Shrygue
July 23rd, 2008, 20:20
via Computer and Video Games (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=193789)
Sony's PlayStation Blog has released the first pint-sized screenshot of Zipper's massively multiplayer shooter MAG and it looks erm, decent... we think.
If you missed the original announcement, MAG is a new online shooter from the blokes who did SOCOM where up to 256 players wage battles as 8-person squads. It's massively ambitious and out next year.
"Though it's early to talk in depth about MAG, we can definitely quell some fears we've already heard from you about how MAG will need to compromise on gameplay to support its size," says the semi-official blog, addressing our own concerns.
"Well, it may be massive but it is an action shooter at its core. You can run around and shoot enemies, throw grenades, and drive vehicles just like any other shooter except with MAG you'll do it with up to 256 players.
"The team at Zipper was one of the pioneers of online gaming on consoles with the SOCOM franchise and they've used this knowledge to create a brand new server architecture to make an original game like MAG possible."
Why don't you let us see it in action, Sony?
One screenshot (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=201889)
Sony's PlayStation Blog has released the first pint-sized screenshot of Zipper's massively multiplayer shooter MAG and it looks erm, decent... we think.
If you missed the original announcement, MAG is a new online shooter from the blokes who did SOCOM where up to 256 players wage battles as 8-person squads. It's massively ambitious and out next year.
"Though it's early to talk in depth about MAG, we can definitely quell some fears we've already heard from you about how MAG will need to compromise on gameplay to support its size," says the semi-official blog, addressing our own concerns.
"Well, it may be massive but it is an action shooter at its core. You can run around and shoot enemies, throw grenades, and drive vehicles just like any other shooter except with MAG you'll do it with up to 256 players.
"The team at Zipper was one of the pioneers of online gaming on consoles with the SOCOM franchise and they've used this knowledge to create a brand new server architecture to make an original game like MAG possible."
Why don't you let us see it in action, Sony?
One screenshot (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=201889)