Rockstar have revealed the first of GTA V’s Social Club features for the online component of the game: Crew Hierarchies; which allows Crew Leaders to manage crew members and assign special ranks to players. The feature is already available online, ahead of GTA Online’s launch in October. By default, all players are classed as ‘muscle’ until reassigned.
The Last of Us has received a massive new patch, updating the game to version v1.03 and adds a number of multiplayer fixes as well as an all-new multiplayer game mode: Interrogation. The patch is rolling out across all regions over the next 24 hours so don’t panic if you haven’t recieved the update yet.
The first multiplayer gameplay trailer for Killzone: Shadow Fall has been released from Gamescom last week, and shows just how much freedom the online mode gives players. Using the new customizable Warzone features demonstrated in the trailer, you can pick the number of players (4-24), rules, mission modes, classes, abilities and weapons you want to allow in a match.
Rockstar has revealed the first gameplay video for Grand Theft Auto Online, which is the online component for Grand Theft Auto V. GTA Online is a dynamic and persistent online world for 16 players that begins by sharing gameplay features, geography and mechanics with the main game.
The Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer component was revealed yesterday at a hour-long event, presented by Xbox. The game will be releasing in November on both current and next-gen platforms, including the PS3 and PS4. In addition to the multiplayer mode, two Collector’s Edition were also unveiled.
WB Games and Splash Damage have confirmed that Batman: Arkham Origins will be the first game in the Batman: Arkham series to feature a multiplayer mode. Called Invisible Predator Online, this new mode takes the concept of the earlier games’ Challenge Rooms and puts other players into the role of the Joker and Bane’s thugs.
Speaking to the Official PlayStation Magazing, SCE UK chief Fergal Gara has said that charging for online multiplayer on PS4 has helped reduce the price of the console. It’s the first time Sony will be charging gamers to play online, requiring a PlayStation Plus subscription to access the online component of games, although it was something Sony had to “agonise over for a very long time.”
Naughty Dog has revealed more information about The Last of Us’ multiplayer mode, including a new trailer. The game’s multiplayer mode is called Factions, and is an extension of the themes you’ll find in the single player game. In Factions you’ll have to pick a side and roll with the Hunters or the Fireflies. Each player starts with a small clan of survivors that you need to keep alive and grow.
God of War: Ascension is out across PAL regions today and the rest of Europe from tomorrow. To celebrate, Santa Monica Studio have released a new multiplayer trailer, revealing the fourth and final God with whom you may ally yourself: Hades. Hades executioners have the highest versatility and variety of abilities.
The multiplayer component from Uncharted 3 will be going free-to-play this week, allowing gamers to experience the online component of the game, without purchasing the full game. The information first appeared on the US PlayStation Blog, but was quickly pulled down shortly after, suggesting it’s at least coming this week.
