Many games seem to have lost the sense of fun and humor that titles often had in the past. I can recall many games where a cheat code or easter egg would break up the seriousness of a battle against monsters or the forces of evil aliens. There has been less and less of this [...]

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One of the best and most comprehensive GTA: San Andreas modifications out there has gone open source starting today. The Multi Theft Auto mod team today announced it, noting that they are taking this more seriously than putting up undocumented source code.
As the name implies, the mod adds full multiplayer network play functionality to several [...]

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There’s both good news and bad news for those looking forward to Far Cry 2.
First, the good news: Ubisoft Montreal has detailed the various multiplayer modes that will be present in the game. They include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Diamond and Uprising. CtD, as the name suggests, is the [...]

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Reporting from Japan, Famitsu’s weekly magazine has unveiled Phantasy Star Zero, a new entry in the fantasy hack-and-slash series, for the DS.
It will feature a new story and Wi-fi for cooperative multiplayer for up to four players either locally or via Nintendo Wi-fi Connection for online play. The game will let players sketch messages [...]

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With the release of the game due this November, Valve has announced that it will hit the road to promote Left 4 Dead at various industry events. Those who are interested can check them out at the Leipzig Games Convention in Germany, the Festival du Jeu Video in France and PC Gamer Showdown in [...]

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Further speaking at QuakeCon, Carmack announced that the multiplayer modes in Doom 4 will be significantly better than the modes found in its predecessor or Quake 4. Carmack hopes to have enough resources to create a satisfying online component to match the game’s single-player campaign.
“[Doom 4 multiplayer] will not be as good of a [...]

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 While the web-based Quake game was originally titled Quake Zero, the name was abruptly changed to Quake Live without any explanation whatsoever. That was until today, when John Carmack of id Software revealed that the name was changed due to a domain name squatter.
“This was an idea we had mere weeks before QuakeCon,” said Carmack. [...]

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