To My Fellow "Almost-Offline" Gamers: We Are the 20%.
It's okay if you don't want to play video games online with tons of people. I'm with you. And so are lots of other people. Lots of other people.
The Wrong Way to Stop Video Game Piracy
Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun.
Why Modern Warfare 3 Remains an Un-Game
Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun.
Modern Warfare 3 is 'An Un-Game With a Core of Nastiness'
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I've just this minute finished the single-player campaign for Modern Warfare 3. It leaves a very bitter taste at its climax. But perhaps not the same bitter taste that flavours it throughout. It is an enormously high-achieving action FPS, on a scale like nothing before it, turned to 11. And it's a bloodthirsty,…
The Solo StarCraft II Player Thanks You For a Shorter Heart of the Swarm
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During BlizzCon 2011 this weekend I got to ask Starcraft II senior designer Jonny Ebbert what was in store for the solo player in the upcoming expansions and why Heart of the Swarm's campaign is nine missions shorter that Wings of Liberty's. You whiny bastards.
Who Needs Co-op? Here's the First Few Minutes of Shank 2's Single-Player
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Inspired as it is by 1980s action-movie tropes, you can probably guess the plot of Shank 2's story mode. If your guess involves the hero renouncing his violent ways and trying to embrace a quieter existence, only to have his old life come back to wreak havoc in his new one, then you get a prize.
Look, Single-Player People Are Just Better
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I'm not denying this is territory I've covered before. There's no disguising that I'm a fan of single-playing gaming over multiplayer. Finally it's time to just say it. We need to stop avoiding the matter, stop not saying what everyone's thinking. I'm the man brave enough to do this. I am a valiant man, and maybe I…
A Lonely Solo Player in the Age of the Multiplayer Gaming
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With hundreds of thousands of players online at any given moment, how can a gamer ever feel truly alone? Commenter Salari tells us in today's very special episode of Speak Up on Kotaku.
How Long Should A First-Person Shooter Story Be?
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In today's Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Crushinator ponders the correct length for the single-player story in the increasingly multiplayer-focused first-person shooter genre.
Hit The Campaign Trail With Halo: Reach
Earlier this week, Stephen Totilo spent a day with Halo: Reach's singleplayer and brought back loads of impressions and details. But no video. That was for Gametrailers, which made the game's campaign the centerpiece of its latest episode.
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Single-Player In Action
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You read about the demonstration of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood's single player I saw at Gamescom, now see the demonstration for yourself.
"Become Legendary" Mode Unveiled For NBA Elite 11
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As tipped last week by a preorder bonus on GameStop's site, the "Become Legendary" mode for NBA Elite 11 is indeed the game's singleplayer career, the first for the series. This video gives a taste of what to expect.
First BioShock 2 Single-Player DLC Is Little Sister Defense
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After two injections of multiplayer downloadable content, 2K Games finally makes with the single-player DLC for BioShock 2 this August, putting your defensive skills to the test in the Protector Trials.
'Modern Warfare 2 in 60 Seconds' is 1:15 Long
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Not a speed-run, but this Zero Punctuation-style rundown of Modern Warfare 2 provides a Cliffs Notes to the story for those who bought the game just for the multiplayer. For those who bought it for the singleplayer, bigtime spoiler alert.
Learning from Go: Single Player Game Design
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