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Skyrim multiplayer mod Skyrim Together shows off gameplay

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If you’ve ever wanted to play Skyrim with your mates, you might be in luck. Skyrim Together is a multiplayer mod that lets 2 or more players play through the full game.

Offering character syncing, interaction and even PvP, this is the real deal. Quests can be completed together, players can join opposing factions and even break each other out of jail.

After years of development, Skyrim Together aims to release an alpha before the end of the year. Judging by the recent gameplay footage they dropped, this doesn’t look entirely unrealistic.

The video showcases a number of new features. These include disabled menu pausing, improved cell changing and plenty of prior bug fixes. We also get a good look at staffs and scrolls working.

According to the developer ‘to-do’ list, most of the gameplay is in there and all that’s left is server maintenance and polishing.

Both Skyrim and Skyrim Special Edition are supported, with the devs confident that cross-play between the two will work.

Although it’s created in their spare time, the developers have ambitious post-launch plans. Many other mods are already compatible and the list will only grow with testing. This includes overhaul mods such as Beyond Skyrim: Bruma, which is confirmed to play nicely.

The team also plan to allow players to create their own mods that fit within Skyrim Together.

There are currently only plans for a PC release. While unfortunate for console players, the amount of work to get it running on these platforms would be monumental.

Split-screen has also been confirmed as a no-go.

While there is no dedicated release date, Skyrim Together is due before the end of 2017. You can check out their to-do list to see what’s on the roadmap.

We’re sure the launch will attract some serious attention so keep an eye out.

 

UK based gaming writer, raised on a diet of Street Fighter and Isometric RPG's. I enjoy playing every game I can get my grubby little hands on.

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Sony Has a “Monopoly” on the High-End Japanese Gaming Market, According to a US Senator

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The never-ending saga surrounding Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has a new participant.  Today, Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from the state of Washington, said some things about the subject that were hard to understand.

The senator, whose remarks were reported on by ResetEra, spoke at a Senate finance committee hearing on “the president’s 2023 Trade Policy Plan,” which we are sure was quite interesting.

Senator Cantwell said that she had been told that Sony “controls a monopoly of 98% of the high-end game market” despite the fact that “Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive conduct through exclusive deals and payments to game publishers, establishing games that are among the most popular in Japan.”

This 98% statistic is highly deceptive because it ignores PC, Nintendo, and mobile games and instead refers to Sony’s adoption rate over Microsoft in Sony’s native country of Japan, a fact that shouldn’t surprise anyone who is even somewhat familiar with the video game business.

What can we do to rectify these problems and create a level playing field, she said of US Trade Representative Katherine Tai after charging Japan’s Federal Trade Commission with improperly failing to look into this purported “exclusionary conduct”?

It is absurd to claim that Sony has a monopoly on the Japanese video game market, as Luke Plunkett of Kotaku correctly points out, “because Sony doesn’t even have a 98% share of the market for the God of War series, a title they own, as Steam is getting 30% of every sale on PC.”

It goes without saying that we can’t expect elected officials to be experts in every field, but this is a visible step at a time when the ongoing attempt to buy the company is at a very important point.

Is it significant that Microsoft, along with Nintendo, maintains its headquarters in Redmond, Washington—Senator Cantwell’s district—or that Microsoft has given Cantwell more than $500,000 over the past two decades?  Let us leave that up to you.

 

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Eating trash, Pizza Possum destroys the PS5

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Pizza Possum is an arcade action game in which you, a possum, attempt to consume as much trash as you can without being discovered.  It is a web-based sequel to the anarchy simulator Untitled Goose Game.It will eventually be available on the PS5.

We couldn’t help but notice that the possum in the title doesn’t look like the cute Australian possum that comes out at night to visit people.On the other hand, it looks like the horrible North American opossums are the ones that will attack trash cans and cause general chaos.Even though we think the second choice was better in terms of theme, we prefer the first one and are happy to explain why.

Your thoughts on Pizza Possum?  Does it possess the necessary mass appeal to successfully skitter along the back fenceline while setting the dog off in the process?

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The Mercenaries, a free piece of DLC for Resident Evil 4 Remake, launches on April 7

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Resident Evil 4 is now out, and the excellent remake can be bought right away.Even though you probably plan to play it all this weekend, you can take comfort in the fact that The Mercenaries, Resident Evil’s almost-required challenge mode, will be available as free DLC on April 7.

The mode’s exact details are still unknown, but if it’s anything like previous versions, you can expect some pretty hard tasks to test your skills.

You’re stumped about something? If you are still debating whether to purchase Resident Evil 4 Remake, be sure to look at our exhaustive guide for the answer or our in-depth review. Are you spending this weekend playing Resident Evil 4? Are you anticipating The Mercenaries?

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