
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