The update means users can remotely start downloads on their home PC. It's a welcome addition, though it isn't perfect; your PC must be on and logged in to Steam at all times, meaning it's not quite as convenient as it could be. More >
Shaping the world of WOW, or handling the live services behind Battlefield.
Electronic Arts has announced that it will be shutting down servers supporting several games' online modes, including some which use the Online Pass system, which requires users who buy second-hand games to pay a further fee to access online modes. More >
1Capcom has apologised to Xbox 360 owners of Street Fighter X Tekken, admitting it cut an advertised feature from the game due to time constraints. The publisher's latest is a two-on-two fighting game which lets two players pair up for online fights. Shortly after the game's release last week, Xbox 360 owners complained that two players on the same console were unable to play online, a feature which is available to PS3 owners and is listed in both versions' instruction manuals. More >
2Planetside previously held the record, with 600 players. The Man Vs Machine session lasted two hours and saw players divided into the two titular teams. More >
Nintendo has officially announced Nintendo Network, an online service for 3DS and Wii U. The service was unveiled by Satoru Iwata during an investor briefing following the release of Nintendo's latest financial results. The company president said the new offering will be broader than its predecessor, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which he admitted was "focused upon specific functionalities and concepts." More >
Players of The Old Republic, which launched yesterday, are being forced to queue for hours at a time before getting to play BioWare's Star Wars MMOG. In a lengthy post on the game's official forums, senior online community manager Stephen Reid warns that the situation will continue "for the foreseeable future," and asks for users' patience. More >
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Find your future working on SingStar, creating the look of Yager's next game or engineering clouds.
Valve writer Chet Faliszek has admitted that the company delayed the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive multiplayer beta following feedback from professional players who have been helping test the game. The beta for Counter-Strike's eagerly-awaited return was initially planned to launch last month, but in a video interview with ESEA News, reported by CVG, Faliszek said players had fed back a list of bug reports and feature suggestions that, were they not addressed, would mean the beta would fail in its bid to assess the game's netcode. More >
EA says the issues affecting Battlefield 3's online component since its launch last week are all but fixed. As we reported last week, the Xbox 360 version was the hardest hit, with server connectivity problems when the game launched in North America last Tuesday and again following the game's midnight launch in Europe on Friday. More >
8It appears Xbox 360 owners continue to have a tough time with Battlefield 3, with European gamers picking up copies at midnight launches last night encountering server problems, and some unable to access the game's multiplayer component at all due to single-use, in-box codes being invalid. Reports on Twitter and gaming forums overnight show that once again EA's servers are struggling with demand, as was the case following its North American launch on Tuesday. More >
13Servers have been up and down all night on the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3. The game launched in North America yesterday, but despite a beta test which publisher EA says was downloaded 9.5 million times on all platforms, it appears players have been struggling to get into multiplayer games. More >
6But Peter Moore admits that many people still see the service as an obstacle that "gets in the way". More >
Cloud gaming company Gaikai chose GDC Online as the stage to announce that Colorado-based Level 3 Communications will be providing its online infrastructure. More >
Mediabistro has added more speakers and exhibitors to its Social Gaming Summit London event, due to take place November 14 and 15 at Chelsea Football Club. WeeWorld CEO Celia Francis will deliver a presentation on online, social and mobile convergence; kiip founder Brian Wong's session will cover the "moments-based" advertising model; and SigusLabs managing director Arseny Lebdev will chair a discussion looking at web platforms for games. More >
Publisher Atlus has confirmed that it intends to keep its Demon's Souls online servers up and running into next year, despite the impending release of sequel Dark Souls. More >
Electronic Arts has appointed 15-year Microsoft veteran Rajat Taneja as its global chief technology officer. More >
Speaking to Official Nintendo Magazine, Yusuke Amano, the man charged with coordinating development between Nintendo and Q-Games, said that the lack of online multiplayer in the recently released Star Fox 64 3D was due to cost and time restrictions. More >
1Edge readers are entitled to 15 per cent off the cost of tickets to the London Social Gaming Summit, being held between November 14 and 15. The event is the second annual conference with sessions and speakers exploring the intersection of gaming, immersive worlds and social networking. To get the discount, you need to quote EDGE15 when booking which you can do by following the source link below.
Speaking to Eurogamer at Gamescom, Noah Heller of Call Of Duty: Elite developer Beachhead confirmed that the PC version of the upcoming Modern Warfare 3 will sport the feature that was so lamentable an absence from 2009's Modern Warfare 2. "The big announcement today is that we're supporting dedicated servers for PC, which is really cool," he said. As for Elite itself, Heller revealed that as well as mobile, tablet and browser-based versions of the service, there will also be a console app allowing users to "jump out of the game into the app and communicate with your clan or do whatever you need to do before running back into the game."