With more and more games losing focus on the campaign and instead focusing on the multiplayer element, could it be that we're starting to see the Multiplayer Syndrome pandemic? And could multiplayer only games really be a good thing?
EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.
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When logic meets EA it generates anti-matter ..... so try not to apply it in any meaningful way. Entropy is what matters in there !!
cue the apologist saying that these are mostly just contractors hired for this specific project bla bla bla
Chance Glasco, one of the co-founders of Infinity Ward and creators of the Call of Duty franchise, has claimed that Activision once pressured the studio to include an invasion of Israel by Iran.
The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.
The community warned them this would happen but nope they knew better they continued with the live service push the made the art style cartoonish and this is the result
It's always so bizarre when studios announce something super early in development under the suggestion of forming the game to player feedback, and then they push against all feedback heading straight for the cliff while everyone is warning them along the way
This is why, if I were a game developer, I'd lock out the multiplayer until the story is finished.
what about warhawk and unreal tournament? great examples of how MP only works good. i believe that developers should start offering multiplayer only portions of the game for cheaper than full retail price.
but i also agree with the article in a lot of ways. goldeneye, halo, gears of war, these benefit from the campaign tremendously.
I will always prefer singleplayer over multiplayer. I'm currently playing L.A. Noire on PC, instead of Battlefield 3. Why? Because L.A. Noire's storytelling got me by the balls.
Yet another article using the Socom Confrontation artwork. At least tag it!
Online Multiplayer games are like Reality TV shows. They don't require expensive creativity and story and environment but they somehow appeal to the masses.