The studio behind the upcoming Vanquish (and January’s Bayonetta), has announced that their next title will be heavily focused on multiplayer. Prior to the announcement, Platinum Games’ catalog has been stalwart in its focus on single player, despite tackling multiplayer-centric genres like shooters and hack-and-slash action.
Despite the now historic failure of a Halo MMO to see the light of day, Bungie may be feeling strong enough to debut their own entry in the genre. Finished with their flagship series, and not fully attached to Halo Online in the first place, a tease out of the GDC Online Games Summit has left many wondering. Given its recent partnership with Online-savvy Activision Blizzard, the opportunity has never been greater for a persistent Bungie world.
Despite the words Halo, Call, or Duty not being in its name, EA Sport’s FIFA 11 had a surprisingly successful opening weekend. Selling 2.6 million units across the States and Europe, players have already logged 11.3 million games in the two day period. The launch grossed $150 million, a 29% uptick over last year’s entry.
Following the recent launch of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to World of Warcraft, in mainlan China, Activision-Blizzard has announced that currently more than 12 million players are subscribed to the MMORPG. This number exceeds the number of inhabitant in countries such as Belgium, Greece, or Cuba.
This number may be expected to grow soon, as the third expansion to the MMORPG, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, is set for a release in Western territories on December 7th. It is currently unclear when this expansion will be released in China. (more…)