MAG Feature Interview

MAG is the next game from Zipper Interactive, featuring 256 players in a single multiplayer session. We speak to key members of its development staff.

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mikey1611
mikey1611

I can't wait to get this. I really like the fact they emphasize team work in this game, hence the large amount of players. This is a real tactical shooter, such as Battlefield Bad Company 2. MW2 is an arcade shooter, ugh... but MAG heavily relies on teamwork, so communication as well. I wish they bundled this with a headset. That would've been a bundle I would buy. The only thing I'm scared about is. What happens afterwards. Like (not anytime soon) I've got a disc that I can only use online yet they shut the servers down. Don't want to say anything just incase I jinks it. haha.

madassgorilla
madassgorilla

This game is gona b the next couner strike ive prordered it because i got no doubt after playing the mag beta n tht wasnnt even finished ..

THESEL
THESEL

Best wishes for this game! It sounds impossibly big and very difficult to keep that many people playing in one match. I'm an xboxer but would love to see MAG be a huge success.

newkillerstar27
newkillerstar27

I think I'm going to wait for the reviews to come out on this one. I'm content with MW2, and the fact that there are going to be that many people in a single game is bound to have its problems. I hope I'm wrong, but this honestly sounds kind of overrated.

Andyrew007
Andyrew007

Looks awesome...I just hope the servers are better than MW2 =)

SuperYeti22
SuperYeti22

@ppg4all Zipper didn't make Confrontation because they were too busy with Mag

loopan2k
loopan2k

i love how there are more ps3 exclusive games.. especially ones that look like this. game looks sick.

Spartan_Legend
Spartan_Legend

I was pretty impressed on how they resolved the issue with lag.

herangel30
herangel30

@ppg4all Zipper never worked on Socom: Confrontation, because they decided to work on something completely new aka MAG

chaosbrigade
chaosbrigade

@ppg4all If they are making a game that supports 256 players online as its major selling point, I'm pretty sure they have ways and new technological breakthrough to minimize lag so that the game play is largely smooth and playable. I'm not too worry about that, and you shouldn't either.

ppg4all
ppg4all

i think it will lagg cause i played n enjoyed playin socom confrontation which is fun but laggy kind of system if u played it u know wat i mean since socom publish company is makin this game im guessin it will lagg unless they fix it up n if this game is that good grpahics gameplay and multiplayer it will top COD MW2 n all the other shotter games comin out n ppl will only play this game sucs for the other game companies

rockcabbage
rockcabbage

people talk about this game lagging like hell but this game can run a worldwide game on average at 30FPS, this also seems to have the most realistic military sim breaking up groups of people into squads and pushing in or spreading your boundaries by attacking or defending certain and with 128 people on each side it will be like a real war!!

duxter1
duxter1

this could be even better than battlefield 2

Decrate
Decrate

im gunna buy a ps3 for this game, 256?! damn!

dah_master
dah_master

Finally a game pushing the ps3 to the limit (no offense to the other ps3 exclusives)Its CoD turned insane.....Glad i bought a ps3 :)...But i hope i dont lag as much as i do in cod since i always get 1 bar....but after playing killzone 2 and R2 i think this game is gonna be beyond awesome...I think the only problem i'll have (other then IF it lags) is trying to find my name in the 256 players scoreboard :P

whiteratprime
whiteratprime

I may have to buy a PS3 for this game. Does PS3 work through dvi?

Jono789
Jono789

Awesome! They are already in the Alpha stage?! Thats awesome it should be coming much sooner than i expected god towards release people should be getting Gta esque excitment levels.

bufu21
bufu21

Ps3 exclusives always have dedicated servers

weezyindamuluva
weezyindamuluva

they need some dedicated servers or something or the lag is gonna be crazy

LT_Snake
LT_Snake

I wish I had a ps3, this looks massive!!!

ZeRo2545
ZeRo2545

FPS games are meant to be played on the PC, that's where you can put all your skill to the test and aren't limited by a console controller. Talk about making a game for the wrong platform. Zipper interFAILactive.

drag00n91
drag00n91

SuperYeti22 you don't need to worry, zipper is known for making good games and the company that made Confrontation was Slant 6 which really suck. No worries ^^

SuperYeti22
SuperYeti22

Seems cool, but I hope it's not gonna be laggy like Socom: Confrontation

solidsnakeckw
solidsnakeckw

zipper interactive always make great online game, hope this one will be fun too.

MURDA_B
MURDA_B

my kind of game...cant wait for this game to come out

airsoftmanic
airsoftmanic

this game defines for me why im going to get a PS3. 1) a dev thats trying to use everything the PS3 can give 2)pushing bounderies (256 players will be awesome) 3)persistant multiplayer worlds (this is the way forward) 4)i love massive tactical battles to thats SOCOM and this and i love resistance 2 and MGS4 as wel so thats enough games to buy a PS3. see you on the battlefield when its released!

bloodshot191
bloodshot191

i really hope that they dont have a bot system i want to play with real people in a multiplayer game but that wont stop me from buying it im gonna buy it the second it comes out

BGV94DUDE
BGV94DUDE

dude cant wait to play with everyone this game is going to be sweet, cant wait 4 the realese

MOTORHEAT
MOTORHEAT

256 player online!!!like a war,like socom!!!!!

wendt360
wendt360

this looks like a crazy game i definitely will want to get this game!!!

aarons34
aarons34

It Would be cool if you could like replay the battles, like in Halo3 and choose different camera angles, and record it and save it to the harddrive

aratios
aratios

Resistance had 64 at the same time wih out any lag. (Well in all the games I have ever experienced.)

meskyanichi
meskyanichi

Looks pretty good, that coming from a person that actually doesn't really like FPS. Also to all the people that are crying about "I wonder how the system/server will handle it, or what the FPS will be and bla bla bla, la bla ba bla bla da bla...". Why are you even concerned? Are you only focussed on thinking about how a system will not handle anything? Why don't you idiots stop living in the past and be happy people out there are actually trying to do NEW things instead of repeating the same old sh!t every time. Some people these days are really too focused on the cr@p that doesn't even matter. These people in the video had something to say, and all people can talk about is "Oh I wonder how my FPS will be or if the server can even handle it.". These people aren't idiots. Like they said, they built their own render engine and what not to be able to develop the game itself. You should be looking at what the developers are developing, not whether you're afraid if you might get crappy FPS or lag or whatever.

Grimreaper78999
Grimreaper78999

monkey i do not see why this would not work. Cod 4 handles 50 people at once and does not lag. Warhawk handles around 25 (biggest ive played) so why will this not work? Technology is advancing at a rapid rate, and with everyone having the same machine there will be no FPS issues, only network issues, and if a server is located in a country that the player is based in then there wont be any problems.

monkey23KING
monkey23KING

I wonder how the game / system / server will react is all 256 players throws a grenade or fires a rocket launcher at the same time. That'll probably the 1st thing that 75% of the players will do when they first get into the game, "GRENADE!!!" Then you probably gonna have to sit there for an hour for the game to unfreeze. Socom wasn't able to handle half of the players throwing frags or shooting a rocket on a 32 or even a 16 player map. I wonder how they are going to handle this issue along.

jshint
jshint

FINALLY!!! A game that's PS3 exclusive and using the full potential of the Blu-Ray Discs. Finally a game company that doesn't sell out quality for quantity of sells, by making the game smaller so it can be on the 360. Finally getting to see what the PS3 can really do.

zakkum
zakkum

It looks great. I hope it'll be released for pc too.

Pekpik
Pekpik

The graphic looks like Socom: U.S Navy SEALs

Dansdaman180
Dansdaman180

yea looks awsome!!! cant wait i also really hope i get the beta graphics looks great, i hope it has lots of guns and maps because its only multiplayer if not DLC would have it i hope there isnt much lag and i think there will be helicopters that u can drive most likely and hope health regenerates like COD or sumthin as well. Again AWSOME!!

painpas
painpas

This sounds really cool. Can't wait to hear more.

Kool-Aid247
Kool-Aid247

ima sort of like this.. something tells me people arn't going to do things right and its gonna piss me off, lol, so im gonna join a stealth fraction, not the rebels thoe

THORINATOR
THORINATOR

I'm looking forward to seeing more from MAG, i wanna see more details such as playable vehicles,types of maps, weapons etc. but so far it looking sweet! can't wait to get details of the beta!

afrosud12
afrosud12

sweet mother of jesus. I might just buy a PS3

sabawoon
sabawoon

Awesome! If they make this game rated M than maybe we wont be seeing alot of noobs out there in the game. Thats just what i think.