Remember when Ubisoft’s Patrick Redding told you that Splinter Cell: Conviction would last 12-16 hours? Well, he was lying. Or rather, he was only referring to the single player campaign and co-op modes.
Factor in Deniable Ops, the competitive multiplayer mode, and according to Creative Director Maxime Beland the figure is twice or thrice Redding’s estimate.
(VideoGamesDaily)
Al Hess of Burn360 writes : As a multiplatform gamer I cannot help but be more excited for Reach after seeing the Reach beta modes in action. Not only does the Reach video showcase graphics that are on par or greater than God Of War III in its final build. The game is still in development. It’s bound to look even better at launch. For anyone that is thinking that Kratos is going pull a fast one and snag GOTY in 2010 is fooling themselves. I think after God of War III drops and doesn’t push the systems that Sony predicts that it will, it’s time for Sony to revitalize the project. It just not as exciting as it once was. It just doesn’t spark the interest in anyone other than a hardcore God of War fan.
IGN UK Writes: The three species set-up feels generous even at a time when people demand so much of their games, but it’s a premise that dates back to Rebellion’s first Aliens vs. Predator in 1994. While much has changed it still feels a little rusty – this isn’t as slick as a Modern Warfare or Halo and its production values feel like they’re from a different age, with poor textures and the occasional unimaginative set-piece belying the fact that underneath the HD dazzle is a core idea that’s changed little in over 15 years. But that never truly detracts from how much fun is to be had throughout Aliens vs. Predator’s myriad modes as Rebellion leans heavily on the source material, creating a game that’s going to stoke the hearts of anyone who ever fell in love with the original films – which is likely anyone who’s ever picked up a game pad.
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Valve is making some slight changes to the popular online multiplayer Left 4 dead 2 on both the Xbox 360 and the PC. They’re adding bots, yes you already have survivor bots but they’re going to add infected bots in the Versus modes. This is a continuation of the bot adding scheme they started last year with Team Fortress 2.
The Lost Gamer writes "Alongside its freshly unveiled six hour co-op campaign, Splinter Cell Conviction is also set to include a number of standalone challenge modes."
Brink is looking to revolutionize the way players look at multiplayer. Splash Damage’s latest shooter features a seamless integration between both modes, with an emphasis on accessibility for gamers of all experience levels. As if living up to the innovative premise they’ve established isn’t daunting enough, Splash Damage is also faced with another challenge – transitioning from a PC-only studio to a multiplatform developer.
"The original Left 4 Dead made surviving a zombie outbreak more fun [than] anyone thought possible. The formula was dead simple–four survivors against an unending horde of infected–but the stellar map designs and perfectly balanced combat made for some genuinely tense moments. It quickly became an online staple and now, the sequel is here to offer up more opportunities to hunt down the infected horde.
"While most games come with both a multiplayer and single-player component, the fact is that they’re either one or the other; both modes are often included to fill out the feature list but often a game is either a single-player game with a multiplayer mode tacked on or, as was the case with Left 4 Dead, a multiplayer title whose single-player component is nothing more than an extended warm-up for the online festivities.
"PROS: Incredible cooperative and competitive multiplayer is brilliantly designed around the new maps, modes and enemies.
"CONS: Wretched single-player AI makes solo game worthless and the original game’s charismatic subtleties will be missed."
– By Mitchell Dyer (GamePro)
November 16th, 2009
Lens of Truth writes "The site has been abuzz with many comments and links in reference to the color differences in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. We thought we would take some time to clear up the confusion. But first we need to make one thing clear, we have said this many times on our site: all of our Head2Heads are done with "out-of-the-box" settings. Meaning they are completely default. The only changes that have been made to the systems are Full RGB and Extended modes enabled. This is the only way that we can guarantee that what is being captured is as the developer intended. And this is where the confusion comes in. Most of the time the default settings for a given game match within a threshold of each other, and you usually spot the characteristics of each system’s video card (Xbox 360 more contrasted, PlayStation 3 a little muted). However with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward didn’t match the default settings well at all."
Well, when I read that Modern Warfare 2 was to be uncensored, I was a bit thrilled. Not that I am much of an fps gamer, mind you, but, that would mark the FIRST Call of Duty game in the main series, that would be uncut in Germany.
Now, Activision send out letters to the press and retailers detailing the release of Modern Warfare 2, which is very carefully written not to say anything about censorship.
The original press release said, and I quote "The German version of Modern Warfare 2 includes every single level of the US release uncut. All of the three modes (single, multi and coop) are included. The multiplayer mode of MW2 is compatible with the international version and identical in terms of the points system, including doubles kills etc… This allows the player to search for games worldwide and to show his prowess against players all over the world"