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Owners of both Wii and DS will no longer be able to play their titles online from today. That’s because, as warned back in February, today’s the day when the off switch will be flicked on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, bringing an end to a host of features once …
Read More »Local multiplayer and new map hitting Goat Simulator in June
Coffee Stain Studios’ cult hit Goat Simulator is to be the recipient of an extensive – and free – DLC release next month. The game’s 1.1 patch on June 3rd will add local multiplayer for up to four players as well as a brand new map which is roughly equal …
Read More »Flappy Bird to return in August with multiplayer – report
Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen is reportedly planning on re-releasing his controversial mobile hit this August. Nguyen revealed in March that he was planning a re-release with some improvements, but now CNBC is reporting a multiplayer component will be added. "Flappy Bird’s Dong Nguyen: Flappy Bird is coming back. Multiplayer. …
Read More »Unity developing new suite of multiplayer tools
UNET project to be introduced in Unity 5
Read More »GameSpy shutdown means 50 EA games will terminate online support
The closure of GameSpy’s online multiplayer servers is going to affect 50 EA games, the publisher has said. The list includes Battlefield 1942 on PC and Mac, Bulletstorm on PS3, Crysis and Crysis 2 on PC and a host of DS titles including some FIFAs and Need for Speeds. Since …
Read More »Why indies probably shouldn’t make a multiplayer game
Dan Marshall offers advice on developing multiplayer games following his experience with Gun Monkeys
Read More »Halo 5 team hiring senior multiplayer designer
343 Industries' job listing calls for talented devs to "shape the future of the Halo franchise"
Read More »VIDEO: Watch Dogs multiplayer trailer released, visuals ‘compare greatly’ to E3 reveal
Ubisoft’s creative director Jonathan Morin has said that Watch Dogs will ship with graphics comparable to those seen in the initial E3 reveal in 2012. The assertion comes as Ubisoft continues to tackle perceptions that the game has experienced a graphical downgrading in the many months since its initial debut. …
Read More »Making a multiplayer indie game: How Robocraft attracted 300,000 players
New UK studio Freejam explains the pitfalls of making an indie eSports game, and how it's avoiding them
Read More »Google Play update allows cross-platform multiplayer with iOS
Owners of Android and iOS devices are now able to compete against one another online. Engadget reports that amongst the new features coming to Android being announced at GDC this week is the ability for developers to implement cross-platform multiplayer between Android and iOS devices via an update to the …
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