Mario Kart 8 now supports 8-player split-screen on Switch 2
Meanwhile, Mario Kart World has yet to receive a major update
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Sony's Horizon live service spinoff could be dead by December
Is the industry finally rejecting the overinflated live service business model?
"Games should never die": Rust dev offers $25M to save Amazon's MMO New World
Amazon's big MMO experiment is coming to an end, unless...
Survey reveals more players in the US and UK prefer single-player games over multiplayer
There's a major generation gap in preferences
Amazon's updated Luna streaming service gets party games, AAA titles, and a Snoop Dogg courtroom game
Play Kingdom Come 2 and Indiana Jones free with Prime
Battlefield 6 Benchmark: 33 CPUs Tested in Multiplayer
We benchmarked 33 CPUs in Battlefield 6 to see what really drives performance. After testing 43 GPUs last week, it's time to find out which processors keep the action smooth when chaos begins.
Battlefield 6 buries Call of Duty's franchise record with nearly 750,000 players at launch
Developers only had to implement a queuing system briefly
Can your PC run Battlefield 6? Full system requirements and multiplayer details revealed
Open Beta weekend dates also confirmed
Fortnite to add even more AI NPCs following Darth Vader incident
"I find the lack of humanity in your AI chatbot disturbing"
Most online games are now dead, Stop Killing Games proponents say
Planned obsolescence is becoming a successful business model for publishers
Russian authorities threaten World of Tanks developer for its alleged "extremist activities"
Wargaming studio said there are no assets to seize
Bungie unveils Marathon, its new extraction shooter launching September 23
Closed alpha runs from April 23 to May 4
Former PlayStation CEO says he left Sony partially because of shift to live-service models
That kind of gaming is "not in my wheelhouse"
Rainbow Six Siege X brings major changes, new Dual Front mode, and a free tier
A new 6v6 three-lane mode with infinite respawns
PUBG: Blindspot is a 5v5 tactical shooter that resembles a top-down Rainbow Six Siege
Free demo launches February 20 ahead of Steam Next Fest
Activision keeps frighteningly granular data on your Call of Duty gameplay - here's how to see it
A stats goldmine exposing crazy match details
Remedy unveils first look at FBC: Firebreak, a multiplayer shooter set in the Control universe
Remedy also showed off The Lake House expansion for Alan Wake 2
Discord creator says Final Fantasy XI inspired him to develop the popular chat service
In brief: Since Discord's 2015 debut, the chat service has grown to serve various communities for work, hobbies, and other purposes. Still, its developers primarily focus on gaming functionality, and the app's origins as a tool to facilitate in-game voice chat are widely known. Discord's co-founder provided more details on that history at the recent Tokyo Game Show.
Call of Duty's new chat moderation AI sees major success: 43% drop in toxicity
The moderation system will expand to more languages when Black Ops 6 comes out
Massive generational gap: Gen Z flocks to multiplayer, while 55+ sticks to single-player
A stark divide in multiplayer vs single-player preferences by age
Editor's take: Publishers and developers will need to keep a close eye on these generational preferences. The younger set is gravitating toward live-service PVP games, but today's overall gaming landscape still leaves ample breathing room for richly crafted single-player adventures to resonate. This window could start closing, though, if upcoming generations continue embracing multiplayer experiences en masse.
Sony shuts down Concord: Customers will be refunded, game goes offline September 6
Servers will be switched off on the game's two-week anniversary
Sony hero shooter Concord's free open beta peaked at just 2,388 concurrent players
With lows of almost 500 players
Fan-made project aims to keep Wii U and 3DS consoles online where Nintendon't
Something to look forward to: Nintendo shut down its free online network, Nintendo Network, on April 9, permanently disconnecting Wii U and 3DS consoles from online services. While the company's latest console, the Nintendo Switch, relies on a subscription-based network called "Nintendo Switch Online," there are plans underway to revive the Nintendo Network – unofficially, of course.
Helldivers 2 players liberated a mech factory in record time, causing more server capacity issues
Arrowhead's CEO said players accomplished the mission 4x faster than anticipated