Call of Duty sees a new peak player count on Steam following a free trial for Multiplayer and the launch of Season 3

What you need to know Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 received an update adding free and paid content for Season 3 on April 6. The content drop featured a return of the fan-favorite Resurgence map, Rebirth Island, for Warzone and included a free weekend-long trial for Modern Warfare 3. Player stat tracking […]

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Is Dragon’s Dogma 2 co-op multiplayer?

Fantasy fans have been feasting over the last few years as we’ve seen several hit games in this genre. The latest title to catch our eyes is Dragon’s Dogma 2 from Capcom. If you’ve seen any of the official videos or screenshots for Dragon’s Dogma 2, then you have probably seen multiple warriors working together […]

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“If we’d have known it would have taken 6 years then maybe we would have done Outlast 3 first” The Outlast Trials creators reflect on their journey in crafting their first multiplayer game

Most gamers will know of Outlast, even if they haven’t had the pleasure (or terror) of playing it—a title acclaimed as one of the scariest games of all time by several publications and credited with undeniable influence on the indie horror genre. The Outlast franchise has been synonymous with heart-pounding fear and a testament to […]

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Helldivers 2 FAQ: Crossplay, price, multiplayer, platforms, and other questions answered

Quick Menu One of 2024’s most significant gaming success stories thus far has been Helldivers 2, a direct sequel to the oft-forgotten 2015 top-down shooter Helldivers. Though the sequel retains the first game’s tense co-op gameplay and its Starship Troopers-esque satirical comedy, it brings the series to the third-person perspective and features much grittier (and […]

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Nightingale FAQ: Release date, multiplayer, price, platforms, and other questions answered

Quick Menu Palworld and Enshrouded are currently all the craze, but look out, another survival game is coming to town. Nightingale is splashing onto the scene in what Inflexion Games hopes to be glorious fashion. Taking notes from Enshrouded developers with their former game, Portal Knights, Nightingale is a real-based survival title where players will […]

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Enshrouded: How to set up or join a dedicated server to play multiplayer

More Enshrouded While Enshrouded’s peer-to-peer co-op multiplayer has all the same options that full dedicated servers do, the major drawback of these sessions is that they require the host to be online and playing the game. Dedicated servers, on the other hand, persist and remain available to join regardless of whether or not their owner […]

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Enshrouded: How to set up or join a dedicated server to play multiplayer

More Enshrouded While Enshrouded’s peer-to-peer co-op multiplayer has all the same options that full dedicated servers do, the major drawback of these sessions is that they require the host to be online and playing the game. Dedicated servers, on the other hand, persist and remain available to join regardless of whether or not their owner […]

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Homeworld 3 War Games multiplayer demo is available on Windows PC — but only for a limited time

What you need to know Homeworld 3 is an upcoming space strategy game being developed by Blackbird Interactive and published by Gearbox Publishing launching on March, 8, 2024.  War Games is a new mode in Homeworld 3 that allows three players to team up in co-op, taking on a series of randomized missions with roguelite […]

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‘Ping is king’: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer matchmaking is demystified in the latest intel drop

What you need to know Call of Duty’s matchmaking system has long been a mystery, but recent experiences have left players speculating that Skill-based and engagement-based matchmaking may be making lobbies, and the game experience as a whole, worse. Sledgehammer Games committed to discussing multiplayer practices and demystifying the process before the 2023 holiday break.  […]

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How to get Palworld multiplayer to work rather than fail

It’s frustrating, right? You want to play the biggest PC and Xbox game of the year (so far) with your buddies but Palworld multiplayer won’t work. There are a few reasons why this might be happening. I’ll take you through some things you should try to get through to a co-op game session.  Why is […]

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Palworld multiplayer: How to set up or join a dedicated server to play with friends

More Palworld Palworld’s co-op multiplayer mode only allows you to team up with three other players in a world, but that number jumps up to 31 when you opt for a dedicated server instead. That experience is about as chaotic as you’d expect (and it’ll get even crazier once PvP gets added), but if that […]

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Palworld errors: ‘OnCreateSessionComplete Delegate bWasSuccessful == False’ and ‘Failed to Host Multiplayer Session.’ Is there a fix?

What you need to know The not-Pokémon game with guns, Palworld, has been released on Xbox Game Pass and Steam in early access. Palworld has sold 1 million copies in just 8 hours and with 370k+ concurrent players, it is in the top 25 all-time peak players on Steam. The game is a great survival […]

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Vanilla Dark Souls 2 multiplayer servers are controversially shutting down on Xbox and PlayStation after 10 years, and man am I bummed

What you need to know Developer FromSoftware has announced that on March 31, 2024, the Xbox 360 and PS3 servers for the original version of Dark Souls 2 will shut down at 5 a.m. PT / 8 a.m. ET. This will effectively remove all multiplayer from this edition of the game on consoles, forcing Xbox […]

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If you’re getting a Nintendo Switch OLED for the holidays make sure it’s this bundle that provides $68 of free stuff — including a popular multiplayer game

Nintendo Switch has been insanely popular over the last few years, but each holiday season the only real deals for this system have been an original Nintendo Switch bundled with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and an NSO membership. But now, the first ever Nintendo Switch OLED bundle from Nintendo is here and it gives you […]

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Lords of the Fallen: How to leave multiplayer co-op

Lords of the Fallen Guides Lords of the Fallen’s multiplayer co-op is very unrestrictive compared to other Soulslike titles, as it imposes zero limitations on when and where you can summon a fellow Lampbearer for aid or help one yourself. However, one thing many players are confused about is leaving a multiplayer session. After all, […]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer reveal trailer leans hard on nostalgia

What you need to know Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is scheduled to launch on November 10. Developers Sledgehammer Games and publisher Activision released a nostalgia-laced trailer featuring a remix of Eminem’s “Til I Collapse” paired with shots of gameplay footage on various multiplayer maps. The trailer showed new weapons, operator skins, and returning […]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer beta dates announced

What you need to know Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the next premium title in the first-person shooter franchise published by Activision and developed by Sledgehammer Games with support from other Activision-owned studios. Players got their first look at a mission from the Modern Warfare 3 campaign during Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live. […]

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Baldur’s Gate 3: How to play multiplayer and co-op

Who doesn’t want to play a role-playing game with their friends? That’s especially true with a game like Baldur’s Gate 3, which is based on the ever-popular Dungeons and Dragons. If you want to have the true experience of solving problems (and causing even worse problems) alongside your friends, then you’re in luck, Baldur’s Gate […]

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You can try Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer for free this weekend

What you need to know Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 released in 2022, and receives free seasonal content updates regularly that it shares with the free to play battle royale, Warzone. From June 22-26 players across all platforms will be able to jump in and try Modern Warfare 2 and the Season 4 content […]

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New Halo: The Master Chief Collection update brings multiplayer to Steam Deck

What you need to know While Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been partially playable on Steam Deck since the device launched, an issue with the game’s anti-cheat has prevented Steam Deck users from accessing multiplayer and the Custom Games Browser. A new update for the game has resolved this issue, allowing players on Valve’s […]

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