There is something that has to be said about the desire to have a 256 online player multiplayer game. It could have gone two ways of being amazing or just a massive amount of people surrounded by an immense aura of lag.

Fortunately with MAG, Zipper Interactive used their previous experience with the SOCOM series and developed an online multiplayer experience that will probably not be rivaled this generation.

MAG does many things very well, from the start of the game as a simple grunt with a standard set of equipment to the Squad Leaders who know the game and how to achieve the goals of each particular map. The title is about teamwork because running off by yourself doesn’t just mean a sniper shot to the head, it means your PMC could possibly fail a mission because each member is important, and I haven’t seen that emphasis in many games recently.

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At 11 AM, I ventured to the Shrine Auditorium to attend Sony’s E3 Press Conference.

While a lot of the games shown were already known, or secrets leaked (PSP Go), it was an informative and interesting presentation. It’s safe to say that alternative controllers are the new fad among the big three.

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