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The free standalone multiplayer version of Sony shooter Killzone 3 is available to download on PSN today, with a paid-for upgrade available. As revealed last week, users can download the standalone version of the PS3 game’s online mode, which includes all the original Killzone 3 maps, DLC levels and Guerrilla …
Read More »Killzone 3 multiplayer goes free-to-play
Sony to release multiplayer as a free download for PS3
Read More »Killzone 3 makes surprise F2P move
Sony has announced that it is to trial a new free-to-play version of popular FPS hit Killzone 3. As of next week a free download will be available on PSN for PS3 owners. It will contain the entire multiplayer portion of the game, including all the available maps. However, it …
Read More »Spec Ops: The Line due June 29th
Shooter Spec Ops: The Line will hit UK shelves in June with a host of pre-order bonuses, 2K Games has announced. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game will arrive on June 26th in North America and on June 29th in the UK. Consumers who pre-order the title will receive …
Read More »Date set for new MW3 DLC
Premium Call of Duty Elite users will be able to download the fresh multiplayer map Overwatch on February 21st. This piece of downloadable content will be available to Xbox 360 owners first, and will arrive on PS3 shortly afterwards. It will be available as a paid-for extra to non-Call of …
Read More »SSX Online Pass doesn’t lock out multiplayer
EA has announced a different approach toward the implementation of its Online Pass in the upcoming SSX. GameInformer reports that even without an Online pass players will still be able to take the game online for multiplayer races. However, credits earned will not be awarded to the player. As you …
Read More »Online play for Street Fighter II on Virtual Console
The Virtual Console version of Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers will offer online multiplayer over Nintendo’s network. It’s a surprise addition to the game, but certainly a welcome one – particularly when you consider how unwilling many publishers have been to rework any of the elements in their …
Read More »GTA V is Rockstar’s "largest, most ambitious" game ever
Rockstar has for the first time spoken about the recently announced Grand Theft Auto V. The first ever trailer for the game was released late yesterday afternoon. As we know, the game returns to many of the locations found in PS2 hit GTA: San Andreas. Rockstar describes it as the …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 gets Online Pass
EA has confirmed that BioWare’s next sci-fi RPG will continue the publisher’s one-time code strategy. Anyone that purchases a new copy of Mass Effect 3 will find an Online Pass code, which grants access to the newly-announced Galaxy At War multiplayer mode. Those who buy a second-hand copy will have …
Read More »Mass Effect 3’s Galaxy At War multiplayer detailed
When multiplayer modes are confirmed by a company like BioWare, you know it’s not going to be a standard deathmatch or tacked on co-op. Sure enough, the long-rumoured Mass Effect 3 multiplayer modes offer a different spin on four-player co-op thanks to the developer’s new Galaxy At War system, which …
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