Single-player games still command a healthy proportion of company profits. The game development cycle and the technology on offer in the average consumer PC has not reached a level whereby a multiplay

The Tribes series has always attracted a core of loyal gamers, but it has never been the runaway success it deserved. The original game was ahead of its time, delivering an innovative multiplayer game which relied heavily on team coordination and strategy.

Gamers begin priming their trigger fingers.

Fans will have opportunity to play Halo 3 multiplayer over Xbox Live.

PC gaming is starting to undergo somewhat of a renaissance, with some long anticipated titles finally seeing the light of day.

Online multiplayer combat from the big guns at EA.

Fans of the films will probably get a kick out it, but it's probably not the greatest use of the franchise.

New studio will be staffed by key developers from competitor Blizzard.

It starts fast, speeds up, and just about never slackens the pace. Building on the outstanding Call of Duty, Activision's United Offensive expansion pack brings 13 fresh missions, three new multiplayer modes on 11 original maps, and a decent mix of new weapons, vehicles and troop types.

The scope of events in Beijing 2008 is somewhat admirable, given that many previous Olympic titles have tended to concentrate on running and swimming events

Why play with yourself? Justin Kranzl explains why playing with other people online is all the rage. Games have always relied on players to use their imaginations. Whether its flyi

Halo 2 is going to be an exclusive for Windows Vista, but won't use DirectX 10. Something's up.

Wonderful multiplayer racing, but woeful for single-player.

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A Massive Multiplayer Online game, but with cars and bars instead of orcs and dwarfs.

Microsoft's bold claim with Halo Wars is that it'll finally cure the curse of the console RTS - namely that it won't have controls that suck compared to a PC's keyboard and mouse combo.

PC Authority playtests the Halo 3 campaign in four-player co-op mode, and tries out a newly unveiled multiplayer map, called “Narrows”.

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Allegiance combines intense space combat with unique squad-based gameplay. Fly full throttle into an epic multiplayer experience. Choose your allegiance to the Iron Coalition peacekeeping force; the B

Gaming is garnering mainstream attention this week, after a Supreme Court case directly referenced Counter-Strike, the world's most popular multiplayer game.