IGN Entertainment's GameSpy and Epic Games have announced a licensing deal to incorporate GameSpy's multiplayer technology into Epic's Unreal Tournament 3, the next installment in the FPS franchise.
Under the terms of the new agreement, GameSpy's multiplayer technology -- including multiplayer matchmaking, in-game and out-of-game messaging, player statistics, VoIP communication and a leaderboard and ranking system -- will be incorporated into both the PlayStation 3 and PC versions of Unreal Tournament 3.
Opinion is divided on this one for sure! Is motion blur good for gaming? Why do developers include it?
I hate any game that has motion blur and the first thing I do is switch off the motion blur in games. It just makes me nauseous.
I agree with Alex here, many implementations are terrible but when it is done right it improves the experience.
Alex from GamersFTW writes:
“In all seriousness though, I feel like DOOM’s success will be measured by how much the game has to offer. Graphically it’s looking spectacular, and I’m sure the latest multiplayer trailer caught all of our attention. Personally, the game is beginning to remind me of those late nights playing Unreal Tournament 3, which is totally a good thing. This, in addition to the promise of user-generated content, is making DOOM look like the best first-person shooter I’ve seen in ages.”
The campaign looks brilliant, like a true nostalgia trip to the original DOOM titles of old! The multiplayer equally looks like a trip down memory lane to fast-paced and frantic arena games a-la Quake, and honestly the MP REALLY makes me want to the get game at launch to capitalise on the hype. Problem is I'm not overly fussed with multiplayer typically in games, they can get weary after a while, and buying a game solely for its MP is risky - especially on console - as it's heavily dependant on the community!
Rock to my left, hard place to my right..
EDIT: On the MP note, does anyone know if it'll have bots available, similar to Unreal Tournament 3? I still give that a quick play time to time with bots (and all the mad mutators).
I’m exactly the same, usually multiplayer games are of no interest to me. But DOOM has sparked my curiosity, especially as someone who used to enjoy multiplayer first person shooters like Quake/Unreal. Totally understand your concerns about it being heavily dependant on the community, too. Which is just another reason they should include bots, in case the numbers need to be made up. I’m hoping the community will be good, considering the creative freedoms they’re handing over with the SnapMap thing.
Its basically a "console" ahead, in terms of graphics, of another shooter called Homefront thats getting ready to release. LOL
Great selections as always and they are...
Final Fantasy
Metal Gear Solid
Super Smash Bros.
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Unreal Tournament
Advance Wars
Payday 2
So it inocorporates GameSpys VoIP communication , player stats, messaging, etc...rather then what is usually provided? or it merely provides the option to use Gamespys?
Unreal Tournament 3 multiplayer powered by GameSpy? wow game already flop be4 coming out wat shame
Enjoy those multiple networks which won't be one network with XMB ingame stuff like invites to other games, instant jumping in on co-op with your friends nor cross over game voice or text messages/chat. Great, never an unified network or friendlist.
you must never play games on pc xfire does chat and friendlist and its free, not to mention when you play a game for pc because it has dedicated servers unlike one consoles network that is pos p2p connection with good add ons to see who playing and talk but even with those extra features the game online still runs like sh@t even if u can talk to your friends while playing the game with sh@t online actual play it still is sh#t online play.
Oh yeah your a tool because you dont even know what voip is and its the exact thing you said was missing lol. Read the paragraph at least (i dont expect you would even read the article) before you post your pos comments.
Is it any good?